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Mohammed Gouda wrote: Just searching by location to find all persons from my country
Then you will return a list many hundreds of thousands long. I'm not convinced this will be of value.
Mohammed Gouda wrote: you are from Canada
Actually I'm in Canada. Read my bio closer 
Mohammed Gouda wrote: And few months ago you was enabling searching by member name
So, What is the problem in enabling searching by location
Search by name returns a small set. By country returns a large set.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: By country returns a large set.
I am afraid, then the CP design team should also take into account the local laws of state regarding user privacy.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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There's the Meetings and Get-Togethers[^] forum.
Ask for a get-together there and if people want to see you in the flesh, you can organize something locally.
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For some countries, you might get thousands of pages. Many of those id's are either invalid, multiple, out-dated or abandoned. It's not that I think that a search by country, by date and activity wouldn't be good. But it also creates an opportunity for others to screw around with that information, if you know what I mean.
What I would do is bookmark those active members that have similar interests to yours and then create a thread on the meetings board if you'd like to organize something formal with them.
Personally, I have a list of people in my general area that I'd like to connect with at some point. No names, addresses, phone numbers or emails, just id's that I can contact and see what the response is.
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Wouldn't it thin the line of demarcation between a technical discussion forum website and a social networking website? 
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
Personal Homepage
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson
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For the last week at least, possibly longer, intermittently when I'm reading the lounge and commonly after making a post, when it refreshes the posts are chopped off in the middle, instead of getting a nice long list and a scroll bar I get a very short list and no scroll bar. Sometimes I see a fragment of html code at the top above the posts. I'm using IE7
I reported this when I first noticed it here then thought it was just a case of hitting the page while someone was updating the source for it or working on it in some way but it's happening very regularly now.
Again, I'd be happy to take a screenshot however there's no way to attach them that I'm privvy to.
"The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying."
- David Ogilvy
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That sounds like the connection is breaking or the server is resetting during download. I've been updating things furiously these last few days (well, couple of weeks) so you may have either bad timing, bad luck or a bad router.
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Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Just did it 2 minutes ago and again 1 minute ago with a completely fresh page load. Note that all the non message part of the page is all formed perfectly well other than the rare times it shows a bit of html. 99% of the time when it happens the border around the messages is complete, the whole page is complete, there's just very few messages showing and the area below the messages for navigation and showing the last visit time etc is missing completely, just a square outline around the messages.
I wonder if it's an issue with getting my user record settings for number of messages to display and for last visit etc.
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
- Walter Bagehot
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Could you please do a View Source and send me what you see next time it happens?
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Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Okely dokely
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
- Walter Bagehot
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Here's the thing: I've got a couple of little C#/.NET/website utilities that I need and would be happy to pay a modest sum to get done. Perhaps we could have a forum where such requests could be posted?
I was also thinking that it would be nice to encourage posting to CP. Possibly make it clear at the outset that the project was destined for open sourcing, with everyone involved getting clear attribution and recognition. The model I had in mind was for the sponsor to write the article but I cannot see any reason why the whole thing cannot be configured in any way that seems fit.
For example I need a bit of C# code that will manage a simple file upload/download section of a website. I don't quite need it badly enough to drop everything else and do it myself. But I'd quite happily pay a decent rate to an interested CP contributor. N.B I'm thinking of things that are somewhere between a few hours and a few days work (max).
And no, I don't want to have anything to do with rent-a-coder
As ever if there is already such a place, point me to it!
Thoughts?
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I like it
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Great.
If we viewed a project request as an article the entire shebang would fit quite neatly into the existing CP format. The spec gets published as the article, with the code etc as a follow-up/revision. Then the messaging system can be used to answer questions etc. Might be a low cost way to see how widespread the notion might be?
I'm thinking of a general set of guidelines that mean:
1. Publish spec/PQMF* in the right place with budget, payment mechanism and desired delivery date if applicable
2. Any interested CoPros** post/email questions
3. Order(s) are placed - I cannot see any reason why only one solution has to be accepted.
4. Delivery is made publicly - that way the entire process is transparent and the community can have a say if there is some conflict over quality. This is only for 'sponsor a CP article' - no reason to do so if the code is for private use.
5. Payment is made - I've got PayPal in mind as it is virtually universal, entry costs are as close to zero as you can get and it is easy to verify payment.
However no reason why payment has to be money - it might be a barter where the trade is (for example) another article, or a charity donation or an Amazon voucher. It will depend.
6. There is always the problem of resolution when money is involved and I don't have anything new to add - my view right now is that the transactions are going to be made publicly, and that if cash is involved my PayPal address is going to be on show.
Just some thoughts. Comments welcomed.
BTW if anyone reading this is interested in doing my file download page then let me know.
* Older, possibly UK based, habitues of this site might have belonged to a messaging system called CIX back in the late 80's early 90's - for CIXen, as they were known, a PQMF was the FLA for 'Please Quote Me For' ...
** I hate CPian - CoPro sound much racier.
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Chris Maunder wrote: I like it
I like it, too, but I'm surprised you're willing to face the lawsuits when projects go wrong. Even if you're just acting as a meeting ground, you'll be sued because you have the money.
Sorry to be negative - just don't want to see CP get into this bog.
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Hans
How and why would CP face lawsuits? And what is the bog, precisely?
ATB
Jerry
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Not if you force all parties to agree to clear terms of use.
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Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Not bad idea
Greetings.
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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
“The First Rule of Program Optimization: Don't do it. The Second Rule of Program Optimization (for experts only!): Don't do it yet.” - Michael A. Jackson
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Let me add my voice to those that think it's a good idea. I've actually done a bit of voluntary work that I've done because of CP articles I've written.
One case I can remember quite well is from helping out someone on the forums who then contacted me via email to finish off writing the project. He did offer some money but it was such a simple project for me and I enjoyed it that I let him get away with it
I doubt it. If it isn't intuitive then we need to fix it. - Chris Maunder
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Money may always be a problem, I like at most the idea of trading-pay. Help back when needed, a donation to some kind of fundation and so on. I would be glad to help with such a payment.
Greetings.
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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
“The First Rule of Program Optimization: Don't do it. The Second Rule of Program Optimization (for experts only!): Don't do it yet.” - Michael A. Jackson
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Chris - could this[^] entire thread be deleted. The title is highly inflammatory, and liable to cause deep distress to Leckey. After the hostility in the lounge last week, I feel that this post is just sick.
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This member has violated our Terms of Service, specifically: "Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others." and has been banned from the site.
That's completely unacceptable.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Thanks Chris. I hope we're all going to grow up a bit (not you, not you, I'm talking about people like me....). The lounge got a little bit scary last week.
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I think it's time some members simply moved on. There are other sites out there were the name of the game is to cause trouble.
We just want to be able to share code in peace.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I hope we're all going to grow up a bit (not you, not you, I'm talking about people like me....).
You mean Chris won't grow up? 
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero
.·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·.
Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: The lounge got a little bit scary last week.
That's why I haven't been very active around here.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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