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Have you been sneaking a look at my "to do" list? 
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I had this idea a few days ago, but it looks like my post got lost in the message board switch.
I think it'd be nice to include each article's rating (0-5) on the index pages. That way I know which articles are the best.
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I don't think the articles should get rated at all... I think it makes people hesitant to post anything... because they will be worried it will get a low rating...
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I think it rather motivates people to not post crap code. If code is usefull and working it will get rated good. If not, shouldn't have been posted it in the first place.
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Well everyone has their own opinion... I just know that I won't post anything... because I don't feel like having it judged by everyone... I'll just stick to answering questions in the forums =)
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Oh, oh what happens when they start rating postings in the forum? <grin>
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Ratings are a double edged sword and I did a lot of soul searching before implementing them. I feel they have turned out well, and I do think that it encourages people to post quality instead of just quantity.
I also think that the readers at CodePRoject are extremely generous and encouraging - most articles get up in the range 4-5.
As to rating forum comments - I don't think that's a good idea at all. Rating an article for technical merit and readability is one thing, but rating another persons opinion?? I think that is in poor taste and fosters a defensive attitude from readers.
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Chris,
When you refer to rating people's comments, I can't help but think of CodeGuru's rating system. I imagine your comments are based on your experience with that site's rating system, correct?
Well, my opinion on their rating system is that it works well (for me). A lot of times I go through other people's responses and if I find they've given a well thought-out and accurate response, I gladly given them a positive rating. Other times I see a bunch of responses for a question and I just go straight to the one with the positive rating for the answer.
To me the rating system serves as a quick way to tell somebody that they deserve a pad in the back for their well-spent time. You may say, "well, you could just post a response to their message telling them how good they were." You're right, but as I see it it's more time consumming to do that and do it well. So a simple rating system solves the problem and provides immediate feedback to the individual and other people who also seek a good answer to the same problem.
What I would eliminate from their system is the ability to give a negative rating. The way I see it, if you can't rate something positively, you shouldn't rate it at all. And if you really feel like saying something negative to the person then you should take the time to write an appropiate response for him/her.
So you see Chris, I don't see a rating system necessarily as a way to judge somebody else's opinion. A lot of times people's responses are not based on opinion at all. They're based on knowledge and experience. So why not reward somebody who spends his/her time contributing some of that to the poor souls that desperately need it?
Regards,
Alvaro
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Thanks for the message Alvaro. It's certainly something we can think about.
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As you can see the message boards have been replaced with new home-grown items.
We'll be working on further improvements, but if you have any suggestions then let us know.
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I like the new message boards.... are you going to post the source in an article? Had to ask =)
Could you make the "Your Name" and "E-Mail" be stored in a cookie and auto fill in so we don't have to keep typing it in?
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I agree. I would also save some preferences (number of messages per page, etc.)
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Yep - both of these (and more) will be done.
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You've got some great code examples. Was just wondering if there was a way to more clearly indicate what's required, MFC, Win32, other APIs, other class or GUI libraries, etc. I've seen some articles listed as MFC classes that don't require any MFC. While this code might be very helpful to a Win32 programmer, the basic description will scare them off. Some of the code might even be useful on non-Windows platforms if it strictly follows the C/C++ standards. It would be nice if developers could more easily tell what the intended development targets were.
Thanks.
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Hi Laura,
This is definitely something that is in the works.
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You've got some great code examples. Was just wondering if there was a way to more clearly indicate what's required, MFC, Win32, other APIs, other class or GUI libraries, etc. I've seen some articles listed as MFC classes that don't require any MFC. While this code might be very helpful to a Win32 programmer, the basic description will scare them off. Some of the code might even be useful on non-Windows platforms if it strictly follows the C/C++ standards. It would be nice if developers could more easily tell what the intended development targets were.
Thanks.
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Get rid of the description line....
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Hello Everybody,
first of all I'd like to say that I very much like this site. I'm a regular guest of the codeguru site, but find this site much more intuitive to use. The layout is great and I surely will stay your guest.
If you need some help on this site, here you got a volunteer!
But one thing I would like to see: E-Mail notifications for replies on posted messages. I really miss this one!
Greetings,
Matthias
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Thanks for the kind words. Email replies *will* be added - we just need to make a few more tweaks to get everything integrated and then it'll be in place.
cheers,
Chris
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The original message was:
Hello Everybody,
first of all I'd like to say that I very much like this site. I'm a regular guest of the codeguru site, but find this site much more intuitive to use. The layout is great and I surely will stay your guest.
If you need some help on this site, here you got a volunteer!
But one thing I would like to see: E-Mail notifications for replies on posted messages. I really miss this one!
Greetings,
Matthias
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Hi Everybody,
Here's a thought - why not publish the code of all the ASPs with which the CodeProject site has been built. For instance the forums' vsforum.asp, and the comments' asp at the bottom of each article etc.
Chris Maunder - What do you think?
David.
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The comments, rating etc are written by Uwe, so it's up to him as to whether he wants the scripts to be published (but I think we can probably convince him 
As to the VSForums - that's all 3rd party stuff (does it show? <g>). Expect new forum look and feel in the coming weeks.
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The original message was:
Hi Everybody,
Here's a thought - why not publish the code of all the ASPs with which the CodeProject site has been built. For instance the forums' vsforum.asp, and the comments' asp at the bottom of each article etc.
Chris Maunder - What do you think?
David.
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It needs to be able to display more messages per screen - perhaps controllable by the user.
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The message board layout needs to be changed or something. It feels difficult and unnatural to use.
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You are absolutely right and Uwe is working on it now.
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The message board layout needs to be changed or something. It feels difficult and unnatural to use.
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see http://webfx.eae.net for a great discussion board source code.
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You are absolutely right and Uwe is working on it now.
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The original message was:
The message board layout needs to be changed or something. It feels difficult and unnatural to use.
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Perhaps this is a dumb question, but why is the look and feel of the forums area completely different from the rest of codeproject?
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