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I will second this. I have only submitted one article and when I did I went through what seemed like heavy moderation. I really didn't know what I was doing, so it came back more than once with suggestions which I was happy to implement as they made the article not only look better, but higher quality. Since then though I have seen multiple articles that are worse than my first draft ever was, but still somehow made it through. Consistent rules and moderation are really needed for everyone, whether it is your first article or you 1,000th.
As for ads. I'm with the people who said "CP has ads?". I can't say I noticed them at all. I'm not on here a ton, I log on every morning check the Insider News and read through the article headlines, but that's about it unless I'm researching something.
Keep up the good work, Chris and team! The site is great.
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What is the number of ads you are seeing? I usually use AdBlock for Chrome, but after reading this, I have disabled it for this site, and I still have no issues navigating the site whatsoever. In fact, on any given page, I am only seeing a maximum of 3 ads, and they are always in the same places, the header, footer, and the right side of the page. I am all for contributing to help make something more professional, but I don't think removing ads is the way to go. As Chris has mentioned in multiple replies, you can indeed submit both bugs and suggestions.
So, my question to you is this: Other than your issues with not being able to find where to submit bugs and suggestions, and the ads that appear to be working incorrectly on your browser, what other issues are you having, and what exactly do you want done about it.
P.S. The addition of Workspaces for this site actually intrigued me so much so that I immediately signed up for a paid subscription. I love how simple it is to use, and how fast CP updating it. My suggestion would be to maybe implement an ad-free version of the site for those that have a paid subscription. It would not affect me either way, but it's just an idea. 
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All right, Gus. I started with your first post on this thread with a mindset of - "yes, occasionally speaking truth to power is a good thing, and Chris and the great folks at CodeProject are really good at listening, building, improving, and taking suggestions to heart... let's see where this goes."
After reading your responses to those who responded to you, including Chris, know now that you've lost me. I think you are bordering on insulting, if not outright insulting some very good people.
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Mike, at no time have I ever intended insult. I intend discussion, no matter how heated. Your defense of Chris may be laudable but no defense is required.
When discussions become heated (as this one has), I take caution to avoid ad hominem arguments. Insulting is an ad hominem argument. When an individual (in this case Chris) takes an action for selfish reasons, failing to consider the 10 million+ folks who supposedly use this site, then that is wrong and that individual needs to be taken down.
Be careful how you interpret my comments. I hold CP, its founder, and its staff in the highest regards. I would not spend the time to write articles and answer member's questions if I did not. I have never questioned the intent of Chris or the CP staff except in the case of moving a page. However when something is amiss, I will make known the problem.
In forensics (formal debate) I am not squeamish. And I do not plan to become squeamish! If you consider forcefulness as insulting then I fear the problem is with your definition, not with my assertiveness.
Gus Gustafson
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Gus, I'm not sure I should have to have the responsibility of interpreting your comments. I read what you wrote and pointed out to you that you lost me. Perhaps you should keep responsibility yourself for what you choose to write.
gggustafson wrote: When discussions become heated (as this one has), I take caution to avoid ad hominem arguments. Insulting is an ad hominem argument. When an individual (in this case Chris) takes an action for selfish reasons, failing to consider the 10 million+ folks who supposedly use this site, then that is wrong and that individual needs to be taken down.
You lose me with statements just like this.
Do you realize what you're saying in this statement? You think Chris needs to be 'taken down'? You presume to have the wisdom to conclude that? You say no defense of Chris is required, yet you clearly are attacking him - you just wrote he needs to be 'taken down'. Are you sure you're not intending insult? It sounds like in spite of your protests, you certainly do.
I'm not even interpreting. Those are your words.
For the record, I don't care how forceful you think you are, nor how virtuous you think forcefulness makes you.
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I fully assume responsibility for what I wrote. I also stand by it.
Yes, I think in this case Chris did wrong and needs to be taken down. No question! CP is no longer his toy (although I doubt that he ever considered it such). By doing what he did, he lessened the usefulness of a web site page, making the lower portion of the page unusable. That is inexcusable.
