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The Backroom is a room where I can vent, within reason, and not suffer air-strikes to my reputation. It can get raunchy, heated, and sometimes comical in there but the forum was designed to put posts that probably shouldn't even be on the site.
As everyone has already mentioned, the link for all the forums is on the left hand side but you already knew this. 
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Hi,
First, I'd like to say that I totally like CP like it is ! It's an invaluable tool, a first-class resource, and a 'playground' in the best sense of that word.
And, I don't know if what I'm about to describe is really a 'problem' in any sense of that word.
As I read in the Lounge, as I have time, I sometimes come across a 'dialogue' like this one[^], in this case between two members, DefWebServer (OP), and Jimmy Ropes, where I find some very valuable technical discussion and interaction ... in this case some links to resources are also presented.
Of course, I can bookmark this thread, and return to it later; I can bookmark the "member profile" of any poster for later use, etc.
The 'issue' for me is that the sheer volume of messages on the Lounge often precludes my going back more than one or two days, and I wonder how many 'gems' of technical information worth preserving (to me) 'submerge' in the spate of long sequences of the type that are most frequent on the Lounge.
So, the question I pose is simply: is there a way to 'hoist' certain content out of the Lounge based on finding it has technical content of 'enduring' value ?
I'm aware, as I write this, of course, of the issue that what is relevant to me at any given time may not be relevant to you, but, I invite you to consider the case where somehow I would be able to access the 'top picks' of highly rated CP members from the Lounge.
For example: it would be very valuable to me to access a list of links that reflect Lounge posts which Pete O'Hanlon found of value, technically.
Another possibility: consider a special rating on Lounge posts, in addition to the 1~5 scale, a rating that would imply the content should be 'hoisted' somewhere for 'posterity' in a technical sense.
I'd like to stress I am not complaining about the Lounge, but just pointing out an issue where I feel CP could gain value by allowing members to share the Lounge content they find of more than passing interest.
Meanwhile, I will continue to 'vote-up' content I really enjoy, and find useful, and to publicly thank those who engage in what to me is 'exemplary' dialogue.
best, Bill
"Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of
meaning." C.S. Lewis
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Actually, this already exists. See an example here. In my personal member forum, I have used a thread to preserve some of the most notable posts by Chris Maunder. 
Though, it would be neat if there was a "view" in the Lounge (and other forums) that listed messages or thread starters by their popularity (like is done with articles).
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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Hi AspDotNetDev,
I already do make a point to look in certain CP members' profile pages, but that's a separate issue than what I am focusing on in this suggestion, which is the 'how' of preserving technically useful content on the Lounge in a public way ... given the sheer volume of Lounge messages which do ... as the Lounge is 'for' ... 'wander all over the map.'
I almost was going to suggest there could be a way to search Lounge messages by quantity of up-votes, but I think that, also, might not help focus on uniquely technical content.
Thus, my suggestion that there be a way to mark a Lounge post as having 'technical worth' outside the Lounge.
But, I'm just making a suggestion, and seeking our 'tribal wisdom' in order to evaluate it. And, I'm delighted with CP as it is !
thanks, Bill
"Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of
meaning." C.S. Lewis
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Well, if it's technically worthwhile, why not preserve it as a tip/trick? Or in the free tools forum? Or in your personal member forum (it is public so others can access it too).
I was just figuring out today how, when you create a new folder in Windows 7, to automatically use the current date/time as the folder name rather than "New Folder". This is an example of something I might have posted in the Lounge before tips/tricks came out. And if somebody did post something like that in the Lounge, it might then be posted by somebody else as a tip/trick (e.g., when JSOP posted a tip/trick he got the idea for from something I said).
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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I do like what you propose. I bookmark any useful, technical threads in the Lounge. Even though the Lounge is not for "programming" questions, you do indeed find some gems in there.
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Glad you like it. Just a little fiddling with HTML5 I was doing in my spare time. Figured I may as well throw it in the mix.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I thought there was something wrong with my browser at first, but I agree it's a great feature.
The best things in life are not things.
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What is this hierarchical hint you speak of?
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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When you hover on the subject, you will see the hierarchical line at the left of the thread which indicates what is your parent thread.
Silverlight 5 Tutorials : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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Huh, maybe I need to have Chrome. Just tried in IE9 and FF3.6 and didn't see anything.
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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Chris did mention HTML5. Works for me in FF5.0 and Chrome 12.0.xxx
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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Doesn't appear in FF4; and work isn't exactly fast about deploying new broswers. 
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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When I went to my tips/tricks, I just got this message:
No articles were found for by requested author.
I probably got that because you are doing some database jiggery-pokery and I'm guessing it will be fixed soon, but still thought I'd report this because of the odd wording of the message.
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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We're experimenting with various forms of prose for our error messages. Our iambic pentameter needs work.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Have you tried haiku?
Error message: No articles found
Please go write some articles
Come back when finished
Driven to the ARMs by x86.
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attachments in comments or replies makes comment self explanatory. i think this feature must be added.
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...and they also lead, way back in the distant past, to an extraordinary amount of abuse.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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...but I didn't, I up-voted them. I see three of them in the first couple pages. Is this related to the recalculation?
Jack of all trades ~ Master of none.
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You're even lucky to get a reputation history. It hasn't worked for me for two days...
".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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Mine doesn't take as many hamsters to generate!!
Jack of all trades ~ Master of none.
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Mine doesn't show either.
In your case I understand, John -- your reputation precedes you, so by the time you get there, it's gone. 
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Exactly what it says on the tin. The issue is that in chrome these keys move between tabs.
I'm running 12.0.742.112
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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Yes, good point, this has bothered me a lot already.
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