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The Osmosian Order wrote: "TO" column
Yep, noticed that. Shows you the person you replied to. How does that answer my question?
The Osmosian Order wrote: recommended "complete sentence" format of all replies
OK so now you want to impose rules on the users because the software is lacking. (Actually this is the first I read of any reply-recommendation - I might be jumping to conclusions).
The Osmosian Order wrote: Occam's Razor
Don't see how that relates to software design. He recommends simple explanations over complex ones - I doubt very much that he was recomending omission of necessary features from software. With user interfaces a careful balance needs to be attained of simplicity vs. functionality.
The Osmosian Order wrote: Which really proves nothing but your own bias
I'm just comparing the usability of this forum compared to others I've used as well as my understanding of your concept. IMO your concept behaves like a mailing list, and not a forum.
The Osmosian Order wrote: hierarchical position of this post really isn't helping me, is it?
No, but it is helping everyone else who can clearly see that all these posts are a discussion dissecting the pros/cons of the hierarchical layout. Many people may have decided within the first few posts that they weren't interested in this "branch" and skipped ahead (even though we're still discussing the original topic of the thread - with the exact same subject line). Oh, but I'm sure your concept could handle that situation no problem with a few dropdown lists and textboxes (they'd just have to read your manual first telling them how intuitive it is and that they must be really stupid).
"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza ~ Web SQL Utility - asp.net app to query Access, SQL server, MySQL. Stores history, favourites.
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The Osmosian Order wrote: Sorry for taking up your time.
Don't be sorry. Just because you haven't "converted" me doesn't mean we haven't had an interesting discussion. Who knows, 10 years from now your format could be the de facto forum format. At the end of the day the users will decide, not developers who believe in their ideas.
"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza ~ Web SQL Utility - asp.net app to query Access, SQL server, MySQL. Stores history, favourites.
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This is a known issue but I appreciate the reminder. It will get attention.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Is it at all possible for CP to offer an alternative text only style forum. I have complained often enough about my slow connection, I feel one of the drawbacks to CP is the amount of downloading required each time we refresh the page on the forums.
When I say text only, I mean a very simplistic topic page, with a link for replies, next.. etc. This would be great for us slow user and also help a little with your servers bandwidth.
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make people wait 60 seconds (or more) between rating one message and rating another.
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We can patent it and call it the SMTCPPSR.
(Stop-Making-The-CP-Pages-So-Red)
Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
Nobody likes jerks. [espeir]
The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson]
I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]
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Did you miss a "My" somewhere?
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Or we can make a flash animation with a progressbar saying..
Reloading your gun||||||||||||||||||78% tick tick tick tick. :->(Yup I play too many video games)
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Or what about paying by credit card to rate messages (but you get 5 free per day)
"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza ~ Web SQL Utility - asp.net app to query Access, SQL server, MySQL. Stores history, favourites.
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Chris,
Shouldn't we be given the right to delete messages posted on our personal blog? . Because imagine if someone post an obsence message with a lot of **** *** *** ****s. Is that going to stay there forever making our personal blog look uglier?
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Its not yours, anything you post on CP becomes their property.
If you want a personal blog their are a multitude of services available.
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/profile/whos_who.asp?id=565680#Blog[^] So how do you call this J4amie?
"Everything belongs to CP" ? Yes it should be. Even if you post something in a blogx.com, your messages belong to the blogx.com. But the matter is they give you some privileges on your "own" stuff there. If not, Then why not let everybody edit anyone's article here? You cannot. CP has already give us our own space here. The thing now is to have control over it.BTW, even Chris has called it a "blog". and what's the matter with you? In blogs you will have the control to delete trolls. Wont you J4amie??
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Yes, this will be implemented. We just need your patience for a little longer since there are a zillion other things on our plate at the moment. I hope you understand.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Thanks Chris. We CAN wait for any longer
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The message posted date for a post in the lounge was "-1 min".
Its not exactly a suggestion but just FYI.
Here[^]
Tarakeshwar
MCP, CCIE Q(R&S)
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
!sgub evah t'nseod margorp sihT ?sgub naem ayaddahW
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As mentioned elsewhere, we have really, really fast servers.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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In Submit() at the home page, the quotes in the literal string in the alert in the if statement confuses IE6.
if (!IsOKSE_1762)
{
alert("You have not answered 'Do you use a formalised "Request for Change" process?'");
return false;
} /ravi
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Fixed!
Actually, fixed a while ago. But it's nice to say "Fixed!" so I'll indulge myself.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Hi,
after updating my profile here on CodeProject (My Settings) my login address was wrong.
It changed from xxxx@yyyy-zzzz.com to xxxx@yyyyzzzz.com (the minus sign was away).
Is this a bug or feature???
Greetings
Steffen
-- moved at 8:23 Wednesday 4th October, 2006
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Steffen Lange wrote: Is this a bug or feature???
buggy Feature
-Sarath.
"Great hopes make everything great possible" - Benjamin Franklin
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Say what? You mean you really want to receive all those emails.
Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
Nobody likes jerks. [espeir]
The zen of the soapbox is hard to attain...[Jörgen Sigvardsson]
I wish I could remember what it was like to only have a short term memory.[David Kentley]
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> Say what? You mean you really want to receive all those emails.
No, not really.
But it is annoying that the login is not working with my "standard" mail account...
Steffen
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Should be fixed now. Sorry 'bout that.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Just noticed that the voting tooltips were missing a capital first letter and a period at the end. Personally, I like to see full grammer in effect in these things.
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