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How about having an option to show only unanswered threads in the forums? That's generally what I look for when I visit.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Ryan Binns wrote:
How about having an option to show only unanswered threads in the forums?
I tried asking for the same thing quite some time ago, but most of the response I got dealt with whether a question had actually been "answered."
One of my rants in the soapbox long ago was when someone would ask the question "does anyone know how to ..." and someone would respond "no, I don't know how to do that." Well, the question has a "response," but not an "answer."
Dave
"You can say that again." -- Dept. of Redundancy Dept.
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David Chamberlain wrote:
someone would ask the question "does anyone know how to ..." and someone would respond "no, I don't know how to do that."
I hate that, but thankfully I haven't seen it happen for a long time. Perhaps the person who started a thread could go back and somehow mark the message as being answered.
I guess I look at it from the point of view that most of the time, a response is *an* answer, maybe not the best one, but I look for posts without responses first, and then look to see if I can help with questions that already have some responses, but whose responses may have left out some information by mistake (or ignorance, it doesn't really matter).
 that's a long sentence... 
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Ryan Binns wrote:
but I look for posts without responses first, and then look to see if I can help with questions that already have some responses, but whose responses may have left out some information
I skip that first part. I just read through (until I get tired of it) to see if there is an area that I am familiar enough with to add something that hasn't already been said. I also look to see what I can learn from other people's answers.
The point of my initial request was that with so many questions being posted, a post can drop down into the list very quickly, and it may go onto page 4 before anyone has responded. With a list of those questions that have had no responses, it either is a difficult topic, one that no one has any experience with, or one that no one knowledgeable has seen. I wanted to keep those visible and in front of people.
Dave
"You can say that again." -- Dept. of Redundancy Dept.
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I'm all for it, if we can do it, but it might be a little hard, for reasons discussed above. 
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Jesus
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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It would be far too difficult to discriminate between answered quesions and those that merely have "Me, too!" replies. Additionally, most of the time when a valid answer is provided to a question, the original poster doesn't even respond with with an acknowledgement, so it's very hard to tell if the query has been answered, or the poster has simply given up. It's hard to imagine a script capable of acheiving the kind of filtering required with any reliability.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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That's all true, but I think it would still be useful. After all, I'd want to be able to view unanswered ones as well - you'd just use whichever setting you want to use.
Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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Roger Wright wrote:
Additionally, most of the time when a valid answer is provided to a question, the original poster doesn't even respond with with an acknowledgement, so it's very hard to tell if the query has been answered, or the poster has simply given up.
I find that very annoying especially when I give an extended solution.
John
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It can be frustrating to not know whether you've solved an issue, but it isn't important enough to fret about. 
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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While I think the idea of a newsletter is good, I don't think you should email the same newsletter 12 times to me within the same day. Is there a point to that? One would be sufficent. Do you have a bug in your newsletter mailer? 
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I might be wrong but it seems to be bug of your mailserver because nobody else complains.
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Well its not duplicating any other emails from anyone else if that's the case.
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Ehr... I know there was a thread about this some time ago,
but I've been busy, and lost the thread (literally)..
..will there be a Competition/Contest any time soon?
Where would we find info about it?
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Judging from the amount of people that go :evil-smiley: in their posts, myself included, I think it wouldn't hurt to add something like that. Maybe something like the MSN devil icon?
Paul
I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead. - Samuel Goldwyn
modified 18-Jul-18 11:59am.
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How about something like this[^] one?
Image on my own server, so please be nice
It's a mod to the  smiley, given some small horns and a hopefully evil grin and goatee.
If the link doesn't work, I can email it.
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Ian Darling
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Looks like a good candidate 
Could maybe do with some refinement, but definitely a good start
Paul
Tiny problem with said member has been corrected.
Chris Maunder
modified 18-Jul-18 11:59am.
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Thanks!
I'm no artist, so I'm quite pleased how it turned out. Now if someone with skills can polish it up (or draw something better in the same vein), then that would be great.
