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Will check.
Fixed in next rev. Sorry 'bout that.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:22 AM
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Hey Chris,
Instead of trying to detect if the browser is mobile and then redirecting to the mobile site, why not give us a fixed domain name? That way even if the browser user agent string changes you won't have to worry.
From my earlier post you must have seen that my phone's correctly detected, yet I get the regular webpage. 
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Chris,
I know this is your site and yours to do with as you please. I also know that I'm an a***hole at times, and not the best of members... but:
I think you need to introduce more regular checks on MVP status for those you give it to (and yes, if you want to, you can roll my status all the way back to bronze or below or just kick me out if you want to. I'm sure I've said more than enough to deserve it).
When MVP's such as Pete O' Hanlon, Marc Clifton, Sacha Barber and others (all excellent contributors to the site) are joined by the likes of this joker[^] it cheapens the whole award.
I might be being unfair, given his posts (or those that I can see) only go back to August - but some members certainly abuse privilege, and from the evidence of his posts I can only think this is so.
Cheers,
Martin Hughes
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Yes, we should definitely have stricter rules in place. Happy to tighten things up a little.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Thanks for the vote of confidence Chris, really appreciated.
Im so glad ive spent hours of my life contributing to your site, for you to agree with this lounge monkey (although I think in this case that is a rather harsh insult to our primate brothers).
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Take a look at what I said Jamie. I definitely did not say "I agree - Jamie should be sacked". I said I'd keep an eye on things.
You've been a tad sarcastic in some of your answers but I haven't exactly raced to strip you of your status, have I? 
Relax.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: I haven't exactly raced to strip you
Hey hey hey! Kid sister rule! 
"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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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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You definately didnt say "Abuse pointed towards any member is not acceptable" either, but thats pretty much what this jackass has done. This is over one stupid post where he was berating people for answering with a quite legitimate "Google it" when hes never taken part in one techinal thread here as far as I could see.
And as for sarcasm, if that is against the site rules you had better remove that little icon next to my name because im sure as hell not changing the habit of a lifetime to keep people happy.
Am I sarcastic, yes. Am I abusive, definately no.
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Abuse directed towards any member is unacceptable and is clearly spelled out in our Terms of Use.
You guys have been around for a long time and should know a) how to ignore someone, and b) how to mark a message as Abuse and have it removed. I spend way too much time chasing abusive members but unfortunately I can't be everywhere, all the time.
I don't really see this is worth any further discussion.
Jamie: You help our readers and for that I, and our readers, are grateful. I wish there was more I could do to say 'thanks'
Martin: I've looked, I've read, but I'm failing to see what the problem is.
I do try and keep tabs on MVPs but I do also try and be careful when choosing them and apart from one member last year getting a little fruity with his language there's not been a problem that I am aware of. The MVP program is incredibly important to me because it allows me to say thank you and shine a fairly huge light on those who help others, so I am protective. However, as far as I can see everything fine, so let's just move along.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: how to mark a message as Abuse and have it removed
The post that started this off I did mark as abuse. I dont care enough about its content to go back and check whether it was removed or not.
Chris Maunder wrote: I wish there was more I could do to say 'thanks'
No more is necessary. Except a little pushback on those like this little upstart who wish to tarnish a name that has been built up over a number of years.
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Chris Maunder wrote: apart from one member last year getting a little fruity with his language
I apologise. I'll stop saying referring to Apple - I promise. 
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Chris,
I realise now that I was wrong to single out Jamie for any special attention, and so withdraw my complaint against him.
However, I will email you privately with some concerns I have about certain attitudes which are manifesting themselves at CP. And God knows I'm as guilty of some of them as any here.
Cheers,
Ahoy!
Martin Hughes
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Chris Maunder wrote: I do also try and be careful when choosing them
I thought they were selected by a complex series of super-secret algorithms.
Chris Maunder wrote: apart from one member last year getting a little fruity with his language
What is "fruity language"?
"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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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
What is "fruity language"?
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doooooooooooooooooooooooooo&@@@@ooob
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`dooooooooooooooooooooooooo&@ooooob'
`doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooob'
`doooooooooooooooooooooooooooob'
`doooooooooooooooooooooooooob'
`doooooooooooooooooooooooob'
`doooooooooooooooooooooob'
`dooooooooobodoooooooob'
`doooooooob dooooooob'
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I suppose.
BTW original image is by joan stark
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-- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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And here I was thinking you were suggesting to Chris that all 2008 MVPs should get CodeProject logo'd Swiss watches! 
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: all 2008 MVPs should get CodeProject logo'd Swiss watches
Now that's a good idea - I could do with a new watch.
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What a brilliant idea. My radio-control watch has just gone to the great clockworks in the sky. I'd wear a CP watch with pride.
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I post 1 thing you dont like and you feel the need to post this rubbish.
Thanks. I feel real good about myself now. Go look how many actual answers ive given (many of which get 5 votes) and then compare it to your own contribution.
modified on Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:43 AM
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Jamie,
I apologise to you unreservedly for any upset I have caused you. It was uncalled for, unfair and completely unnecessary. On reflection I realise now that you took the brunt of a great deal of pent up frustration, which I had no right to slam you with.
Humbly yours,
Martin Hughes
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Nice one Mr Hughes. A well deserved 5 for this.
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Forgiven, not forgotton.
// edit: I'll qualify that a bit for you. Ive had a really sh*t couple of months, and personally im not particularly happy ATM. Whilst you may have had some pent up anger, I got slamed when I was down. Remember that your "anonymous" actions over the internet can have a significant affect on the 3rd party.
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J4amieC wrote: Remember that your "anonymous" actions over the internet can have a significant affect on the 3rd party.
Ironically, that's what Martin's been trying to say all along I think 
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0) MVP status is awarded for the previous year's contributions to the site. Anything done this year should have no bearing on last years award.
1) As far as I know, MVP is not based in any way on messages posted in the Lounge or Soapbox.
2) MVP status doesn't give you any extra privileges or power. All you get is a modified icon and a certificate (suitable for hanging).
I had thought that MVP status was more weighted toward article submissions for the year in question, but Jamie4c's one and only article was posted back in 2004.
For what it's worth, I don't think it would be proper to rescind MVP status unless the user in question did something truly abusive on the site. Just because he stirs folks up once in a while doesn't mean he's all of a sudden not a good programmer (which *is* why we're all here, right?). If that were the case, I wouldn't have MVP status either.
"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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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Well said. If people were denied MVP just because they stir things up, then you would never have...
Well, never mind.
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But I think that's one of the main reasons I got MVP.
"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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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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