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Malcolm Smart wrote: Most probably mentioned before, but if somebody asks a nobby question (read NIIT in C# forum, or similar), and they get 'suitable' replies, they delete their original question. This a) screws up the boards by having dangling posts, and b) gives the OP anonymity from his stupid question / interview question / homework question, which he may have had an answer too, and he can 't be caught 'cheating'.
I always think twice before asking a question or even ansewring, as I know my current boss frequents the boards, and any future boss could well have a look.
So - without the waffle, can we stop questions that have had a reply from being deleted?
Hi Malcolm,
I fully agree.
It has been discussed several times before.
Arguments against it are:
- original author can remove the contents of his message; how to prevent that while allowing
him to apply corrections/additions. My answer is by keeping the original ALSO.
- whatever approach to prevent deletion will cost more disk space. My asnwer is the first
reply should copy the entire original message. From then on, any other solution will
actually save disk space!
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]
this weeks tips:
- make Visual display line numbers: Tools/Options/TextEditor/...
- show exceptions with ToString() to see all information
- before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google
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Malcolm Smart wrote: gives the OP anonymity from his stupid question / interview question / homework question, which he may have had an answer too, and he can 't be caught 'cheating'.
Malcolm Smart wrote: can we stop questions that have had a reply from being deleted?
That is why I usually add the majority of the post to my reply. The OP can't get rid of it then.
"Find it your bloody self - immediately!" - Dave Kreskowiak
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Damn straight - and I thought my NIIT reply was one of my better ones
Me: Can you see the "up" arrow?
User:Errr...ummm....no.
Me: Can you see an arrow that points upwards?
User: Oh yes, I see it now!
-Excerpt from a support call taken by me, 08/31/2007
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Maybe we do this:
Add the ability to mark a question as "solved". We count the number of times a person deletes a question that's been marked "solved" and if it's over a threshold they get kicked for abuse.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: Maybe we do this:
Add the ability to mark a question as "solved". We count the number of times a person deletes a question that's been marked "solved" and if it's over a threshold they get kicked for abuse.
Right... but who decides that it is "solved"? In all fairness to _normal_ posters, it should be the OP, but this doesnt solve the issue at hand.
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Chris Maunder wrote: Maybe we do this:
Add the ability to mark a question as "solved". We count the number of times a person deletes a question that's been marked "solved" and if it's over a threshold they get kicked for abuse.
Who is to decide whether a problem is solved? IMO only the OP can do that. So how does
this help?
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]
this weeks tips:
- make Visual display line numbers: Tools/Options/TextEditor/...
- show exceptions with ToString() to see all information
- before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google
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Luc Pattyn wrote: Who is to decide whether a problem is solved
Either the poster (for a definitive "Solved" mark) or other readers (for a "N votes = solved" consensus). That way answers will, hopefully, get marked quickly, but we also allow and encourage others to mark answers as the solution which will then lock the question.
Yep - it's got holes, but it's a step
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: Either the poster (for a definitive "Solved" mark) or other readers (for a "N votes = solved" consensus). That way answers will, hopefully, get marked quickly, but we also allow and encourage others to mark answers as the solution which will then lock the question.
Yep - it's got holes, but it's a step
Hi Chris,
I don't think this will help at all:
IMO the disappearing messages are the ones that are not solved at all, but get removed:
- because some reply said "wrong forum"
- because the OP got aware and ashamed it was a silly question
- etc.
None of these would get a "solved" mark anyhow; questions that really got solved
by one or more good replies tend not to disappear AFAIK.
IMO the only category that may be covered by this is the question that did not get
answered but got solved by the OP using other means; I am afraid that is a small minority...
Maybe you should gather some statistics on disappearing messages (i.e. keep them, hidden,
for a while, and manually try to figure out why they got deleted).
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles]
this weeks tips:
- make Visual display line numbers: Tools/Options/TextEditor/...
- show exceptions with ToString() to see all information
- before you ask a question here, search CodeProject, then Google
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Most of hte articles I'm seeing here are listed twice in immediate succession.
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If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
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Still happening?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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yes.
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If you view money as inherently evil, I view it as my duty to assist in making you more virtuous.
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Just went to Survey MailForm (Suggest a Survey) page. In the 'Your Name' textbox, I could see the name with HTML tags. I think it has just filled the profile name from database to the textbox. However, in this case and typically while filling it in textboxes, it can cut off the HTML tags. Isn't it?
The page URL is: http://www.codeproject.com/script/common/mailform.asp?option=Poll[^]
P.S.: HTML Tags in textboxes might also give rise to Script Injection Attacks. Isn't it?
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Fixed
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote: Does anything ring?
YES.. Both member number also different. Is it taking as different user names ? But I have only created the one what I am using now. And I wrote those from this userid only. Don't what's going wrong
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I think different ids should mean different login names (login email addresses). You can email webmaster (at) codeproject.com so that your credentials can be advised. But I don't know whether CP can merge both your acccounts into one.
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Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote: I think different ids should mean different login names (login email addresses)
But how ? I have not created the second one. Any way will mail to webmaster. Thanks for pointing this out
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I passed this to Sean who should have emailed you about this. Is everything now sorted out?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Hi cris,
Thanks, It's not solved yet and I didn't get mail from Sean. Can you please check this out ?
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Sometimes when I click on the Post Message button there is a long delay then I get this error message:
"An error has occurred
Sorry!
The maximum length of time our servers were willing to spend on your request has passed. They are extremely busy and ask that you let them take a quick breather before trying again."
It sounds like I've done something wrong and annoyed the servers who really have better things to do that service the users of CodeProject, it's far too smug and should be changed.
Modo vincis, modo vinceris.
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John Cardinal wrote: It sounds like I've done something wrong and annoyed the servers who really have better things to do that service the users of CodeProject, it's far too smug and should be changed
You have done something wrong. You've annoyed the hamsters who are now in the thrall of Kyle.;P
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: annoy the hamsters
That is not a good thing to do.
"Try asking what you want to know, rather than asking a question whose answer you know." - Christian Graus
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Smarmy and annoying? Really?
Just trying to be a little lighthearted...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Just change it to something like: Hamsters went on break, be back in a few 
"Try asking what you want to know, rather than asking a question whose answer you know." - Christian Graus
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