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RickZeeland wrote: Don't hear much complaints about it on CodeProject
We sure have a lot of people here that would do it if they could...
Used to be a big problem some years ago - at least until downvoting was disabled in certain forums 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
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Various people have complained about it in the past. My response is to point out that firstly, you will always get trolls on an open forum, and secondly, votes do not really matter since you cannot convert them to cash.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: votes do not really matter since you cannot convert them to cash.
Hey - shush up, will you. If Griff finds out, he'll quit the forum. 
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: votes do not really matter since you cannot convert them to cash.
But many of them (would like to) put their CP reputation in their CV or use it as "see? I am a really good developer"
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Yes, and more fool any employer who believes that is a measure of ability. And you can build a good total just by posting messages in the Lounge.
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Here! Here! 
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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While it doesn't matter in he grand scheme of things, it tends to create (granted, very slightly) more needless anger and despondency...
Muting the downvote, hence, has a tiny health benefit to community while not costing anything important
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: votes do not really matter since you cannot convert them to cash
Money isn't everything! Though granted, ego doesn't put food on the table nor pay the mortgage.
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Quote: Money isn't everything! Though granted, ego doesn't put food on the table nor pay the mortgage.
Money isn't everything, but it keeps the kids in touch. 
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Quote: I reformulated my queries, and I found that there were many, many more suspicious upvote patterns than downvote patterns. More than five times as many! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised,
I wouldn't... if you would, you would be pretty naive
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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RickZeeland wrote: StackOverflow
There's your problem  .
The only time I go to StackOverflow is when it comes up in search results for something I'm researching. I gave up trying to post questions or answers there a long time ago. The site community is unilaterally hostile in tone. There seems to be an elaborate one-upmanship related to rejecting questions and answers for any reason whatsoever. The popularity of the site is an utter mystery to me.
Some of you have complained in the past about CP policies of one sort or another. Be grateful that Chris, his staff, and the immortal hamsters are all so conscientious. SO is a Lovecraftian swamp of gelatinous ichor in comparison.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Quote: SO is a Lovecraftian swamp of gelatinous ichor in comparison
Well spoken, and fitting in these Halloweenish days 
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Thanks. Being married to an English major who loves Lovecraft, having a daughter who runs a bookstore who also loves Lovecraft, and having a son-in-law who also runs a different bookstore, words rub off on you.
Lots and lots of words...
Software Zen: delete this;
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How could I refuse when you ask so friendly
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For some reason I can't post a solution, so I will put it here:
Here is a simple example to get you started, it prints the line numbers and the text of the lines:
this.FindWords("test.txt", "private");
private void FindWords(string fileName, string searchString)
{
string line;
int count = 1;
using (TextReader reader = File.OpenText(fileName))
{
while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
{
if (line.Contains(searchString))
{
Console.WriteLine(count + " " + line);
}
count++;
}
}
}
It would be a good idea to improve this with Regex search expressions, here is a nice Regex example (don't fear it aims to take away the complexity of Regex):
Converting Wildcards to Regexes[^]
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Thank you so much, RickZeeLand! 5+ Stars!!
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Far as I can tell, you can't get downvoted on SO - if you're not prevented from posting at all, then your posts get deleted altogether.
It just so happens that yesterday I wanted to add a comment to a question, but apparently I don't have the reputation points to "comment". But, I was able to post as an answer. Of course, my comment was not an answer so I fully expect my response to be gone by now...
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Yay, the swamp of gelatinous ichor strikes again 
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Hi All,
It's Thursday always found the odd, at School we had sports (or being yelled by a Welshman, early) at Uni we had high voltage labs (or ozone and bad language, early) now get to work and the Network has bust between buildings. Too close to the weekend for comfort, not close enough for 'I'll do it Monday... 
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Ah, Welshmen that says it all 
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glennPattonWork wrote: Too close to the weekend for comfort, not close enough for 'I'll do it Monday
I often find Thursdays to be my most productive (okay, "busiest") day of the week since I try to avoid starting anything big on Fridays, and it's still too far away from Monday to put anything on hold until then...and this is often when I'm trying the hardest to get something off my plate for the next week...
It's all about Thursdays it seems.
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