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I will not do anything that threatens the art of the laconic reply. Some of the best posts are one liners.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Have a 5, purely for the use of the word "laconic". 
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You are right. That was a bad idea...
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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Oh, I just bookmarked your post... 
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Unless someone makes sock puppet accounts
Nobody here would EVER do that...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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Weighting voting points based on your current level is inconsistent and self-perpetuating.
Your goal is to rewards those who vote, so let me work on something that achieves that.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: Weighting voting points based on your current level is inconsistent and
self-perpetuating.
Yes, others feel so too.
Chris Maunder wrote: Your goal is to rewards those who vote, so let me work on something that
achieves that.
Yes, that's correct. A suggestion would be to increase it from 1 point to at least 5 points.
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Yep, casting votes (and bookmarking) is good, unless it gets abused. And there is quite some bookmark abuse at the moment, see my recent reply to Nish in this thread.
Here is an idea:
- provide a small bonus to vote casting;
- however limit the bonus frequency to something that depends on another positive activity (such as posting messages).
Conceptual example:
upvoting is rewarded by 1 point (as is now), however if you post N messages today, then your first N votes today each will get an extra 2 points. That way, someone who is serious about it gets rewarded, the abusers aren't.
A specific proposal, pretty simple and probably easy to implement:
- take the delta of the total rep over the last year, and divide that number by some constant factor, I suggest 1000;
- now let that be the upper limit one can get as a simple-action-bonus, awarded when doing things that could be positive, such as voting up and bookmarking.
Example: assuming a member had total rep of 100K one year ago, and 150K today, then the daily bonus limit would be 50K/1000 = 50; therefore a maximum of 25 votes/bookmarks a day would get a 2-point bonus, for a potential total of 366*50=18K points per year on top of the yearly earned 50K, so that would be a potential 36% bonus.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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I think this is a good idea Nish, but what the hell do I know?
My only concern is the potential for people to upvote just to get the points; just like some people post B.S. answers in the QA forums just to get the points.
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You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a specialist.
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I guess this feature is no more there and thus the button needs to be removed. A small one and can be ignored/put in the to-do way below.
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The link to "How to ask a question" in the C++ forum is broken.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Thanks - we'll get this sorted ASAP.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Looks fine to me.
The best things in life are not things.
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Click on the "link" link to the message. Is borked.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I must be blind or extremely stupid, but the only 'link' I can see is the second of the two fixed messages at the top of the forum. 
[edit]Both!  [/edit]
The best things in life are not things.
modified on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 11:46 AM
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just saying. 
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I popped on it and it's screaming fast for me. Is there a specific page or forum that's being slow? Database seems happy too...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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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! 
Fixign now. | But who's fixing the fixign? |
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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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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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