Bugs and Suggestions

19-Jun-14 5:10

I used to be co-author for article Your Development Tools[^] starting from 26-Mar-14. However at some point my profile has vanished from the co-author list. If I try to add myself, I keep getting a generic, dictionary related error...

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter19-Jun-14 19:31

19-Jun-14 19:31

I can see you as co-editor this moment! All seems good...

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Wendelius20-Jun-14 22:03

20-Jun-14 22:03

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote:
I can see you as co-editor this moment!

I can't. So it seems that there was a short moment when the co-author info was present but vanished again for some reason....

Wendelius20-Jun-14 22:43

20-Jun-14 22:43

Now I added some content to the article, added myself to co-author list and submitted the article. Then I realized I need to make more modifications, but when I try to edit the article, the editor is showing wrong version (44). That version does not contain the databases section I just added...

Really confused OMG | :OMG:

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter21-Jun-14 9:36

21-Jun-14 9:36

Now (at 22:30 on 21 of June 2014 - local time) I see you as co-editor, and I see a 'Databases' section with six entries (MariaDB, MySQL, Firebird, PostgreSQL, SQL Server Express Edition, Oracle Database Express Edition 11g Release 2). The current revision number is 45. Something is missing now?
If does you should call the hamsters to aid...

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Wendelius21-Jun-14 12:08

21-Jun-14 12:08

What happens if you try to edit the article. Does the editor open with version containing the Databases section or with the previous one?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter21-Jun-14 19:25

21-Jun-14 19:25

You right! While editing it looks like a different version. Without the 'Databases' section and without you...
I call upon @Sean-Ewington to help us fix it...

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Sean Ewington23-Jun-14 4:34

23-Jun-14 4:34

On the version I can see the Databases and Mika's name ... is it still wrong?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Wendelius23-Jun-14 5:04

23-Jun-14 5:04

Hi Sean,

The published version is correct (version 45) but if you start to edit the article, you'll notice that the editor brings up version 44 which doesn't contain databases section.

I believe the same thing has happened months ago since at some point I wasn't a co-author anymore. Perhaps the next modification after me started with false version???

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter23-Jun-14 5:05

23-Jun-14 5:05

Yes. The published version is the good one, but when you start edit it you got something else. Mika is missing and no Databases section at all...

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Sean Ewington23-Jun-14 5:53

23-Jun-14 5:53

OK I republished the article using the latest text, hopefully that will help.

I would wager that the system has a limit on the number of authors. I don't know if it was ever intended to have that many co-authors. Has anyone seen more than 7 authors there? When I added Mika back manually it got cranky and I think it kicked another author off the list to make room.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter23-Jun-14 6:04

23-Jun-14 6:04

Now it looks perfect, but you are right - the co-authors text box displays only 5 ids so if some got editing it (and save) one of the co-authors will fall. It is Mika because of the abc ordering (w is at the end)?
The problem is that theoretically everyone who edits this list has all the right to be a co-author...
Maybe we should move to some non-exist community editor like 'CodeProject' (like in the interviews) and remove all of us?

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Sean Ewington23-Jun-14 6:08

23-Jun-14 6:08

Well it looks like it's your article originally so it's your call.

The way it will order the names (I believe) is by user ID, smallest to largest.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter23-Jun-14 6:11

23-Jun-14 6:11

I have no problem to move it to some common account - the only question is who will got the notification about request to add new items. Not all users willing to the editing and not all have the bronze level to do so. So one of the listed editors take up the task as now...

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Sean Ewington23-Jun-14 9:17

23-Jun-14 9:17

Only those who are listed as authors on the article will get notifications of changes.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter23-Jun-14 9:25

23-Jun-14 9:25

Not too good, as sometimes the article need handling...(do you have the spare time to take it over?)
My problem is that I feel not competent to decide who to remove! Even I started the article but others done no less than me!
We should say - tangled?
(By the way - it seems that I can save as much co-authors as I want, but when re-opening the article for more editing the editor page returns only the first 5...)

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Sean Ewington24-Jun-14 4:29

24-Jun-14 4:29

I would say chances are good that every time someone updates it, I will be the one looking at it in the approval queue to push it live. So I don't think we need to add me for formatting purposes.

Let's just make Mika boss of it Smile | :)

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter24-Jun-14 6:07