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Ask a simple question...
I don't mind (probably deserved it): just curious as -16 seems a little harsh, no matter who felt the need to unibomb me.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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It may be that they didn't realise they did quite that much damage, it's not exactly spelt out anywhere I have found just what points you add / inflict on people.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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digital man wrote: just curious as -16 seems a little harsh, no matter who felt the need to unibomb me.
 , We won't be able to know that, would we?
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Get use to it. The top heavyweights on this site are able to garner a +40 with a 5-vote and a -16 with a downvote. You will notice that one of these heavyweights is very trigger-happy when it comes to 1-votes. Whats even more amusing is that, as there are not many people blessed with this power, it doesn't take long to work out who it is. Another amusing trait of his is if you accumulate say 7-8 upvotes for one post, he seems to take offence to you gaining this large rep boost, so administers a -16 to compensate. He would make an excellent Traffic Warden methinks.
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Assume I'm thick (not a stretch, probably) and enlighten me: who is this person?
Also making me rethink my one vote strategy: seems mighty unfair to so heavily penalise someone, especially those newbies posting articles, etc, that might deserve a one but they shouldn't lose so many points as to deter them forever! A one vote should be -1 and that's it.
Chris: RETHINK!!!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Votes and reputation work on volume. Sure, someone can be downvoted, and if an article truly is awful it may be savaged, but generally any article worth anything will have any spurious downvotes balanced out over time. Member reputations go up unless a member truly is clueless or malicious.
As to "the" traffic warden I have to say I find it fascinating the consipiracy theories that are hatched.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Someone of your caliber gives ,I think 5=+10, 4=+10 3=0 2=-4 1=-4.
Surprisingly a 1=2 and 5=4 which results in either a upvote or downvote.
To test vote this message 1 and I will tell you what damage you do.
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Done.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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You are a top man, -16, which is more than Dalek and he has +100,000.
So YOU are the traffic warden.
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Well it's wasn't me down-voting myself! 
Wow: won't be down-voting anyone, ever again! That's way too punitive just because I want to mark someone down. From now on it's 5 or nothing (except where the post is really (broadly) offensive)
I'll vote you a 5.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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Your 5 gives a +24, which is strange as I thought if your downvote was -16 then your upvote was +40.
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PompeyBoy3 wrote: Your 5 gives a +24, which is strange as I thought if your downvote was -16 then your upvote was +40.
After recent changes, debator category messages now has +3,+6,+12,+24 as upvotes.
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Done
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Oh dont tell me you actually care about this crap do you jew_boy?
You sad vain person you!
If you cant get your points on the floor you arent being anywhere near offensive enough! 
"It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation."
Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
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Tell me you're having a friendly name calling match with someone you respect and who understands the context, and are not simply being anti semitic.
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Oh dont worry, me and digitalman/legalalien have been calling each other names for years. He would normally have responded by now with some suitable insult...
(on a serious note its interesting how antisematism is far less acceptable than antiislamism. Even using the word 'jew' as I did got your attention. Would the term 'muslim_boy' have got above the ground chatter? )
"It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation."
Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
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fat_boy wrote: me and digitalman/legalalien have been calling each other names for years
Great, knock yourselves out, but do do me a favour and do not use terms that could be construed by a casual observer as racially (et al.) intolerant
Slam each other with what offensive words give you a thrill offline, but if I have to choose between answering the angry emails I get, along with the legal threats, and showing one or two members the door then you'll understand that I have a website, a community, and a business to look after.
This is a website for software developers. It doesn't belong here.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I am sorry that you take offense, none is intended. But its a little late to be worried about the things a casual viewer might stumble across on CP given the contents of the SB and BR!
As you say, this a SW dev site, and some things dont belong here. Including Latin Primers and Crossword articles! Good to see you finally agree with me!
"It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation."
Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
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...in the Lounge.
[yawn]
The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.
My latest tip/trick
modified on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:23 AM
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I received an email notification about an answer a question in Q&A's.
http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/147225/SideBar-Gadget-and-Javascript-issue.aspx#answer1[^]
However, the subject in the email was;
[CodeProject] A alternate has been posted to your tip/trick about "SideBar Gadget and Javascript issue"
As you can see it mentions Alternates and Tip/Tricks, it should read;
[CodeProject] An answer has been posted to your question about "SideBar Gadget and Javascript issue"
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Thanks - added to the bug list.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Fixed and will be available after next deploy. Thanks again for reporting.
Sincerely,
Elina
Life is great!!!
Enjoy every moment of it! 
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In the Member Reputation System page, at the bottom is the breakdown of how things are rated and points earned. I'm curious as to why Participation is on the right? Don't you move Left/Right/Top/Down?
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