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Bradml wrote: That is implemented by the browser, not google.
But there should be a specific handler from Google towards this also. Isn't it? 
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Bradml wrote: That is implemented by the browser, not google.
Exactly, Well Said Bradml.
SSK.
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I have a small observation regarding message storage and retrieval format in CodeProject messageboards and just thought I would share with here.
Two cases:
1) When the signature of a member is updated, then for previously posted messages still shows old signature. This means the signature text is actually hard-bound into the messages while it is being posted instead of dynamically being linked during display again. For a few members who have really long lines of signatures alongwith quotations with HTML tags and considering the amount of messages that are posted in CodeProject MessageBoards, I feel that there might be some extra data storage that is being actually used whereas, if signature is dynamically linked for display alone, we can save this and also need not render it as part of every message.
2) When a profile (display) name is changed, then the old messages still cling onto the previous name. Again, I guess this might be because they are hard-bound into the messages.
Wouldn't decoupling these from the actual messages be more friendly for the application?
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This is by design.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote: When the signature of a member is updated, then for previously posted messages still shows old signature
I like to see signature history.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote: When a profile (display) name is changed, then the old messages still cling onto the previous name
It is good to see the history of someone's display name - It means you can see who they used to be and what name they are hiding behind now.
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Hi Colin,
I agree with the historical perspective.
But maybe that could be kept as modification records, that get displayed on the member's
own page, and doesnt have to be replicated in every message then. So messages could
continue to show the sig as it was at that time.
Sounds like a new DataTable, doesnt it ? Main problem could be those fancy automatic
sigs...
Greetings
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: I like to see signature history.
But anyway it is a manual process of comparing the then posts and the current posts right?
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: I like to see signature history.
Same here. I have several different sigs that are different on both my desktop and laptop. I use my sig history as a way of telling which machine I was at. Not that it is of importance to anyone but me, and it really isn't that important to me.
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I want the sigs to remain the way they are. Same for the profile names.
Cheers,
Vıkram.
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
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Yes it is redundant data storage, features of software should be driven by the users of the software not technical concerns. Sometimes it's absolutely necessary to store data redundantly for the benefit of the end users.
"I don't want more choice. I just want better things!" - Edina Monsoon
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So store the sigs in a table separate from the user profile and the messagepost. Then link the sig to the message and the current sig to the profile.
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So how do you search a sig then? Sounds like exactly the sort of thing that in my judgement I'd keep as it is, trying to get unnecessarily efficient is often the road to hell.
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While casually browsing through Lounge, this permalink (http://www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp?msg=2138204#xx2138204xx[^]) elicited my interest. But I was curious, whether the following suggestion has been posted earlier and already part of CP Team's Todo. In that case, let me regret in advance for the duplicated request.
Suggestion:
Can we have a messageboard category exclusively for Hosting (Web Hosting) at least dedicated to .NET and related stuff? Time and again there had been requests for host suggestions scattered across different boards and I think this would provide a one-stop review shop for the reader.
I know that this would increase the work load of Community Police. In the sense one more messageboard has to be monitored by them for 'Technical Questions' like 'How to paginate in a Datagrid'. But that is a different fun thread anyway!
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I would like to see something like this in the broader context of setting yourself up as a professional programmer - hosting, social networking for programmers, how to evaluate a technical conference for its ROI, how to advertise shareware, how to use google services such as AdSense, how to get started setting up your own consulting/shareware software company, where to find resources, reviews of useful software tools, tips on incorporating.
Let's plan ahead for what we might want in the future, instead of creating message boards one at a time.
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I like the idea of that. As a company owner, it would have been of interest to me to get ideas from others about issues such as research/marketing/budgeting, etc.
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At least when there is a new idea to be rolled out and/or started, we can have a quick brainstorming or search the previous experiences shared by similar users.
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So a Web master forum?
Brad
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Long ago I suggested a WIKI style FAQ for CodeProject. The idea went no where, but what you mention could just as easily apply to "how do I clean my lcd screen" "what's the best digital camera", "what do you all use for XXX?" etc etc.
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I agree. In a way, it would open up Pandorra's box. We may then need also to step-up Community Policing and more vigilant moderation practices to maintain the forums clean and beautiful.
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This link seems to be extremely slow. http://www.codeproject.com/info/about.asp[^]
Timespan to load: 1 minute to 1 minute 25 seconds.
I am browsing this from India (VSNL Broadband and Airtel Broadband same results).
But I don't think there is any issue with my Internet pipe since messageboards, articles and other URLs in CP are quite fast. I think, CP Team should address this page on a priority basis since it contains valuable contact information like Media Kit, Webmaster contact, Affiliations etc.
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This has been mentioned before and, as stated before, has been fixed in the upcoming version
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Could a "Spoiler" option be added to the "Message Type" menu? And could the message inside a "Spoiler" post have to be highlighted to be read, like on gaming forums? This would ensure that people don't accidentally read spoiler posts.
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This, I think, would be like Poster-driven censorship to a post. Wouldn't that be the case?
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Instead of voting people out of the Lounge, have you considered reversing it? - People could post & vote in the Lounge only if they had been voted in?
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To simplify your query are you visualizing something like this?
1) You post good threads in normal messageboards. Every vote you get CREDITs to your Vote Bank.
2) Now after accumulating certain credits, you can get that much of POSTs to submit or VOTEs to cast in special messageboards like Lounge and Soapbox?
This should be roughly similar to Yahoo Answers system. Isn't it?
Is my understanding correct?
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