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This is an absurd request.
".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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In my opinion, it is an extremely disrespectful gesture and is not in keeping with the site ethos.
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But they didn't violate any rules by doing so. There's no reason to disable the account. No, I don't think it should have happened, but it's not like they voted and then taunted the OP. It could also have been a "That really sucks" kind of vote, referring to Ray's passing instead of the presence of the post itself.
".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 see it as breaking the 'no abusive conduct' rule at the top of the Lounge. An unlikely to be granted request, yes, but not an absurd one.
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It's not "abusive conduct".
"Abusive conduct" would be as I described earlier, or 1-voting a number someone's posts because you just feel like it, or posting spam on the site. A single one vote does not qualify as "abusive conduct".
".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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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: This is an absurd request.
I agree.
It may have been good if that post had no votes at all. But since we cannot have vote-disabled threads, people should be able to vote whatever they want to.
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It is an all-5 post at the moment. 
Either someone changed their vote or Chris removed the down vote.
Either way, what's the big deal? The OP does not care, and nothing's affected. I did not vote and personally I think it's kinda weird that dozens of people voted that a 5. That post should not have been voted on, voting on it (whether 1 or 5) is disrespectful in my opinion. But then it's my opinion!
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: It is an all-5 post at the moment.
Then my post had the desired effect.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Either way, what's the big deal?
For some reason that thread affected me more than it normally would have yesterday.
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: But then it's my opinion!
And an opinion we didn't ask for, so bugger off! 
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PompeyBoy3 wrote: , so bugger off!
Thats abusive conduct! Quick call the admins, delete the account, shove a red hot poker up his hoop!
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: or Chris removed the down vote
Not me, and not something I do unless it's from an account that has gone on a malcious voting spree.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Not me, and not something I do unless it's from an account that has
gone on a malcious voting spree.
Good to know, Chris. I was almost sure you would not do that but I kinda put that as a just-in-case safety net!
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After i submit the solution for the first time, that answer is displaying in 50% of answer area. Its not occupying full answer area. if i refresh the page its displaying correctly.
And it will be good if you increase the answer preview box width to answer's textbox width. 
A person might be able to play without being creative, but he sure can't be creative without playing.
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This should be a little better now.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The stickies you have at the top of a each of the programming forums are still one of the niggles that bug me, they are inconsistent in the look and feel across each forum, with different content etc.
How about replacing these with a JQueryUi tab control, which could then be colour schemed with the rest of CP. This could be inserted into the forum template between the Title/Breadcrumb and the main Forum body, thus giving consistency across all the programming forums. One tab for HowTo Ask and the other How to Answer (The Ask being the default visible.
I just had a play to see what it would look like (using the tabs and css i use from my CPRepWatcher article), and think it looks way much better.
Any chance you could try it on your dev and see what you think?
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/custom-theme/jquery-ui-1.8.2.custom.css" type="text/css" media="all" />
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$("#tabs").tabs();
});
</script>
<title>Example Forum Header HowTo: Section</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>FORUM HEADER and Breadcrumb path here...................</div>
<div id="tabs" style="font-size: 10px;">
<ul>
<li><a href="#tabs-1">How To Ask A Question</a></li>
<li><a href="#tabs-2">How To Answer A Question</a></li>
</ul>
<div id="tabs-1">
<p>For those new to message boards please try to follow a few simple rules when posting your question;</p>
<ul>
<li>Choose the correct forum for your message. Posting a VB.NET question in the C++ forum will end in tears.</li>
<li>Be specific! Don't ask "can someone send me the code to create an application that does 'X'. Pinpoint exactly what it is you need help with.</li>
<li>Keep the subject line brief, but descriptive. eg "File Serialization problem"</li>
<li>Keep the question as brief as possible. If you have to include code, include the smallest snippet of code you can.</li>
<li>Be careful when including code that you haven't made a typo. Typing mistakes can become the focal point instead of the actual question you asked.</li>
<li>Do not remove or empty a message if others have replied. Keep the thread intact and available for others to search and read. If your problem was answered then edit your message and add "[Solved]" to the subject line of the original post, and cast an approval vote to the one or several answers that really helped you.</li>
<li>If you are posting source code with your question, place it inside Code Block or Inline Code tags. We advise you also check the "Encode "<" (and other HTML) characters when pasting" checkbox before pasting anything inside the PRE block, and make sure "Use HTML in this post" check box is checked.</li>
<li>Be courteous and DON'T SHOUT. Everyone here helps because they enjoy helping others, not because it's their job.</li>
<li>Please do not post links to your question into an unrelated forum such as the lounge. It will be deleted. Likewise, do not post the same question in more than one forum.</li>
<li>Do not be abusive, offensive, inappropriate or harass anyone on the boards. Doing so will get you kicked off and banned. Play nice.</li>
<li>If you have a school or university assignment, assume that your teacher or lecturer is also reading these forums. </li>
<li>No advertising or soliciting.</li>
<li>We reserve the right to move your posts to a more appropriate forum or to delete anything deemed inappropriate or illegal.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="tabs-2">
<p>When answering a question please;</p>
<ul>
<li>Read the question carefully</li>
<li>Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.</li>
<li>If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or mark it down. Insults are not welcome.</li>
<li>If the question is inappropriate then click the 'vote to remove message' button.</li>
<li>Insults, slap-downs and sarcasm aren't welcome. Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div>Forum Body start here.............</div>
</body>
</html>
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I've played around but I find it bulks out the page too much.
I'm playing around with a different option.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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On the search result page[^]if you mouse over the menus on the Green bar, the search box stays on top and obscures the drop-down menus.
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What browser are you using? I can recreate the issue in IE7 (not 8 or 9). I haven't tested it in others, yet.
Matthew
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Sorry for the delay. Fixed in the next release.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I think it would be nice to put up a User Memorials page for users that have passed away (most recently, Ray Cassick). This would be a place where the surviving relatives could post a couple of pictures and a statement, and there would be a link to the user's profile and a forum for other users to post messages.
What say you?
".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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It's a small world. I was in his class for around 2 years in high school (judging by the public portion of his linked-in profile). Pity that he's dead, was a brilliant guy, IIRC.
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