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...to find out how many of the answers we've posted in Q/A have been marked as *the* answer?
If not, that would be a good metric to add to the profiles page, as follows:
Answers: 1563/200
Where 1563 represents the number of answers posted, and 200 indicates how mayny where marked as *the* answer.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I think this site is missing quite a few metrics that could be added to the profile page. The one you mentioned would be one of them. Being able search your comments and answers by date would be another nice feature.
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Slacker007 wrote: Being able search your comments and answers by date would be another nice feature
Already requested earlier. We hope it's high in To-Do list of CP! 
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Answers: 1563/200
Something like this can be put up but I don't think that it will add much of value to an individual. I say this because, we know and we have seen that very few accept answers.
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It's of value to *me* as an individual, and just in case you hadn't yet noticed, *I* am what's important to *me*.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: *I* am what's important to *me*.
I had noticed and can guess that out.
I was just saying from website point of view, where that data can hold some significance and help others to value an individual.
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At home, using FF 3.whatever, it looks fine. When I come in to work where I'm forced to use IE7, the tabs (or buttons) are position on the left side of the main content area, and the actual content is positioned on the right side of the main content area. It looks like you have a misplaced float element in there somewhere.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I replied to this tip/trick[^] and I found something buggy.
here is the image url
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see the dates, the actual tip was posted 15 hrs ago but the alternate was posted 3 days ago  may be its updated date.
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Looks like the Posted date of the tip was incorrectly updated during an edit.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I see a lot of people where English is not their primary language editing questions and answers. All they do is wrap the code in code blocks and leave the rest of the question or answer FUBAR and they get points and credit for this crap.
I don't like to step on anyone's toes so I usually don't re-edit someone's edit. If I see poor grammar or the question/answer desperately needs some attention then I will re-edit. Am I the only one that feels this way or even gives a double-deuce?
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There are a number of people here who get all their reputation points this way, and rarely, if ever, contribute anything technical, to the forums. Does it hurt you or me? I don't think so. Let's just continue to do the things we get some pleasure from, and leave others to do what makes them happy. I think your reputation graph is far less important than some people would have you believe; unless you are really determined to overtake CG.
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
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Good advice.
Richard MacCutchan wrote: I think your reputation graph is far less important than some people would have you believe
Very true.
Richard MacCutchan wrote: unless you are really determined to overtake CG
I have no desire and even if I did have the desire it would be impossible. I like this site a lot and I just want it to get better, that's all.
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Slacker007 wrote: I like this site a lot and I just want it to get better, that's all.
As do we all. 
Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash
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My thinking on this is that the community should help those who help themselves.
If someone is too lazy to even attempt to post a sensible question, or too lazy to even bother explaining their problem, then I feel we should invest a corresponding amount of effort into helping them. ie none. If you cannot frame your thoughts around a question then how can you hope to be a programmer?
If the issue is clearly just one of language then please help them with grammar, phrasing ans spelling.
If it's a code dump, delete the question.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I posted an alternate tip/trick, and there's no view count for it. It seems to me that after the alternate is posted, it should start gaining views every time the original tip/trick is viewed.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Originally view count for alternat(iv)es and originals was the same, which obviously isn't correct. As Chris can't tell which part of the page is being looked at, he decided to drop the alt view count; IMO your suggestion does make sense. But then, what should be done about the bookmarks? If a T/T with one (or more) alts gets bookmarked, how should the rep points be distributed amongst all authors?
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If the alternative is marked as accepted by the OP, then any bookmarks attributed to the original tip should also be applied to the alternative (starting with any bookmarks made after the alternative was submitted.
Also, alternatives have their own votes, don't they?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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It is very difficult to distinguish those components of a reputation that have lower scores, once a reasonable overall rep has been attained.
It has occurred to me that something like a Polar Area Chart might make it easier to view.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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I'm not sure how a polar chart would represent time in an intuitive way.
I see a couple of possible approaches though:
1. a logarithmic graph would cope better with curves that have different magnitudes. The one problem with that is it doesn't handle zero very well. And then, people would seem to become less active over time, which in the long run would be accurate, but not necessarily in a span of a few years.
2. an interactive graph (the SilverLight thingies all those hi-rep members are supposed to be developing) could have buttons to enable/disable components, causing a vertical rescale, and allowing to zoom in on the lesser achievements.
3. a two-scale graph would be the easy way out: have a left and a right scale; everything that is less than 10% of total rep, would use the right scale, scaled up by a factor of 10 w.r.t. the left scale.
[ADDED] Maybe best to use dashed lines for the curves that got scaled up [/ADDED]
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As usual you have spotted the flaw in my suggestion.
Why don't you fu................................ 
I think something other than the existing graph would be an improvement, although I had discounted a logarithmic scale for similar reasons.
Rather than a two scale graph I think two graphs might be a better approach, with a split along the lines you suggest.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Henry Minute wrote: two graphs might be a better approach
That would break a number of popular applications though; a single-graph solution, at best one that preserves the graph's size, would be preferred.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: That would break a number of popular applications though
Seems like a good tactic on Chris' part in that case. While you guys faff about updating 'certain popular applications' he would have more time to create 'certain popular web services'.
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Hmm. Having read that, I can tell you you won't be invited to join my tactical advisory committee any time soon. 
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Henry Minute wrote: Why don't you fu......
Sorry, I seldom fulminate when reading a suboptimal suggestion, what would be the point? I prefer offering better suggestions.
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Maybe have multiple graphs, with each graph having its own tab (assuming a dynamic graph is out of the question). There would be one graph for overall reputation (i.e., the graph that currently exists), and one other graph for each sub-category of reputation.
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