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Sorry it me a while to reply because of this issue. Yes I have them enabled as the cookie test site passed me. Opera,chrome,firefox,ie same problem.
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what I am doing is refreshing my browser several times (2 to 3) to get signed back in??
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The problem is your user ID. IDs that are nothing more than a default value assigned to a new user are automatically rejected by the system. At this very moment, a hit squad of deranged hamsters is on their way to your exact location. Their mission is to exact retribution in the form of bizarre sexual punishments, simply because you refuse to chage your User ID to something that resembles human readable form. their exploits will be compiled, soon to become a motion picture. The movie's tagline will be "...and then, the hamsters showed up".
You should be afraid... VERY afraid.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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I dont think its because of my ID. Ive been using it for the last 2 years and 9 months without a problem. Anyways man I will let you pick a "human readable name for me" as your imagination never fails to amaze me.
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"The Programmer Previously Known as 4277480"
No, wait. Not only is that too frakking long, it's a blatant ripoff...
Hmmm. See, the problem I have with these numeric IDs is that there's no way to abbreviate them. If we were in a hurry, and called you "4", over 1.1 million users on CP could answer to the name.
"Dick Bender / Private Eye"
Well, maybe not. It's difficult to come up with something when you're not the person that needs the new ID...
Maybe "Completely Unoriginal User ID"... Kinda long, still...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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The easy way out is to ignore messages by numeric members; sooner or later they will either disappear or become smart enough to change their account name.
I never have and probably never will understand why people get and accept, or choose to have a numeric name, it reminds me of Auschwitz and Guantanamo.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: sooner or later they will either disappear
We all are going to RIP someday and as time passes forgotton forever, besides that, each human being whether he/she likes it or not is referenced by a number in government databases so I dont see a problem in that (Although I agree with you they dont call themselves with that number). Anyways, feel free to call me what ever you want.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: "The Programmer Previously Known as 4277480"
No, wait. Not only is that too frakking long, it's a blatant ripoff...
Ex-4277480 or x-4277480 or x4277480
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: "Dick Bender / Private Eye"
Well, maybe not.
Agreed lol
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: It's difficult to come up with something when you're not the person that needs the new ID...
Maybe "Completely Unoriginal User ID"... Kinda long, still...
How about new ID();
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So you refresh a couple of times and you then appear signed in?
Sounds like a caching issue. Are you using Google Chrome?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I restarted my pc and it works fine now.
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Neat! Do you have one of those for JavaScript too?
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How is MVP status going to be calculated regarding the new reputation points system?
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Adding to that... why not give MVP status all over the year based on fulfillment of a certain critera and not just annually?
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I don't think that would be right, because at that point, you wouldn't be able to really list MVP status on a persons profile without a moderate amount off re-coding.
Beyond that, your score can go down as well as up. This means you'd gain MVP status and loose it, and gain it, and lose it, and gain it again. Evidence - my total reputation score bounced around yesterday by as much as 20 points for most of the day, going up and then down several times.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: my total reputation score bounced around yesterday
Maybe that explains your recent "pretty foul mood" as you called it. Or is it the other way around?
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Nope - the foul mood happened on Friday (I think). My score bouncing was a direct result of the latest message from space. To be honest, I was kind of surprised at the voting on that.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Yeah, lots of people show erratic behavior as soon as aliens get involved...
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Beyond that, your score can go down as well as up
It's ok. It can be once you attain sort of. Fluctuation wont be drastic i believe...
For example...lets say if you get 30K points... in an expected ratio of various categories you get MVP... now downvoting might reduce few points (max 100...200 points...) that should be acceptable. Once user has attained a level, he can be awarded for it... If fluctuation is given importance then people might univote intentionally...
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: you wouldn't be able to really list MVP status on a persons profile without a moderate amount off re-coding.
Yep! Re-coding is involved but why not? It would be something on a continous basis that can be encouraging for members.
Other way around to avoid the re-coding... make it a Monthly analysis and award just like monthly competitions. If someone fulfills the criteria then award the MVP status at the end of each month... and not let OP wait till year end.
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it takes more than three months to ship MVP certificates, those shiny documents we cover our walls with. So MVP status should not change more than once a year... And the criteria are top secret, only a few of the hamsters know.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: only a few of the hamsters know.
This is probably best so that people continue to bust their ass trying to contribute in the hope that it will be enough on the 1st of January.
At the very least, you gotta post articles (probably three or more) and/or tip/tricks (probably 30 or more), and answer questions in the programming forums or Quick Answers (probably a "crapload" which is more than 100 but less than 100,000). All of these contributions also have to be voted fairly high. Finally, you have to make some sort of winter clothing for the hamsters because it can get damn cold in Canadia.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: This is probably best so that people continue to bust their ass trying to contribute ...
Exactly.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: you gotta post articles
I didn't in 2008.
Most MVP nominations seem OK, yet every year there are a few (present or absent) I cannot explain. So far I can live with that...
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Luc Pattyn wrote: yet every year there are a few (present or absent) I cannot explain
It's probably got to do with some sort of payola system that neither you nor I are privy to.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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I have no idea what you mean 
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Luc Pattyn wrote: those shiny documents we cover our walls with
Cover, cover, what do you mean cover, mine has pride of place in the middle of the office wall, it does seem rather lonely out there though!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: it does seem rather lonely out there
so you didn't make copies to fill all the walls?
as soon as you have a couple of different originals, the copies allow for some interesting tiling patterns.
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