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QuestionWhy was my article recategorized? It is obviously an article not a tip/trick. Pin
raddevus22-Dec-15 6:01
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AnswerRe: Why was my article recategorized? It is obviously an article not a tip/trick. Pin
Sean Ewington22-Dec-15 8:17
staffSean Ewington22-Dec-15 8:17 
This may be the closest to the line that distinguishes an article from a tip that I've ever seen.

Tips are generally shorter, and often "how-to" posts that covers the basics of a problem and how to solve it.

While we don't exactly welcome tool/utility/etc. sharing we sometimes put these in Tips & Tricks if they cover the problem, usage, and offer some explanation, such as in your post.

Articles are exhaustive works that aim to teach the reader as much as possible on the subject. Why did you start working on your project? What problem were you trying to solve? What did you learn along the way that could benefit others? How do most of the bits work? What are the concepts that a reader might need to understand before beginning your article?

Here’s an article example from one of our top authors:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/225692/Html5-WebWorkers-experiment

His primary goal is to demonstrate “Using HTML5 WebWorkers and a custom jQuery plug-in to create a Flickr image wall.” He treats the reader like a beginner. He defines jQuery, explains what WebWorkers are, then gets into why he wanted to create a jQuery plugin. Each progressive section of the article expands on his topic, thoroughly explains the code, explains the limitations he chose in his scope, discusses how each element to his plug-in works, and provides numerous code examples.

As I said, you're basically there. You doing all the things you're supposed to be doing, but it feels a little bit like a quick fly-by, rather than full-bodied course in a lecture hall. Extremely close distinction though, closest I've seen.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

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