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pwasser wrote: Why just protectors whatever they are? Are the rest of us irrelevant?
No, you are not irrelevant, and without your help we (protectors) could not manage the waves. But "normal" users can be simulated by the spammers as well, the badge of protector is given personally by CP to 100% human people "trusted" by the staff, so the flag protector is something easy to check by the system and difficult / impossible to bypass by spammers.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Ok, maybe the wrong place to ask. But nevertheless, what are the requirements to become a protector?
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Chris and I pick them, based on a number of factors including trust, a user's history with the site, demeanor, etc.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Thank you very much for your answer.
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Sean Ewington wrote: demeanor
That explains a lot 
If I can help I promise only to nuke spammers 
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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We'd need a safe and quick way to unfreeze things.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Agreed.
Again, three protectors (or one staff)?
If we can turn it on relatively quickly, keep it on until the detector picks 'em up, then turn it off "to see what happens" it should help.
How long did it last yesterday after the detector cut in?
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Never throw anything away, Griff
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An addition to the "Panic Mode" might be handy - while it's active, if you try to post a question, answer, comment, or post it would be handy to have a alert:
"The site is currently in moderation due to external circumstances, so there may be a delay before your message appears. Please do not repost during this period. Do you want to continue?" Just so "normal users" are aware there is a problem and it's not directed at them.
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yet Another Survey Question Idea
Do you completely turn off UAC on your development machine?
Constantly having to acknowledge the UAC alert when starting Visual Studio as administrator, etc, is a PITA. I for one turn UAC completely off! It's a stupid annoying and useless prompt, IMO.
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Given this week's question "What are the hardest parts of learning a new technology or framework?"
It occurred to me that a similar question:
"What are the hardest parts of learning a new job?"
Could be fun.
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Any potential options for the answers?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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As I stated previously in a lounge post, Chris needs to make a lapel pin or something similar that stands out and can facilitate meeting other inhabitants of this site in public. It's useful swag for a site like this I think. It could be as simple as Bob on an orange background. Maybe there could be one for MVEs/MVPs/MV whatevers too. 
There's another possible distinction of note: Most Valuable Whatever. 
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Steps to reproduce:
- Enter a solution to a Q&A question.
- Wrap some content within <pre>...</pre> tags.
- Observe how the answer editor preview correctly color codes comments.
- Submit the answer.
Expected result:
The color coding shown in the preview would appear in the submitted solution.
Actual result:
The color coding is ignored.
Example:
ANDROID - retrieving coordinates and displaying on Google maps[^]
/ravi
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Maybe I don't understand your point, but for me the comments are shown correctly in green...
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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They weren't color coded for me, hence my post.
/ravi
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You did not select a language attribute in your opening <pre> tag. I changed it to <pre lang="java"> and it looks a bit better.
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*lol* for me it looks exactly the same...
... and I just made this test https://enchroma.com/pages/color-blindness-test[^] with the result "Normal Color View" 
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Thanks. The preview showed the comments in green even when I hadn't selected a language. I assumed the preview was WYSIWYG, so maybe that's a bug.
/ravi
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Who is flagging my messages as spam?
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Nobody.
Your messages are being caught by the automated spam filter, and held until a moderator can review them.
The filter works on Bayesian probabilities. There is no way to know why it thinks your messages might be spam. And even if there was, making such information public would be a useful guide for real spammers to avoid the filter.
It can seem annoying. But trust me, you don't want to see what this site would look like without the automated filter!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Ok, thank you for your reply. I see now how it works Because everybody who can post has to be code project member for some time, I was thinking that some of the support just hide some messages for fun After all, the comments for new articles are not so many, at least in the beginning.
I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear
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Издислав Издиславов wrote: I have posted my message twice, just to be sure that it will appear
Don't do that. If the moderator rejects the first copy for some reason, they'll also reject the second copy. And posting the same message multiple times will make it look more suspicious.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Hopefully the UI tells them that their message is in the moderation queue. Else there is no reason why they'd not want to try again.
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Nish Nishant wrote: Hopefully the UI tells them that their message is in the moderation queue
I have seen the label, not sure if due to the batch or visible for everyone
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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To add to what Richard says, it will also annoy moderators, who then have to follow you around and wipe up your mess behind you ...
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Never throw anything away, Griff
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