|
![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!
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
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 <><
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
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 <><
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
Actually, this kind of system could profit you depending on skill. If you were to design a video series, custom library or somehting else, you would be able to earn while providing the service to others. While earning a few hundred dollars is not much to someone making $75K per year, for those in other countries, it could be a major boost to their income.
Rocky Moore <><
|
|
|
|
|
I can't find a way to only search speacial part of the site. For example I only want search articles on .NET parst. Would you please add it Chris?
Mazy
No sig. available now.
window.open=NS_ActualOpen;
orig_onload = window.onload;
orig_onunload = window.onunload;
window.onload = noopen_load;
window.onunload = noopen_unload;
|
|
|
|
|
With some of the recent threads in the Lounge and Soapbox, I have grown tired of reading the seemingly endless stream of responses to responses to responses. But, I am always interested to see if someone has posted something new.
The current message counters show the total number of messages and the number of new messages. Is there any real use to see the total message count? May be interesting, but I'm not sure I could say "useful."
What might be of more use is the number of "new" message threads and the number of "responses" to previous threads.
Dave
"You can say that again." -- Dept. of Redundancy Dept.
|
|
|
|
|
Good idea. This will speed things up as well.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
I think users should have an account to post a question in any of the forums (especially the programming) because it makes communication more difficult.
John
|
|
|
|
|
True... However, anonymous posting also lowers the barrier to entry here - many of us lurked posting only occasionally to ask questions or provide answers in the time prior to our realization of the full value this site provides.
Sad as it may seem, some people (myself included) tend to pass right on by sites that require membership (even free & easy membership) for use. While there is a valid (if regretable) reason behind the restriction on downloads, CP can, and i would hope will continue to, support posting by anonymous authors. If some choose never to go beyond this and sign up, well, it's their loss.
Just my $0.023
Shog9
drifting along
with the tumbling tumbleweeds...
|
|
|
|
|
Any possibility of making the sig-box bigger in the account settings page? It's a bit small when trying to edit HTML . The size of the bio box would be great 
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"
|
|
|
|
|
It's kept small for a very good reason
cheers,
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Maunder wrote:
It's kept small for a very good reason
Yeah, I thought so
There is a limit on the number of characters though...
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"
|
|
|
|
|
Sure - but I don't want to encourage people too much
cheers,
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
Chris Maunder wrote:
I don't want to encourage people too much
I can understand that
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"
|
|
|
|
|
|
A tutorial is an article that provides step-by-step explanations and walk-throughs of concepts. The articles you mentioned were marked as tutorials by accident and have been corrected.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
We ban anonymous posts in the lounge, judging by recent trolls and flamebait posts in the soapbox I think anonymous posts should be banned there too.
Michael
'War is at best barbarism...Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.' - General William Sherman, 1879
|
|
|
|
|
If I ban anonymous posts in the soapbox then it will mean that anonymous flameers will just go to other forums and cause havoc there. We need to Soapbox to allow people to let off steam in whichever form they desire.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
|
|
|
|
|
...to prevent the posting of a rating for an article without an explanation of the reason for that rating. It really sucks when your given a poor rating with no explanation of why. Implementing something like this would help to give a programmer more feedback on what's good, and what needs to be improved
It's good to see kids turning their minds to wholesum activities such as programming, instead of wasting their lives in the hedonistic disciplines of Sex, Drugs, & Rock & Roll... or Sex with Drugs, or Sex with Rocks while Rolling in Drugs, or whatever new-fangled perversions you little monsters have thought up now...
[Shog9 on Kid Programmers]
|
|
|
|
|
I think that quote got screwed up...
It's good to see kids turning their minds to wholesum activities such as programming, instead of wasting their lives in the hedonistic disciplines of Sex, Drugs, & Rock & Roll... or Sex with Drugs, or Sex with Rocks while Rolling in Drugs, or whatever new-fangled perversions you little monsters have thought up now...
[Shog9 on Kid Programmers]
|
|
|
|
|
John Aldrich wrote:
to prevent the posting of a rating for an article without an explanation of the reason
This has been mentioned lots of times in the past. The general conclusions are that we'd end up with reasons full of garbage rather than anything useful. People who want to leave comments will, those who just want to give low scores and not provide feedback should just be ignored.
Michael
'War is at best barbarism...Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.' - General William Sherman, 1879
|
|
|
|
|
How about we are able to get a list of who voted and what their vote was? Then you can find out who did it, spam their mailbox, find out where they live, burn down their parent's house, kidnap their cat, feed chicken bones to their dog, throw them in a deep pit, have them rub lotion on their skin until they are all prunish, then make them confess as to why they voted your article poorly.
Perhaps I just need my medication adjusted. 
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
