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Chris Maunder wrote: However, posting articles that contain little value and only serve to promote their business is a no-no.
Yes, that was the only bit I was concerned with. There are a lot of members (especially some of the article writers) here who contribute a huge amount for no reward whatsoever, so I don't like to see people trying to gain a financial advantage without paying the requisite entrance fee.
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Disclaimer: This might have actually existed once upon a time & been removed because it didn't work well in practice. Seems like a good idea in my head, but the reality might actually be stupid.
I really like the default CP message board layout & the way it sparks discussion but I sometimes struggle (mostly in the lounge) to see how a reply links back up to a previous reply a few posts up, particularly if one reply spawns a new discussion. It helps if the poster quotes from the reply he is replying to but when there's 5+ or so posts between it gets harder and is just the slightest bit more taxing on the brain than if there were a visual clue of how a reply related to another.
The UI suggestion:
Run a thin, almost treeview-esque line between the replies when the number of posts between two replies exceeds a certain number.
E.g.
The current layout:-
Message
Reply A
Reply A.1
Reply A1.1
Reply A1.1.1
Reply A1.1.2
Reply A1.1.3
Reply A1.1.4
Reply A1.1.1.1
Reply A1.2
Reply A1.2.1
Reply A1.2.1.1
Reply A2
In this case it's not immediately clear that Reply A1.2 is a reply to A1. At first glance one could mistake it as being a reply to A1.1.
The suggestion:
Message
Reply A
Reply A.1
| Reply A1.1
| Reply A1.1.1
| Reply A1.1.2
| Reply A1.1.3
| Reply A1.1.4
| Reply A1.1.1.1
|--Reply A1.2
Reply A1.2.1
Reply A1.2.1.1
Reply A2
A thin line provides a visual clue that A1.2 is a reply to A1. Personally, I don't think that these visual clues should be visible all the time as that would really mess up the UI. They should appear & disappear depending on which reply has focus.
But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen
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I played with this a bit but one issue I found was that the amount of HTML that was generated became a little insane and slowed down page rendering.
I've seen it done elsewhere and it's nice, but until we can pixel-push efficiently in javascript it will have to stay as a TODO.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thanks for the reply Chris. Nice to see that even tho' CP is ~6.7 million strong each suggestion is still considered.
But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen
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Think again. The TODO has approximately 6.7 million entries.
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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And it's LIFO. 
Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
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It's a zen thing. Just because a question has an answer, doesn't mean it has an answer. Only questions that are marked as answered don't appear on the list.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx
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I was reading the comments on an interesting article and clicked the '2' at the bottom to see the next page ... and then realised that actually I'd just rated the article '2' instead. D'oh! How do I undo my vote?
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Vote higher or lower than 2.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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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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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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you can't undo a vote, however you can revote with the same or a different number.
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This person has been posting the same message for over a month, apparently flogging erotic wallpaper.
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how'd he manage to hide that long?
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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So just to confirm: you want me to remove his posts and his account?
(Just, y'know, checking...  )
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Since you ask, I want world peace, a tall ship, and starry nights to steer her by.
But as far as that person goes, I think you should remove his posts; removing his account is up to you.
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Everytime I post on any forum, my id is displayed along with that post (pretty ok so far). There is a small icon to the left of my id. This icon is of type 'group' and not of type 'standard member'. I've checked and rechecked to make sure that my membership type is 'standard member' and not 'group'/
This icon does not seem to change, no matter how many times I change and save my settings.
Any ideas?
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Idea: You must be part of a group.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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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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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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No - the group icon is only shown when posting from a group account or on behalf of a group. I'm digging in.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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You're supposed to say something like: "Hmmm, that doesn't happen on *my* computer."
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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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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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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That would only be the proper response if he's worked more than 3 months for Microsoft Support.
//L 
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| There's nothing left in my right brain and nothing right in my left brain. |
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Any luck with this yet? I just dont like the group icon next to my id  .
| There's nothing left in my right brain and nothing right in my left brain. |
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Unfortunately I've not had a chance to fix this. Sorry
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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So, you've stopped hardcoding or what?! 
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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I'm still waiting .
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