Bugs and Suggestions

AspDotNetDev5-Dec-09 15:26

5-Dec-09 15:26

I see my lists thread has taken on a life of its own. Smile | :)

I just think using PRE tags is not obvious to all the new members who seem to be posting to QA. Making them make the choice (to use PRE tags or not) seems like the obvious solution. Existing members can turn off all that nonsense and just type the PRE tags themselves if they want (at least, that would be ideal).

Luc Pattyn5-Dec-09 15:36

Luc Pattyn

5-Dec-09 15:36

I see no advantage in showing code without PRE tags, that is a choice I don't want anybody to have (well, they can remove the PRE tags if they really DONT want them, or type without pasting Laugh | :laugh:

).

And Chris was looking to get it automated. So that got me started. For reasons unknown to me he hasn't replied.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly indented, and rendered in a non-proportional font; hint: use PRE tags in forum messages

AspDotNetDev5-Dec-09 15:48

5-Dec-09 15:48

Either automating it or forcing the user to make the choice would be a step up from what is currently done. Heck, if they really wanted, they could let the user choose: ask me about pasting, automate my pasting, or leave me alone an let me paste in peace! Naturally, the one geared most toward dumb (read: new) users would be ideal. Then giving the user the option to disable that functionality would prevent the veteran members from getting annoyed.

Luc Pattyn wrote:
For reasons unknown to me he hasn't replied.

Maybe he's getting to work on this already? I've seen him post a few times in the lounge recently... I know that's what I do when I'm working. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Chris Maunder7-Dec-09 5:40

7-Dec-09 5:40

Luc Pattyn wrote:
For reasons unknown to me he hasn't replied

Probably because he's been working all day all night and has been a little bit swamped.

All your suggestions are in my inbox or filed in our task tracker. All of them. Never fear that I'm not listening. We've had a number of meetings in the last week over a bunch of your ideas. We're working through all suggestions (and bugs and overdue projects) one at a time.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn7-Dec-09 7:04

Luc Pattyn

7-Dec-09 7:04

Hi Chris,

I'm sure you're very busy. All I meant was I would have appreciated a little reply (interesting, can't be done since ..., how about...) which you most often provide, and sometimes don't, keeping me in the dark on a topic that looked like it was hot.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly indented, and rendered in a non-proportional font; hint: use PRE tags in forum messages

Chris Maunder7-Dec-09 8:45

Quick answers - Edited by

7-Dec-09 8:45

For which I apologise. It's important to me that you guys know I'm listening and taking notes. It's just been a week and a half...

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

For the wishlist

Rozis5-Dec-09 13:25

Rozis

5-Dec-09 13:25

Is there any way to get a question with all the replies on one page?

Rozis

Nemanja Trifunovic4-Dec-09 8:43

Nemanja Trifunovic

4-Dec-09 8:43

If you look at the list of latest questions, you'll see "edited by" with the time of the latest answer (not edit to the question) but the name of the last editor to the question. For instance, it says:

Posted 21 hours ago by kh_yaniv. Edited 3 hours ago by Chris Maunder.

But clicking on the actual question shows:

Posted 21 hours ago by kh_yaniv.
Edited 15 hours ago by Chris Maunder. Version 2

utf8-cpp

Re: Quick answers - Edited by

AspDotNetDev4-Dec-09 16:40

4-Dec-09 16:40

I've noticed this bug too (posted it here). In the above case you describe, it's likely the answer was made "3 hours ago" by another user. The problem seems to be that it confuses the users.

Re: Quick answers - Edited by

Chris Maunder4-Dec-09 18:09

Re: Another silly spammer

4-Dec-09 18:09

We've changed this to "Last Activity" since it encompasses all activity on the question and all answers and comments within a question's page. Within the page itself the question will still have posted/edited since, for a given question, that is all that can happen.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Another silly spammer

Richard MacCutchan3-Dec-09 22:03

Richard MacCutchan

3-Dec-09 22:03

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Messages.aspx?fmid=6762561[^]. Main content of his messages seems to be "I don't know", sometimes in Chinese.

Chris Maunder4-Dec-09 2:19

Should we be able to vote on messages someone posts to the message board on their profile?

4-Dec-09 2:19

Thanks

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Dan Neely3-Dec-09 10:36

Dan Neely

3-Dec-09 10:36

I'm thinking of it as a private soapbox; and that the only time something should be whacked from it is when it's a spammer/etc and that's best done by posting here.

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

Re: Should we be able to vote on messages someone posts to the message board on their profile?

Chris Maunder3-Dec-09 12:46

Re: Should we be able to vote on messages someone posts to the message board on their profile?

3-Dec-09 12:46

My feeling is "why not?"

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

AspDotNetDev4-Dec-09 16:37

4-Dec-09 16:37

Yeah, sometimes people put posts such as: "vote 5 if you think I should write this article, or vote one if you think I should write something else". Taking voting from those pages would disallow this behavior, which would be less than ideal.

Re: Test Replication Forum

Test Replication Forum

dan!sh 3-Dec-09 6:45

dan!sh

3-Dec-09 6:45

When did this[^] forum came up?

Just brought it to your notice.

50-50-90 rule: Anytime I have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability I'll get it wrong...!!

Chris Maunder3-Dec-09 12:46

3-Dec-09 12:46

Ignore the man behind the curtain.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Clueless spammer

Rajesh R Subramanian3-Dec-09 2:59

Rajesh R Subramanian

3-Dec-09 2:59

This person[^] has posted the same query something like 40 times in the Quick question/answer section. I don't know if he/she's done it deliberately or there's a bug with the system that caused this.

But PLEASE remove the reposts there!

“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

dan!sh 3-Dec-09 3:01

dan!sh

3-Dec-09 3:01

Was just about to report that.

50-50-90 rule: Anytime I have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability I'll get it wrong...!!

Tom Deketelaere3-Dec-09 3:01

Tom Deketelaere

3-Dec-09 3:01

I'm thinking bug

Time stamp says its posted 32 and 33 min ago. I don't think it's possible to do so many posts in the time of 2 min.

Dan Neely3-Dec-09 10:34

Dan Neely

3-Dec-09 10:34

while (true)
{
  Click post;
  success message from CP routed to /dev/null;
  attempt times out, appearing to indicate failure to post;
}

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

Luc Pattyn3-Dec-09 11:26

Luc Pattyn

3-Dec-09 11:26

I would suggest you remove any 'help' that may encourage and inspire spammers...

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly indented, and rendered in a non-proportional font; hint: use PRE tags in forum messages

Chris Maunder3-Dec-09 3:28

3-Dec-09 3:28

Thanks

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Rajesh R Subramanian3-Dec-09 21:24

Rajesh R Subramanian

3-Dec-09 21:24

Was that some sort of a bug in the system or a human [suspicious face] was able to achieve that level of "spammability"?

“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

Chris Maunder4-Dec-09 2:18