Article Writing

Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

30-Mar-21 3:07

Thanks very much for the report. There was an error with the article editor that has now been fixed.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Everett Berry24-Mar-21 7:38

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 7:38

Hello, I added my company's RSS feed yesterday as a Technical Blog but the first article was reported as spam and the account was closed. In reviewing the submission rules, I understand that the article contained callouts to the tool and therefore should not have been submitted. My apologies for this.

Going forward, I would like to only submit the most technical articles from our blog - some of our articles are career advice or thought leadership - and I will remove any CTAs or free download prompts.

When adding the blog feed again the prompt says "Feed already added, contact us." which I am doing here. Can someone help me resubmit the RSS feed? Thank you.

Sean Ewington24-Mar-21 8:23

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 8:23

Hi Everett,

I'd be happy to help with this. First could I look at some examples from your blog, and could you please let me know the CodeProject account that added the blog to our site?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Everett Berry24-Mar-21 8:30

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 8:30

Thanks! Here are 3 articles I think should fit with CodeProject (pls ignore CTAs I will remove those):
- Decoding Django Sessions in PostgreSQL[^]
- Postgres Notify for Real Time Dashboards[^]
- A Complete Guide to UUIDs in Postgres[^]

The original account I used to add the blog was Member 15097881 and the blog feed is at arctype.com/blog/rss

Sean Ewington24-Mar-21 8:36

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 8:36

Thanks very much for that. Would you be willing to have all links and references to Arctype removed from your posts when they are published on CodeProject?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Everett Berry24-Mar-21 8:41

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 8:41

Yes! We definitely want to follow the rules of the forum. I think there's an original link that is shown at the bottom of the articles and that should be just fine!

Sean Ewington24-Mar-21 8:46

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 8:46

Actually there's a link to the original blog in the upper left hand corner:
Improving Performance in Pygame – Speed Up Your Game[^]

And that's the only link we would allow. Does that sound acceptable?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Everett Berry24-Mar-21 8:53

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 8:53

I see that, okay that is definitely acceptable! Thank you for taking the time to look at this.

Sean Ewington24-Mar-21 9:24

Re: Blog Feed Associated with Closed Account and Can't Update

24-Mar-21 9:24

Thanks Everett. I have restored the account you were sharing the blog from. I recommend as soon as our aggregator pulls in your blog entries, that you go in and edit out the links and mentions of Arctype as soon as possible (as shown here):
Code Project Technical Blog FAQ[^]

Because the account has been flagged once, as soon as the members see the blog post with the links in it, they will flag the account again and remove it. If I happen to catch it before you do, I will edit out the links and mentions.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Everett Berry24-Mar-21 9:26

24-Mar-21 9:26

Got it, really appreciate the advice. We'll move fast on editing these.

virus ?

Member 1506676224-Feb-21 0:27

Member 15066762

24-Feb-21 0:27

I get a virus warning when I try to download DriveDetector_demo.zip WHY?

Re: virus ?

Nelek14-Mar-21 23:00

14-Mar-21 23:00

Sorry for the delay, I just saw your message right now.

It would not be the first time that some antivirus get a false positive with the annexed items of an article. I am not saying you can trust the download blindly. It is good that you tell about this issue, but would be better if you post a link to the article, if not the admins won't be able to check it.

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Missing Links

#realJSOP21-Feb-21 5:16

#realJSOP

21-Feb-21 5:16

In the message pinned at the top of this forum, two of the links are broken:

CodeProject Article FAQ

A Guide to Writing Articles for CodeProject

When you click them, you get the "there is no page" page.

".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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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

Re: Missing Links

Sean Ewington23-Feb-21 2:57

Where to post my new tool

23-Feb-21 2:57

Thanks for the catch! All fixed.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

.dan.g.15-Feb-21 22:52

15-Feb-21 22:52

Hi CP

I've written a tool to count the number of times unique IP addresses occur in zipped raw access logs and I'd like to share it with CP but can't work out where best to post it.

I wrote it to quickly identify aggressive bots on my website so I can block them by IP address.

.dan.g.

AbstractSpoon Software
email: abstractspoon(dot)todolist(at)gmail(dot)com

Nelek15-Feb-21 23:28

15-Feb-21 23:28

I would say an article with a good explanation and the source code to download would be the best option.

About sections... I think it could be in:

If it works online
- Web Development >> Applications and Tools
or
- Web Development >> Trace and Logs

or if it works offline (you download the logs and work locally)
- Desktop Development >> Miscelaneous
or
- General programming >> Internet / Network

Not sure if that is what you asked though Smile | :)

M.D.V.

.dan.g.16-Feb-21 22:22

16-Feb-21 22:22

Thx for your suggestions Nelek.

.dan.g.

AbstractSpoon Software
email: abstractspoon(dot)todolist(at)gmail(dot)com

Sean Ewington16-Feb-21 3:09

16-Feb-21 3:09

I think Nelek's suggestions are good. If when it comes time to post and you're still not sure, just fire me an email (sean@codeproject.com) and I'll be happy to place it for you.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

.dan.g.16-Feb-21 22:24

16-Feb-21 22:24

Hi Sean

I decided to go with jeron1's suggestion of starting in the 'Free Tools' forum but I'm unable to post a screenshot there as I can here...

.dan.g.

AbstractSpoon Software
email: abstractspoon(dot)todolist(at)gmail(dot)com

jeron116-Feb-21 13:47

jeron1

16-Feb-21 13:47

Maybe Free Tools Discussion Boards[^] if you are not looking to create an article.

"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

.dan.g.16-Feb-21 22:26

16-Feb-21 22:26

Good idea jeron1.

I'll start with 'Free Tools' and see if there's any interest in me writing an article.

.dan.g.

AbstractSpoon Software
email: abstractspoon(dot)todolist(at)gmail(dot)com

Nelek17-Feb-21 0:30

17-Feb-21 0:30

Free tools is mostly used to give a heads up to other people about freeware found in the net.
Not to post / explain about the self-done things

If you are hosting a direct download to your tool, then it might get there. But if you are trying to use images and give a small explanation you can use the Tip/Trick instead of an article (shorter form) or the project type.

M.D.V.

.dan.g.17-Feb-21 11:36

17-Feb-21 11:36

Wow. You've just made it too much effort!

.dan.g.

AbstractSpoon Software
email: abstractspoon(dot)todolist(at)gmail(dot)com

Nelek18-Feb-21 0:17

18-Feb-21 0:17

.dan.g. wrote:
Wow. You've just made it too much effort!

I don't understand it.

AFAIK only "Bugs & Subs" and the "Where am I" subs are allowed to have images, so the "Free tools" would not work out as you wanted.

If you think it is a lot of efford to post it I am sorry. I just wanted to avoid you unnecessary time waste trying things that are not going to work.

The easiest way for you to manage this is do a tip/trick because it is the small type to publish something without writing big things. If you don't know how to use the editor, you might write a Word doc with the content and the images you want to publish and sent it with the source codes to @Sean-Ewington or (if you want) to me and I would try to make the publishable version and send it back to you, so that you can publish it straight through just adding the downloads on your own.
I just saw that you alrady have 19 articles and a tip online, so you know better than me how to use the site.
Sorry. I'll just shut up Smile | :)

M.D.V.

Sean Ewington17-Feb-21 3:37