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Waiting for a train to turn up.
Probably won't hit the Lord Nelson till 16:00. Hope to post again before I'm too pissed to handle the phone.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: hit the Lord Nelson
Is that what you call it?
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It's the first pub we're going to.
If you find my post from much earlier this morning I list links to the 3 pubs I want to visit.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Sounds like fun, Michael! A good, old fashioned pub crawl. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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It's delightful to see a post like this one by Andreas Gieriet: [^] that stands out, in my (rapidly deteriorating) eyes, as what I consider a thoughtful reply that has enduring technical value !
You'll forgive me if I step, once again, into "Isiah's sandals" for a moment, and excoriate declaim once again: "how long will it take for CodeProject to reform rejuvenate QA ?"
cheers, Bill, ex-MVP
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on his translation of “Eugene Onegin.”
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I'm curious, just what do you expect CP to do to QA to improve it?
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Stop accepting questions? 
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: Stop accepting questions?
Let me translate that into Isiah-speak:
"Change the structure that generates a tidal wave of garbage questions, garbage answers, and reputation scores that mean nothing."
For details, please see my response to MyCroft on this thread.
By the way, I think (hope) you know that I consider you one of the outstanding mentors, and responders, on CP !
cheers, Isaih
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on his translation of “Eugene Onegin.”/xml>
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1. My tongue was pushed far into my cheek. 
2. Your suggestions have much to commend them. 
3. You are far too generous with your words of praise. 
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: just what do you expect CP to do to QA to improve it?
Hi MyCroft,
How about consider, and implement, some of the specific suggestions I have made numerous times, over several years, in the Suggs&Buggs forum ?
Like requiring the OP to make some choices on a simple form where they select the technology stack (WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET, WebForms, etc.), the language (C#, VB, etc.). Perhaps check some CheckBoxes for "problem" content areas (Database, WebBrowser, Linq, etc.
Such a simple requirement would, at one stroke, reduce the number of times we have to ask the person (who never tags their question) to tell us what they are asking about. And, also, I believe, will reduce the number of "static" questions that are asked because people do not respect what they are "given" without some requirement that they make an effort.
The other aspects of site reform that need to be done is in terms of behavior of those who reply; and, that, in my opinion. would require a complete reputation reset of everyone's rep-points, followed by a period of "draconian" restraint until some semblance of sanity was restored.
Each MVP on CodeProject should be required to answer/reply-to at least ten questions per month to keep their status.
Don't you find it a bit "unbelievable" that some of the brightest lights on CP ... Pete O'Hanlon, Marc Clifton, for example ... have been "driven-off" QA ?
cheers, Isiah
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on his translation of “Eugene Onegin.”/xml>
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BillWoodruff wrote: ... have been "driven-off" QA
But for a slightly different reason.
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One of the best ways to reduced nesting "If" statements, is by failing first and failing fast, with your conditional logic. ReSharper can help you spot that in applications with a large code base, or small. Just saying.
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uhhh ... Slacker, you may wish to post that as a comment on the OP's question on QA ?
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on his translation of “Eugene Onegin.”/xml>
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I don't postin QA anymore, ever.
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Slacker007 wrote: I don't postin QA anymore, ever.
May I ask why ?
«In art as in science there is no delight without the detail ... Let me repeat that unless these are thoroughly understood and remembered, all “general ideas” (so easily acquired, so profitably resold) must necessarily remain but worn passports allowing their bearers short cuts from one area of ignorance to another.» Vladimir Nabokov, commentary on translation of “Eugene Onegin.”
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LOL. I just answered a silly question in the QA, just now. So much for "ever".
Why you ask. Too many prima donnas and know it alls in the QA now, a few in particular. They seem to have everything under control, I guess. ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
Also, I don't like how the QA forum is run internally, on so many levels.
Let's put it this way, when I need the answer to a question or problem, I don't use our QA, I use a couple of other ones.
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Who's this Isiah, chap then? There's an Isaiah in the Bible but he's far too liberal to be who you're referring to.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Paging Charles Darwin[^]  
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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And that including hair dressing if you touch it 
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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You worry too much!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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You have to be "one of the Navy's finest electricians" to come up with that?
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We used do something like this when I was a kid (a bit less dangerous though)
The leads on appliances get frayed after some years of use, and the conductor sometimes breaks inside the insulation, near the plug. A replacement plug could be bought, but that was a two-hour bus ride away, so we used to cut off the plug entirely and shove the ends of the wire directly into the socket.
The holes are circular like this[^], so the wire would get detached hundreds of times during use before someone actually remembered to get a new plug. 
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any one please help me develop mobile sms apllication
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Please post your question in the quick answers forum. See navigation menu at top of page.
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Yeah, because developing an entire mobile SMS application will be "quick". 
I'm thinking we need a "Please do my homework for me" forum.
There are two types of people in this world: those that pronounce GIF with a soft G, and those who do not deserve to speak words, ever.
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