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Ian Darling
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![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif) I feel the lack of some chat area on thecodeproject in which users can ask questions and get their answers at the same time.
Don't you?
Don't forget, that's Persian Gulf not Arabian gulf!
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Meisi wrote:
Don't you?
Nope.;P
For that, we have Trillian and Sonork.
"The Lion shall lie down with the Lamb;
but the Lamb will not get much sleep..."
Lazarus Long
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I posted these in the Lounge earier and then remembered that this forum existed This is a couple of the ideas that came to mind for CP:
A feature I would like to see some kind of localizing developer communities. I am thinking of a method to get developers in their local communities together or some form of networking on a local level. When I refer to local, I mean by a single metro area or say a hundred mile radius. May not be a simple answer to this but would be great to network on a local level via CP.
Tonight I gave this a little more thought. It could be handy to have a Local Networking flag in the profiles so that a person could search for other members in their local area that have enabled this Networking flag. This would give members an Opt-In to be contacted about networking locally.
How about CP Communities. That could be a message board system which could be drilled down through Country/Providence-State/Area. They could be added as needed (say five or more members in a given area submits a request to have a section made).
[Country]
[State]
[Area]
[Message Threads]
[Messages]
Another feature that might have some power would be a subscription membership area for enhanced services. Possible video tutorials, detailed study materials, code libraries that are only available to members, etc. Then the developers who produce the materials and services could get a portion of the membership revenue. Of course CP would get a big chunk of it for providing the service.
A little more thought along those lines, you could have a subscription membership where a member receives ( x ) amount of tokens each month. The can spend these tokens for advanced services throughout the enhanced member only portion of the site. Some services would be provided in the member area without the need of tokens while others (those that share revenue) would require the use of tokens.
May be too much work to handle at the current time though. There have only been a couple classes I have ever taken in the computer field and all my knowledge is by experience. While that is fine, it is a LOT of work. At the same time there are many on CP that have the ability to teach in one form or another and no outlet for their servcies. This could be an avenue for both.
At the same time this would allow CP to have another revenue stream without having to rely entirely on advertising and MSDN sales. In addition, if this fee based subscription model was built with the same quailty the the rest of CP has enjoyed, I am sure it would be a success.
Rocky Moore <><
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Code Project has a lovely spirit: The will to help others without expecting anything in return. This one is very important, as until now any body who wants to post an article or something has nothing to worry about. On the other hand, although receiving a membership-fee would help this site, it would harm it in other ways. One of them is that not all people who log in can afford to pay the fee (many of them are young students). Another one is that it makes some discrimination between those who can afford to pay and others who can't.
I think that your idea can be better implemented through donations, and not fees. This, however, is my point of view, and I may be wrong. But I know that I am one of those who will not be able to pay any kind of subscription fees, and I believe that there is a big percentage of Code Project members who, like me, simply can not afford it.
Thank you for taking the time to read my reply.
<marquee>Hosam Aly Mahmoud
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Hosam Aly Mahmoud wrote:
The will to help others without expecting anything in return
Actually, I was not thinking of "removing" any currently offered services and making them subscription only, the site would stay the same. It would be "added" services that the current model cannot afford. High bandwidth video lessons, semi-public commercial software libraries, series of courses, etc.
If a person cannot afford a membership fee like $20 per month or something like that, the do not have to feel bad, there are plenty of information already on CP, this would just be a premium service to enable CP to have another revenue stream other than advertising. Would be nice for all those that can afford it since they would be able to expand their skill beyond what CP already offers.
It's just an idea though, I have a ton of those go through the old grey matter each day
Rocky Moore <><
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I can now understand your point. I believe it is a good idea (although I will not be one of those who can benefit from it, as my whole monthly budget is less that $20/month!). I hope you will continue to produce more good ideas. I apologise for my prior misunderstanding.
<marquee>Hosam Aly Mahmoud
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