I believe that you are now descending into semantics.
But thank you for your comments.
Gus Gustafson
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gggustafson wrote: I believe that you are now descending into semantics.
You're wrong.
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In addition to Mike's statements, which I am aligned to...
I can claim to be king of the lizard people... standing by that comment does nothing to prove it's validity.
Further, you most certainly do not speak for all 10 million members, any more then I speak for the hundred bazillion lizard people.
I get quite a bit of mileage from the articles, tips, and questions on this site... if Chris decided to rename it "Chris' Super Mega Awesome Website" and plaster his face on the top in lieu of Bob, I wouldn't care a bit... because I could still use it for what I want. It doesn't matter if Chris and the team are the drivers of this bus, as long as it gets us to our destination ! Plus, we have some pretty good company along the way.
Now, if you have problems with ads corrupting the viability of the website's usage, forward screenshots and browser details to the team. I'm sure you'll find them responsive ! Bugs and suggs is for these issues.
If you have issues with a particular article, flag it, or put it in bugs and suggs.
Finally, please remember that the bugs and suggs page exists for the resolution of these issues. If they include a tool on that page which helps them resolve these issues in a faster manner - AND allows us to see their progress and "roadmap" - then what exactly is the problem here? Personally, I find it interesting to see what the team is up to, and it does not impact my ability to view that page. Admittedly, I don't submit any bugs, but I do visit from time to time, just to see what's up.
Remember, we're all a community. We don't have to agree on everything ! But, if many people did not like the site, they wouldn't be here.
-Bert
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Remember them?
I just had an order for a ribbon for one of them.
Who the hell still uses what must now be a 30 year old printer?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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DD, do you stock the ribbon for a Okidata Microline 192[^]? I used to have one of those the 80s, along with that cheesy formica stand.
/ravi
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Wow! I had one of those a long time ago, and used it with this[^]. If I had it today, I have no doubt that it would still be working perfectly. They don't build them like that anymore.
Will Rogers never met me.
modified 16-Apr-14 22:42pm.
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Roger Wright wrote: I have doubt that it would still be working perfectly.
I think you meant that you would have NO doubt! 
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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That is entirely correct!
Will Rogers never met me.
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my Epson inkjet's about 5 years old. That's longer than all the other printers I've owned combined; and IIRC longer than any of the printers my parents have owned since I was a kid. 
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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We have a property management client that has used the same dos version of 1st resort software since their pin printers and the old netware 3.11 server were still cool albeit now in win7 dos boxes off 2008 server
They run all their mailing lables out of the dos app to a dot matrix printer.
As I come across pin printers being summoned to disposal I rescue them and just give it to them as a spare cause
they have been with us well, since netware 3.11 was cool.
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If it ain't broke, ...
And modern printers don't do three-part forms on continuous paper, one white, one pink, one green to follow the product round the building, for example.
Yes, there are more modern ways to do it now but they generally need a fair investment to get up and running.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Hadn't thought of that!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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That's why RFID tags where brought down from the Mount and delivered unto Man.
Paper. Sheesh. 
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I tried replacing the multipart forms with RFID tags but after the FX80 was through with them, they didn't work anymore and is was hard to read the text on them.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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PS. My FX80 is still working and I still have some spare ribbons for it somewhere. Probably in that box with the 5 1/4" floppies I install DBase III+ from when I set up a new PS/2 55 machine.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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You clearly haven't worked in some of the companies I've had to visit... We're talking about people who'd have real problems spelling RFID, and would either try to swallow or smoke 'em.
One place we sold them an industrial inkjet printer, and one blokes job was to makes sure it was working and printing the right thing each morning, then stand at the end of the line and catch cement bags for 8 hours... IQ was not required, or supplied! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Many businesses will only use an impact printer for producing things like cheques - laser printer ink can be scraped off quite easily and replaced with larger figures - with dot matrix and other types of impact printers, the ink gets embedded in the paper fibres and is much harder to alter
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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I wonder if my KX-P1124i is still out back somewhere...
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Since you ordered the ribbon, I'm guessing you.
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