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My quick-take on the "Quick Answer" :
1. delighted to see CP innovating in this area !
2. think the current state of the forums needs reform because of :
a. lack of participation
b. dependence on the efforts of a few "heroic" responders like Pete and Dave
c. lack of distributed authority to edit and moderate
d. tolerance for frequent i'm-thumbing-my-nose-at-your-ignorance responses.
e. the regular posting of specific technical questions ... for which there are forums ... on the Lounge such as : [^] by some of the most long-time and frequent CP users on a regular basis : as if the forums do not exist, and in violation of the explicit "social ethos" of the Lounge.
As always, I think innovation will result in some pain, and some chaos, and points, like those raised by Rajesh, are very important.
To those on this thread who be-littled, or down-played StackOverFlow, I say : "you're nuts" :
SO is one of the most brilliant and important innovations in social "community" focused around specific issues ever done, as important in its own way, as Wikipedia and CodeProject : imho far eclipsing anything that came before it like Yahoo groups and such, or MS Usenet technical forums. For me it is fun, compelling, and extremely useful, as much a "treasure-trove" as CP Articles.
Please don't think I am "infatuated" with SO; I think I see a vulnerability there in that there is a dependence on the "Herculean" efforts of a few at the the "guru" level, like Jeff Anderton, and Mark Gravell, and Jon Skeet, and system of "badges" seems kind of comical to me, kind reminds me of the "cub scouts" when I was a young boy. What's obvious to me about SO is that "the grass is always mowed" : meaning a lot of effort in real time is going on to edit content and get rid of crap, and clean-up things : imho sustaining that kind of effort in the absence of monetary reward is very difficult, particularly in difficult economic times.
For Ragnarknroll and Thiru, who posted comments based on the very real "dark side" of people's behavior on voting or reward-based forums ("gaming the system"), I'd argue that going overboard in anticpating the "worst possible cases" in users' behavior is as much a mistake as, in software design, building elaborate code to handle the strangest thing stupid or insane users could do to prevent errors.
Let the future come, and let's not under-estimate the intellectual horsepower in the CP community, and the technical expertise in CP core itself, to rapidly innovate and adapt to both promote evolution towards the goals we value, and to create the interactional equivalent of an "immune system" that will handle the "worst cases" 
best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
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BillWoodruff wrote: To those on this thread who be-littled, or down-played StackOverFlow, I say : "you're nuts" :
SO is one of the most brilliant and important innovations in social "community"
A somewhat subjective opinion, and I don't see this as a compelling reason to follow their model. I like the CodeProject forums specifically because of the way questions and answers are displayed. I don't particularly like the SO model, but I have no problem with SO per se. Those of us who prefer the forums are not "nuts", we just have different preference for how we view and respond to Q&As.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote:
A somewhat subjective opinion, and I don't see this as a compelling reason to follow their model.
Hi Richard,
What opinion is not subjective ? I never suggested that I think CP should follow the SO model : you are "reading that into" my words.
Richard MacCutchan wrote:
"Those of us who prefer the forums are not "nuts", we just have different preference for how we view and respond to Q&As."
Again you are "reading something into" my words that is just not there. I did give some specifics for why I thought CP's forums need "reform," in the context of applauding the innovation and change that's going on in the structure of CP forums right now. What do you think the reasons are for CP's forum structure being changed ?
Your excerpt from my post re SO is trimmed so that it is more easily taken "out of context" : I also expressed some doubts about whether SO could sustain where it's at now as it scales up even further.
To say that one should not underestimate the importance of the smashing success of SO, and its technical "brilliance," is not to make a statement about CP at all !
I'd expect Chris and team to come up with something original and brilliant in this area, and I am sure they will. But its "birth pains" and "growing up" pains may be ... some pains, as is the case with all real innovation.
best, Bill
"Many : not conversant with mathematical studies, imagine that because it [the Analytical Engine] is to give results in numerical notation, its processes must consequently be arithmetical, numerical, rather than algebraical and analytical. This is an error. The engine can arrange and combine numerical quantities as if they were letters or any other general symbols; and it fact it might bring out its results in algebraical notation, were provisions made accordingly." Ada, Countess Lovelace, 1844
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In IE, I could previously save article attachments by right-clicking on the attachment, and use IE's SaveAs to save the attachment. Now I don't get the file, but rather an Error.htm. If I do the same from Opera (using Save Linked Content As) or from FireFox (Save Link as), I have no problem. Do I have an issue with my cookies in IE or something? Anybody else see the same?
