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I kinda disagree. In this case there's a valid quick answer and that'd be, "yeah the best way would be to get a good book. here's one I read last year that helped me. amazon link follows..."
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If that would be your answer, then we are in total agreement.
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Hans Dietrich wrote: If that would be your answer, then we are in total agreement.
Hans, when I said I disagree, I meant that with Richard's post.
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Oops. Never mind. 
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Well this is what I actually said in my reply to Hans:
Richard MacCutchan wrote: So we can use the grading system to point out that their question is inappropriate and perhaps point them in a direction which will help them.
So I don't see what it is you are disagreeing with.
It's time for a new signature.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: So I don't see what it is you are disagreeing with.
That the question is inappropriate. Your suggested answer though is perfect.
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You are absolutely right, questions like this are not inappropriate but rather may be considered badly worded; the writer merely needs some guidance as to how it should be done.
It's time for a new signature.
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Just clcked on Improve Question and got an error message - sorry, I didn't record what it said but something along the lines of the error has been recorded.
Going back and looking again it's obvious that the question was locked for editing by another member. IMO the error message should be a bit more informative and reflect that as it gave no clue.
DaveIf this helped, please vote & accept answer!
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
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Perhaps you got a different error?
The error message for a question being locked for editing is:
Error: This file has been locked for editing
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Yeah it was different - just a coincidence that it was locked a couple of seconds later maybe.
If I see it again I'll take a screenshot
DaveIf this helped, please vote & accept answer!
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
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Isn't it time that the naughty word filter applied to the Subject line as well.
I replied to this[^] thread in the lounge, purely for the joy of getting away with using a**hole in a post  , only to find that I was thwarted.
Surely this falls foul of the Trades Descriptions Act?
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas?
Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
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I think subject line and body text are both handled in a similar way. The problem, dear Henry, is the filter, like the CP search engine, gets easily fooled by plurals. It seems word oriented, and the checklist contains singulars only, so it can't keep up with your multiple naughtinesses.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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Luc Pattyn wrote: The problem, dear Henry
is that there is a hole in your bucket!
Sorry, your post reminded me of the traditional (West Indian, I think) folk song. You Tube link[^], in case you are not familiar with it.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas?
Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
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Oh but I do know the classics. They inspire me.
Now take whatever tools you think appropriate, and go fix your message.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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To me, an A$$hole is a orifice in a donkey.
an arse-hole on the other hand is quite clearly a sphincter related term.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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Dalek Dave wrote: To me, an A$$hole is a orifice in a donkey.
To me, an A$$hole is an orifice in a donkey.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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Just needs a bad word filter update. Next revision will have it.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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about the # members. I would guess that some 'members' create a CP account to ask a specific question, leave it logged in for the day, and when they turn power off that account is history because they never bothered to write down the password.
Chris, how many CP accounts have been used one time only?
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Hans Dietrich wrote: I would guess that some 'members' create a CP account to ask a specific question, leave it logged in for the day, and when they turn power off that account is history because they never bothered to write down the password.
Many folks also signup to download article files, since that requires the user to login.
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Probably lots.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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in a forum, when A replies to B, B gets an e-mail notification. OK.
when A replies to one of his own messages, nobody gets an e-mail. However it is probable A made a mistake and did intend to answer another message; therefore I suggest A answering A causes a warning (maybe a MessageBox) "you are about to answer your own message; nobody will be notified; is this really what you want?" before he composes the answer.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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I think a message along the lines of "You are about to reply to your own message. Is this really what you want?" would be enough.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Actually, it often is a beginner's mistake. So maybe a MessageBox is better (or at least one if the author is inexperienced, say by some rep value or message count).
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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It works well.
Thanks.
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