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I am flying on it now myself. But there was a block of time this morning (approx. 10 mins) that it was taking longer than usual to load pages in the QA forum and the Lounge.
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Chris Maunder wrote: I popped on it
I COMPLETELY misread that! 
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Well, I do that too, sometimes. When they are being particularly recalcitrant.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hi all
Is there a way to find out who deleted a solution at Q&A and why it was deleted?
regards
Michel
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It could have been anybody (that has the privileges), and it could have been due to the content (or lack thereof). Give us a link to the question in - err - question.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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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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I don't think it needed to be deleted, but it also didn't answer the question of why he was getting the exception on the filename. BTW, I use hard-coded filenames when it's appropriate. Your statement was made without knowing anything about the OP's requirements or the context in which he was using the specified filename.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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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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I agree
Nevertheless I find it harsh to delete w/o telling why or giving an advice.
Indeed it might be appropriate to hard-code filenames. I just wanted to point out that it often leads to problems.
Anyway 
thanks for your answer
Michel
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Am I right in thinking that about 2000 points have been taken off my Authority Points and added to my Debator points?
And if so, what was the thinking behind it?
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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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Gotcha! Thanks.
Although it now seems I am not as useful as I once thought I was
[must work harder]
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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
CCC Link[ ^]
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Dalek Dave wrote: Gotcha!
really? the other thread didn't explain it in any detail...
did the specs (the FAQ) change? is it going to? was there an implementation error? which one?
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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Currently, questions posted in the forums don't appear to be editable (not that I can see) whereas those in quick Q&A section are. Questions should probably be treated the same whether posted in the Q&A section or the forums to allow for edits (example adding pre tags).
Here's a good example of a forum post that needs editing:
http://www.codeproject.com/Forums/1647/C-Cplusplus-MFC.aspx?fid=1647&tid=3862417[^]
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I will hand the floor to Luc and step back. Way back.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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why do i feel like there's something i don't know and somehow should?
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...and do note i posted in form of a question... jeopardy-like... 
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IMO no more than they are now.
Forum messages are editable by their author, which is fine. The author knows best what he wants; he decides what his problem is, and how he describes it best. When information is missing in the original question, just invite him to add it in. When better formatting is required, tell him. If he were to ignore your suggestions, he shouldn't expect your further replies; if he can't be bothered providing a sufficiently detailed and well formatted question, I can't be bothered answering it. I'm not going to spend time in answering nor improving lazy questions, and neither should anyone else.
The one thing that is missing badly in the forum message editor is code sniffing: whatever gets pasted by a message author should be passed through something similar to PRE tags galore: LPCodeRecognizer[^] so composing gets easier, and the probability of proper formatting increases. It was for the forums I created the article, however the idea got hijacked and was implemented in some parts of the Q&A/T&T subsystems, and not in the forums at all.
Inconsistencies in this site are plenty; you can (and should) have images and downloads in articles, all or most people can't have them in T&T, Q&A, and forums; you can insert emoticons in forum messages, you aren't supposed to do so in Q&A; you get different rep points for Q&A and forum activities (e.g. for reasons unknown to me a Q&A bookmark is worth twice as much as a forum bookmark); Q&A answers can be "accepted", forum answers can't; etc. etc.
This is the piece of information you are missing: it has been my opinion since day one both Q&A and T&T were unnecessary and expensive diversions; the forums are more interesting than anything Stack Overflow has been coming up with, CP trying to copy it was unwarranted, and it has taken a zillion iterations to give Q&A some of the discussion stimulating capabilities the forums have had since very long. This site would have been better of if half the effort had been spent in improving the existing article and forum subsystems (articles have improved considerably, forums have been left mostly unchanged for two years now). If CP had focused on nurturing and improving the good things they had rather than adding new and mostly redundant subsystems, there would have been all the functionality we needed, with less code to maintain, fewer bugs and inconsistencies, and more quality overall.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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I do respond to Q&A postings - because some posters really deserve help, but I also agree with your comments on the general direction taken by CodeProject over the last couple of years.
The best things in life are not things.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: ...since day one both Q&A and T&T were unnecessary and expensive diversions; the forums are more interesting than anything Stack Overflow has been coming up with, CP trying to copy it was unwarranted, and it has taken a zillion iterations to give Q&A some of the discussion stimulating capabilities the forums have had since very long. This site would have been better of if half the effort had been spent in improving the existing article and forum subsystems (articles have improved considerably, forums have been left mostly unchanged for two years now). If CP had focused on nurturing and improving the good things they had rather than adding new and mostly redundant subsystems, there would have been all the functionality we needed, with less code to maintain, fewer bugs and inconsistencies, and more quality overall.
This rings so true on so many levels. It's truly frustrating to me, to see so much effort being spent on such meaningless, trivial stuff; while at the same time, the things that made CodeProject so great have languished for attention.
What vision are you chasing, Chris? What makes all these bugs, inconsistencies, and redundant features worth it?
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He gets a lot more interaction time with the people who use the site a lot. Silver linings guys - it's all about the silver linings. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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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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my 5 on that! ...its very true, you have to definitely account for the average user a lot more than the experts.
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I was actually trying to be funny.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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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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i wouldn't say it to be funny though... the experts already know how everything in the site works, even the bad things... but the average question asker and browser wouldn't really know...
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its sort of like... developing for a user versus developing for an expert... hence most people hiding most of the advanced options, as to not overwhelm the average user.
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you need all kinds; and you can't ignore the experts, they do provide answers and articles.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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