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I have to admit that i miss the newsgroup "block user" function, too, but this is a web board; it's the same for everyone -- it's not delivered to you as individual messages, so you can't block only some of them.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If the member you have in mind is being abusive, then there's a link for that.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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write yourself a GreaseMonkey/TamperMonkey script.
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Out of curiosity; is it political, personal, general attitude, or something else?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Yes.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I knew it!
I must be hanging around with too many women; I'm developing intuition.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You just mad that I beat you on this one 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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General attitude of the messages. Most member postings I have no problems with, but this individual's just always seems negative, often derogatory and of no use in advancing the commentary. I get that happens from time to time, but most members have something to contribute eventually. I visit daily to get my tech updates and I'm just getting annoyed by this one individual, so I thought if I had an option to ignore, that would be best. I've tried not reading comments from this member, but often I read the comment before reading who posted.
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As with a coworker, you should probably mail the person first and explain your complaint. If that does not help and the member doesn't change after some public warnings, then "abusive" it is. Do remember that a negative attitude impacts the site and the community, and may drive of others too.
So, as a member, I'd expect you to not just ignore the problem, but to participate in mitigating it - none are exempt, except the hamsters. And upvoted for bravery 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: you should probably mail the person first and explain your complaint.
That is how World Wars begin.
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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How do I go about that? The member does not have the Email option on their posts, only the Reply.
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Stryder_1 wrote: How do I go about that? The member does not have the Email option on their posts, only the Reply.
Hmz, that depends on how much effort you want to put in it; Some of us have a private board where you might add messages, depending on the settings. If you go to the profile and scroll down, there could be a "Post a new blog entry"-button in red.
If that's not there, you could try and find an older thread, put a short message there asking for direct email, then delete them message; most of us will get an email if someone replies to a message on the board. The mail would already be sent when you delete the message, so no permanent post on the board. That may not work for a new account, since it might be flagged as potential spam, with no email being sent until approved.
The sad thing is that your effort will probably not even be appreciated, instead of taken as a learning-moment. If you can't ignore it, thread careful in your wording. If the posts you refer to are against the rules of CodeProject or makes the site look bad, you may try mailing an admin. Consider that for every user who interacts with the site, there's three people who only read - and some might share your view.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Is this a sock puppet account you are using Stryder_1? You don't have any activity since 2018 and you are asking a question that would relate to recent activity, I would think.
Why not ask using your main account handle? If it is not in the Soapbox then where? hmmm. 
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No, this is my account. I'm definitely a lurker, but I'm a consistent lurker. I usually visit every weekday to get updates on tech news.
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You won't find those here in the Lounge, jussaying! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Right, which is why I don't normally visit the Lounge, and this is not the board I frequent. That would be the Insider News. I expect all manner of comments on the lounge.
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Close your right eye.
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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If that doesn't work, close both.
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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Or close your brown eye...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I'll log out so this site will be read only for me. Sorry to ruin things.
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Programming is the most intellectually stimulating activity that I have ever performed. It is not so much the making of things from nothing as it is the satisfaction that comes when I have created a thing of intellectual beauty. To me programming is a combination of art and science. And, in programming, technical competency goes hand in hand with technical currency.
So that you understand from whence I come I would like to introduce you to what I have done during my career, and what I continue to do in a more relaxed environment: I wrote stand alone multi-threaded client/server systems; graphics software and effective user interfaces to complex scientific and engineering applications; real-time and embedded system software and firmware; and communications system software. I continue to be fluent in multiple computer programming languages (e.g., C#, C, Ada, FORTRAN, COBOL, and Pascal). I have programmed within Windows, UNIX, Linux, VxWorks, as well as others too old and long ago to mention.
What bothers me about programming today is the number of people who claim to be programmers but who are not. These wannabes claim to be programmers but when you look at a wannabe's accomplishments, they usually include applications that are written in a macro language (such as VBA) and that are usually trivial and unfocused. We need a word to describe this class of people who are intelligent enough to pretend to program without actually programming. In many other career paths, they would be called apprentices.
Let me define what I did in unambiguous terms. I was a professional production programmer who wrote computer software for money paid by someone who would probably not use the software.
I firmly believe that programmers should be held accountable for their mistakes (witness the Boeing 737 Max disasters). I am convinced that the only solution to this problem is the certification of programmers by a vendor-independent organization. Although Code Project has indicated that it is opposed to such a certification organization, I believe that the arguments offered were specious. My question is simply "Doesn't the programmer who wrote the software that caused some type of catastrophe share the responsibility for the disaster?" It is for this reason that certification is required. Once such an organization is in place, companies that do not wish to share the blame for a software based disaster can hire a certified professional. The certified professional should then use certified journeymen and certified apprentices to design and implement the software.
One of my favorite managers was not always a manager. In 1976, when I first met him, he was an expert FORTRAN programmer - more than expert - brilliant. About a year later, he told me that he was going to move into management. I expressed my disappointment and told him that within a year he would no longer be technically competent. Of course, he disagreed. He managed with flair. He made it clear to the people who worked for him that they were the foremost of his concerns. He proved his commitment more than once and his reputation as a good manager grew. About a year after he became a manager, he called me. He was writing a simple FORTRAN program but couldn't recall how to reposition a file pointer to the beginning of the file without first closing and then reopening it. It was a simple thing to do in FORTRAN (the FORTRAN statement is REWIND). I reminded him of my prediction and suggested that it had come true. However, in light of his growing reputation as a great manager, I told him that I'd rather him be a good manager. There are far too few good managers. But note, although he remained a great manager, he would not be able to be certified as a professional programmer.
Programming has not only kept me gainfully employed but it has also provided me with some of my most satisfying life-time experiences. But at the same time, programming skills in the United States are dismal. What has caused this dismal state of programming skills in the United States? I can think of at least two reasons. Academia is certainly one problem. Our educational institutions are not teaching the ethics of programming well enough. I also believe that Microsoft, one of the leading vendors of software development tools, is another.
I believe that it's time to organize a programmers' association that can provide certification and other benefits not available to programmers today. For example: a stable retirement fund, not affected by the continuous movement of programmers from one job to another; job protection from any number of ills that plague our profession; career guidance and referrals; legal assistance in the case it was needed; and any number of other services. Of course, there would be a cost but, hopefully, a well-spent cost.
It's time for programmers to organize, if not to obtain services not available today but to raise their profession to a recognized standing.
Gus Gustafson
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gggustafson wrote: I believe that it's time to organize a programmers' association that can provide certification
We have schools for that.
Since their papers aren't very convincing anymore, how would you prevent that problem from happening in another institute?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I know of no school that will provide any of the benefits that I included.
Regards,
Gus Gustafson
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It provides certification and guarantees a certain level of familiarity with the subject. Accountability is not something that should be in hands of someone else outside of the law*.
The rest reads like a workers' union.
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*) the software was there to cover up an existing problem. So who is responsible?
Hundreds Of 737 Max Pilots Sue Boeing Over 'Unprecedented Cover-Up" | Zero Hedge[^]
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
modified 24-Jun-19 13:20pm.
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