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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I was just wondering if reputation points are affected by participating in CP-sponsored contests
At the moment, no, but I agree we should give points for this stuff. We just have to work out how to hook these things up automatically, though.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Not a problem, but I'd love to see a Hanukkah Bob during the week of it. Since he has three fingers on each hand, and his head is above his hands, you could do a candle on each "finger" and one on his head? Or could you send me the graphic of Bob so I could alter him for one of every holiday? Including International "Talk Like a Pirate Day?" PLEEEEZE? 
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leckey wrote: International "Talk Like a Pirate Day
Seconded! That would be cool 
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)
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leckey wrote: you could do a candle on each "finger" and one on his head
What's behind door #2?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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IF you wanted to filch the image to play with it's right up on the top of the page: Right click, copy to clipboard, past in favorite image editing program....
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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We've had several C questions in the C# forum today. Could you please add a simple sentence to the C# forum header, something like:
C# is not C, it is a C descendant (as are C++ and Java); C# is one of the managed programming languages that fit the .NET FrameWork. Please use the appropriate forum.
TIA
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Come on Luc, it's only the regulars who will read it, and they don't need telling!
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with that excuse most texts would be useless.
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I'm not making excuses I'm making observations.
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A thought-terminating cliche, to be precise. You could just as well say that it takes "all kinds of people" to "make CodeProject go round". When a group is to play nicely together, then they need to agree on some basic terms on which they play together.
Those terms or rules are there to protect the group as a whole and the individuals, and they need to be public. Without a common ruleset, you'd have anarchy. Or, at the very least, a different interpretation of the HTML4-specification for every existing browser 
I are Troll 
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Without a common ruleset, you'd have anarchy.
Well we have a common ruleset as published in the guidelines for posting questions, and still people ignore them, and we do have (some) anarchy. My observation is that adding more text at the top of the page is not likely to have a significant effect on this. Call it excuses or cycnicism or whatever, I am making an observation based on years of dealing with users from the sharper ends of customer service, and these forums.
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If it's any consolation, we get a load of *your* questions in *our* nice C++ forum too!
(OK, more CLI than C~, but still!)
"Oh, it begins with the same letter, that'll do!" works both ways.
And if you think those posters read the stickies, I have a bridge to sell you...
Iain.
I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).
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Thanks for the bridge offer, but no thanks.
I suggest every forum gets a simple sentence explaining what it is for, and also naming (and prociding links to other forums) the one or two most popular subjects it is not for.
Putting up some signs can't be wrong; not everyone going to read them is no reason not to do it.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: Putting up some signs can't be wrong; not everyone going to read them is no reason not to do it.
Thinking logically you are absolutely right.
It's a bit like those signs outside country towns in the UK that say "Please drive carefully through our town". Ask any resident how many people drive too fast ...
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My favourite sign was by a school near where I used to live:
"Slow
Children Crossing".
Oh, the power of a missing comma...
Iain.
I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).
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I've also seen "Slow Police Checkpoint" and "Warning Stationery Vehicle".
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Luc Pattyn wrote: I suggest every forum gets a simple sentence explaining what it is for
That information is already shown in the title. Do you think that repeating it on the same page will make any difference?
Sorry, I'll side with Richard on this one.
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that was half my sentence, I suggest also to name at least one thing it is not for, if experience has told us people seem to get confused.
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Well, come on; where do you draw the line with that? Does every forum then get a statement of what it's for, followed by an ever-growing list, stating everything it isn't for? I think you're just going to have to deal with the occasional idiot that posts in the wrong forum; you could add notices telling them not to till the page was nothing BUT notices, and some would still post there anyway. I think you're deceiving yourself if you think another notice will make a difference.
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Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer wrote: And if you think those posters read the stickies, I have a bridge to sell you...
Brilliant. 
“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
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Here[^] is another abuser of your site I'm afraid.
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Looks like he cleaned up his own act
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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It's still there as far as I can see.
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Is there a problem with the pre tags? Have a look here[^]. It did some wierd stuff with some hyperlinks, italic and code tags so I took them out, but removing the pre tags would incur the wrath of Luc which I don't want this early in the morning!
(Only one is showing incorrectly by the way)
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)
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