Bugs and Suggestions

Pete O'Hanlon2-Jul-10 3:53

Pete O'Hanlon

2-Jul-10 3:53

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
The Lounge is still full of the posts that do not belong on a site targeted to professional developers

You seem to be under a misunderstanding here. The lounge is where we go to kick back from being developers. It's the area where you get to blow off steam for a bit, and the lounge is obviously incredibly popular as it's the most active area in the site.

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Nemanja Trifunovic2-Jul-10 4:04

2-Jul-10 4:04

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
You seem to be under a misunderstanding here.

Obviously

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
The lounge is where we go to kick back from being developers.

That is pretty much OK with me.

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
It's the area where you get to blow off steam for a bit

That is *not* OK: "Posting Guidelines: The Lounge is rated PG. If you're about to post something you wouldn't want your kid sister to read then don't post it. No flame wars, no abusive conduct and please don't post ads."

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_Damian S_2-Jul-10 4:09

_Damian S_

2-Jul-10 4:09

Well, I've not really seen anything today that I wouldn't say to my kid sister, so I guess it's a bit subjective...

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Nemanja Trifunovic2-Jul-10 4:14

2-Jul-10 4:14

See here[^].

Also, as I said, the "kid sister" rule is not clear. Kids are nasty these days Smile | :)

I just want to be comfortable with my boss seing the forums I am a member of.

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Xmen Real 2-Jul-10 4:31

2-Jul-10 4:31

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
I just want to be comfortable with my boss

is your boss female ?

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Pete O'Hanlon2-Jul-10 4:42

Pete O'Hanlon

2-Jul-10 4:42

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:
I just want to be comfortable with my boss seing the forums I am a member of.

I'm not married to your boss, so she shouldn't be offended by the joke you linked to of mine. BTW - kid sister safety is subjective; I'd say that sexual content was crossing the line, but there's a large gray area for the other posts.

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Johnny J.2-Jul-10 4:44

Johnny J.

2-Jul-10 4:44

Is anybody forcing your to visit the lounge and the soapbox?

Just use the parts of CP you deem morally fit...

Chris Maunder2-Jul-10 4:49

Chris Maunder

2-Jul-10 4:49

It doesn't work that way.

The Lounge is the polite zone. It's the area deemed to be a place where you can relax and enjoy knowing something horrible isn't going to come up.

If you use the rule "don't visit what you don't like" then forums degrade to the lowest level of those still willing to participate. Everyone else leaves and moves on.

I'm setting the bar for the Lounge. If the bar is too high then those who wish for a lower bar can go to the SoapBox, or even the Back Room, or find a different site. The Code Project is for developers first and foremost.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Nemanja Trifunovic2-Jul-10 5:02

2-Jul-10 5:02

Chris Maunder wrote:
If you use the rule "don't visit what you don't like" then forums degrade to the lowest level of those still willing to participate. Everyone else leaves and moves on.

utf8-cpp

Xmen Real 2-Jul-10 5:05

2-Jul-10 5:05

Chris Maunder wrote:
If the bar is too high then those who wish for a lower bar can go to the SoapBox

Am I the only one that don't get it ? or may be you in hurry Wink | ;)

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Johnny J.2-Jul-10 6:27

Johnny J.

2-Jul-10 6:27

Hey, don't blame me. I'm not the one posting the objectional posts in the lounge. I'm neither for nor against it...

I'm just saying that you have a choice.

Pesonally, I think the whole issue is blown out of proportion and that people should have more important stuff to worry about than a few bad jokes.

"Sticks and stones may hurt your bones, but words will never harm you", I think the saying goes.

Johnny J.2-Jul-10 6:34

Johnny J.

2-Jul-10 6:34

One more thing: This has essentially nothing to do with the lounge, so just saying that the stuff should be posted in another forum (and then it would be okay) as Chris says Here[^] is not a solution to the original problem.

The best solution would be - as someone has already pointed out in another post - to have a dedicated joke forum. That way everybody entering that would know right off that stuff posted there is meant to be a joke and should not be taken seriously.

As it is now, I think people are confused as to the purpose of the lounge, the back room and the soapbox and what content goes where...

Not Active2-Jul-10 4:02

Not Active

2-Jul-10 4:02

I don't want to be associated with the stupid, idiotic, simpleton questions that are posted here by offshore morons either, but it can't be helped.

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R. Giskard Reventlov2-Jul-10 4:05

2-Jul-10 4:05

Bloody good answer. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Oh wait, you meant me???

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Not Active2-Jul-10 4:13

Not Active

2-Jul-10 4:13

If the shoe fits Laugh | :laugh:

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Mark_Wallace2-Jul-10 4:03

Mark_Wallace

2-Jul-10 4:03

Internet discussion boards are not democracies, no matter what popular belief might be.

You are, however, fully entitled to vote with your feet.

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R. Giskard Reventlov2-Jul-10 4:04

2-Jul-10 4:04

Both KSF and WS are entirely subjective: just because you don't like something doesn't mean you should be able to force your view on someone else. If you don't like what you see then report it. But if you're the only one, then it stays. If your attitude is that these posts are directly affecting you then leave though quite how that works is beyond me. You seriously think that a potential employer will hold you responsible for something that soemone else, entirely beyond your control, said or does? It's like saying you'll get fired for reading the wrong newspaper or for getting caught reading the wrong article. If you can't deal with that then perhaps you should leave. Good luck finding another forum as good as this or as well behaved as this one.

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Nemanja Trifunovic2-Jul-10 4:15

2-Jul-10 4:15

Unlike you, I am here under my real name.

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Simon_Whale2-Jul-10 4:33

Simon_Whale

2-Jul-10 4:33

I'm not sure what that has to do with his statement too which I agree with Digital mans response

If you found an article in a newspaper that you dont like you dont read it. There are many threads here I dont like so I dont read them, if they are inapproiate then I cast the remove option and hope others do the same!

One of the biggest problems here is the translation / interpetation of humour from different countries

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R. Giskard Reventlov2-Jul-10 4:54

Re: "Kid-sister friendly" rule in the Lounge [fixed]

2-Jul-10 4:54

Don't be a twat: everyone knows my name: it is the same as my email address.

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Xmen Real 2-Jul-10 4:39

2-Jul-10 4:39

digital man wrote:

It's like saying you'll get fired for reading the ~~wrong~~ newspaper that may have offensive news

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Chris Maunder2-Jul-10 4:42

Chris Maunder

2-Jul-10 4:42

Unfortuntely some work places really are this draconian.

And let's not forget: we're not talking about workplaces in the US or UK. This is a global site, and while there's no way I'm even attempting to satisfy the lowest common denominator, we all need to show a modicum of common sense with regards to the community as a whole.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Xmen Real 2-Jul-10 4:46

2-Jul-10 4:46

what ? I just corrected his message. I dunno what you thinking.

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R. Giskard Reventlov2-Jul-10 4:57

2-Jul-10 4:57

Xmen W.K. wrote:
It's like saying you'll get fired for reading the wrong newspaper that may have offensive news

I can't agree with that: even if a newspaper is known for offensive views it would be my business if I read it, nobody elses and I would be mightily pissed of if someone else told me what I could or couldn't read.

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Xmen Real 2-Jul-10 5:01