Proud Programmer!
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Can you please try again? I've reverted some changes that were made.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hi Chris, seems like we're back on track - at least from here. IE 8, Opera 10.10 and FireFox 3.5.5 all work now! Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Proud Programmer!
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I have found quite a lot of older articles on codeproject and thought it would be nice to filter on the date of the article. thanks...
michael judy
m_judy@hotmail.com
"According to my calculations there is no problem"
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You already can. Choose 'Advanced Search'
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Ok, ummmm, where is that at. I for the life of me don't see any thing titled advanced search.
michael judy
m_judy@hotmail.com
"According to my calculations there is no problem"
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I am thinking about the area under articles not the forums. I see that filter. Not really a problem at all. Just a thought. thanks again, Mike
michael judy
m_judy@hotmail.com
"According to my calculations there is no problem"
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The area under the search box on the homepage, or on the search page[^]?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thank you for your replies....
michael judy
m_judy@hotmail.com
"According to my calculations there is no problem"
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Last week my repuation allowed me to edit Q&A entries but now, apparently, I can't despite my reputed reputation having risen.
Has something changed or are the hamsters on the lash again?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction.
My work here is done.
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Yes these rules have in fact changed. The Quick Answers FAQ[^] has been updated here at the office but hasn't yet made it to production. Basically, the ability to edit now depends on your level of certain reputation types. Your level can be any of:
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
For any of the following reputation types:
- Author
- Authority
- Editor
- Enquirer
- Organiser
- Participant
Refer to the Reputation FAQ[^] for which reputation points apply to which reputation types.
You can't yet view how many points you have for each reputation type but we'll definitely work that in. Sorry for the confusion. 
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Hey all, I have this very strange issue that suddenly popped up lately. I cannot download most, if not all, attachments to articles as of late last week. This is on two machines, Vista 64 with Firefox 3.5.6 and Windows 2000/Firefox 3.0.16 (yes I still have a Windows 2000 machine, ).
I have tried to resolve this several ways to no avail. Has anyone else received the message of...
"An Error Occurred Ticket: (No ticket provided - possibly an error in the error-system)
Error: An error occurred in this page. The error has been recorded and the site administrator informed."
...when they attempt to download (click on) an attachment link, be it code, a binary, a zip, or otherwise.
This is only for codeproject.com, all other sites with downloads work fine to my knowledge, I did not try the entire Internet.
I also should mention that IE 7 works perfectly, which is why I think it is a browser or header issue perhaps. (Please don't tell me to start using IE,  )
Help or pointers appreciated. I fear this is something with Firefox, as they just released a security update on the 16th.
Thanks!
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I'm looking into this now. Can you send me the URL of the page you are on when clicking a link? Also, are you logged in when trying to download? Do you have any WebWasher or firewall software installed?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris, thanks for the attention to this. It seems like I am the only one with this problem, besides the recent comment from Robert.
I was originally looking at the articles for the C# competition this month which used to be on the home page. Then I tried random articles that were in my history.
Here's a sample of the urls I was attempting to get code from:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/Battleship2008.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/game/CSharpSnooker.aspx
There were at least 4 other completely unrelated articles.
I have not found a root cause on my own as of yet. Let me know if you need any more information.
Thanks again. Good luck!
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Can you please try again? I've reverted some changes that were made.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris,
Works like a charm!
I am extremely curious why this issue cropped up seemingly randomly.
Care to share?
Thanks for looking into that, I can get my fix of CodeProject now.
Keep up the great work!
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One man's random is another man's bug.
It was our fault.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Yes sir, I hear you. Glad I reported it then, hope it didn't cause you too much trouble.
Cheers!
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vextant wrote: hope it didn't cause you too much trouble
Mate - it's you for whom I worry about the bug causing trouble.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I see the same in IE 8. My FireFox 3.5.5 (and Opera 10.1 by the way) works fine though
Proud Programmer!
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