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my suggestion for the webmaster : please keep it like it is !!!
it's much more efficient when you can answer to a particuliar person, with an historical vision of the discussion rather than a flat board where everything you add if pushed at the bottom...
really Chris, you did a good job by designing these boards, useful icons for the posts, so don't break it now 
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
[VisualCalc 3.0 updated ][Flags Beginner's Guide new! ]
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agreed. Flat threading breaks down after about 10-20 posts as the topic begins to drift in seperate directions.
If you want to make a real improment to usability, provide an NNTP feed.  Otherwise, this site comes closer to meeting my ideal webforum than almost anything else I've seen on the net.
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OK, aggreed but in a flat forum you could also answering quoting what the others said. That also keeps the historical vision and its more pratical...
One other thing, that system of replying to a particular person causes a kind of spam, if someone post something off-topic, and people reply it, the thread divides in other ways, and people continuing posting unrelating to the subject. I've seen this happen and screw it up the thread.
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Caio Vitor wrote: That also keeps the historical vision
but very badly...
the Codeproject indentation directly tells to who you are answering to.
Caio Vitor wrote: One other thing, that system of replying to a particular person causes a kind of spam, if someone post something off-topic, and people reply it, the thread divides in other ways, and people continuing posting unrelating to the subject. I've seen this happen and screw it up the thread.
this could happen on any forum, even a BB-like one. this is more an administration problem (to delete what is not needed, rather than trying to cut the boards formats off.
TOXCCT >>> GEII power
[VisualCalc 3.0 updated ][Flags Beginner's Guide new! ]
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toxcct wrote: my suggestion for the webmaster : please keep it like it is !!!
Yes keep it the way it is
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Caio Vitor wrote: Please post your opnions.
The forums here are what keeps me around. I've tried again and again to like flat BB systems, but they just don't cut it - holding a conversation with other users becomes an exercise in insanity. For instance, on many BB systems, this awesome reply would be featured much less prominently than your post - such a thing is unacceptable!
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Shog9 wrote: The forums here are what keeps me around
You mean it's not our collective good looks and charm? 
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Isn't that most annoying? (For practice, edit a web page in NotePad with Word Wrap turned OFF.) For every article in the latest C# update e-mail that I wanted to view, I had to scroll left-right to read every line in the article. In fact, even the page this message is being entered on requires horizontal scrolling. That puts a serious damper on my desire to read any of the articles. 
I run 1024x786 and maximize my browser. I prefer to keep my Favorites open on the left border of the browser, and it occupies 10-15% of the screen. One article I looked at today was wider than my screen even after I closed the Favorites bar. I gave up on that one and did not read it. Its value to me plummeted to zero. 
Of course, I could go to 1280x1024 (I think this monitor supports it) and the articles might fit, but then I wouldn't be able to read them because the characters would be too small. Still zero value. 
I see in the source for this page that at least one table width is specified at 100%, which should be scalable. Since it's not, I would guess that one of the files referenced in the standard page header is specifying a fixed width of over 1000 and preventing the rest of the page from scaling properly.
Please take a look at what you can do about this.
John Whitmire
john.whitmire@madah.com
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: That is probably because the article author didn't comply with the guidelines. When the article gets edited, it should be okay if the editor picks up on it.
Nope - after the recent site update, some of the articles do scroll - it's a known issue.
Regards,
Nish
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I have tweaked.
If you see any edited articles that scroll please let me know.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Now this site color and design all are looking more nice than the earlier version. The Search option in each and every page in top most line of page is very good. If the search combox is having three options then that can be some more nice. For now it is having the options in combobox as "Articles" and "Authors". But if that combo box has one more option with "Message Boards" Then that can be very very good I hope.
I am not saying just it is very easy, means it is not adding one word ("Message Boards") to the combobox, It also needs some functionality. It may take some time. But this is jusy my suggistion only. Thanks for all the providers for providing this kind of very nice service using this Code Project.
~Hara.;P
Nice talking to you. 
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. -- Mother Teresa
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I have a small problem with my profile.
I am listed as a bronze member even though I have over 2 years of membership and posted messages. Can anyone help me with this? I'd like to get to the next level. 
regards,
Mircea
Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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You're Gold now 
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Yup. Now I am. It seems that the problem has been fixed. Yesterday I was still a Bronze.
Thanks guys.
regards,
Mircea
Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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Now, it's just those 25 articles in order to become a Platinum Member
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I better get started then. I've been meaning to write an article for some time but hadn't got the time. Hopefully I'll get a change next weekend.
regards,
Mircea
Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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Mircea Grelus wrote: I better get started then. I've been meaning to write an article for some time but hadn't got the time
Same here. I have a few articles in the pipeline just about ready to submit, but man, time is just one of those things I don't seem to have much of 
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PaulC1972 wrote: time is just one of those things I don't seem to have much of
I know how that feels. My other big problem is the internet connection. The only serious provider is not making any more contracts for another two months or so, because their setting up a fiber optic network in the whole city. So I'm stuck for the moment with dial-up, and the speed sucks big time. Usually around 5k. Not to mention the expensive phone bill 
regards,
Mircea
Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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Fixed
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Thanks a bunch!
regards,
Mircea
Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.
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