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Lol - I was just thinking that earlier today - the addict always needs more! 
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages
Damned nice for remote servers where using Enterprise Manager is like wadding through treacle while covered in velcro, upside down -Paul Watson on SQL Server Query Analyser
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We need greatest hits of threads either they are from Lounge or from any programming boards.
So it makes easy to visit these threads later. ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
Example : Wimamp Greatest Hits [^]
Kant
Sonork-100.28114
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Perhaps put a link above each (programming) message board that with subject "Most asked questions + answers"? Something like that.
Rickard Andersson@Suza Computing
C# and C++ programmer from SWEDEN!
UIN: 50302279
E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu
Speciality: I love C#, ASP.NET and C++!
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I've made a slight change to the way articles are displayed. Previously when you loaded up an article you also loaded up the entire discussion thread associated with that article. This is fine if you actually want to read the threads, but for those browsing the articles quickly and for agents such as search engines this adds load time without adding value. So - I now have it so that articles initially only show the number of messages posted plus a link. Click on the link and you can view the article with the messages attached as per normal.
It's slightly more inconvenient but reduces load on the site significantly and increases page load time by around 30%.
Comments?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Comments?
- Nice & snappy - a definite advantage.
- Comments are less accessible - a possible disadvantage: some articles have errata, update notes, links to related material, etc. listed in the comments, and these might be missed more easily now.
- Less chance of seeing my name come up in unrelated Google searches - probably an advantage.
It's a small thing, but the integrated message boards were always something that set CP apart for me. Somehow, clicking that extra link, no matter how little effort it takes to find, is a deterrent. Not sure what the solution is though, as you said it was slowing things down noticeably. Perhaps listing the first 10 or so message subjects (sorta like Threaded View)… Or providing an “errata” area that can be updated by the article author (even for edited articles)…
One thing i certainly appreciate is that clicking the link displays both the article and the messages - losing the ability to view the article and relevant messages together (as when you click “next page” on the forums) would be bad.
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Shog9
Life seems pretty easy when it's from my easy chair
And you're burnin up inside and no one cares...
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Shog9 wrote:
It's a small thing, but the integrated message boards were always something that set CP apart for me. Somehow, clicking that extra link, no matter how little effort it takes to find, is a deterrent
That's exactly my worry. We'll try it out for a couple of days to see how it flies.
Shog9 wrote:
Perhaps listing the first 10 or so message subjects
This won't be any quicker than what we previously did.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Sounds cool to me. One added advantage is that people will realise what it is they are posting to, because they clicked a link to see it.
As some people may not like it, have you considered making it a preference ? Personally I would switch it to speed up the page loads.
Christian
No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002
Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Chris Maunder wrote:
It's slightly more inconvenient but reduces load on the site significantly and increases page load time by around 30%.
Following on what Shog and others have been saying maybe some of the following ideas will help.
- Have a setting in a member's profile which defines whether the article forums are shown automatically or not. Default it to no. You will get a site load reduction still, because of the 80% of members who won't switch it on, but not inconvienience power users who will switch it on an will be happy again.
- Only show the article forum if there are new posts (I assume use the same "new posts" code as is done for the normal forums)
- Automatically show the article forum the first time a member visits the article, and then not the next time they visit the article... though this probably is not going to help site load and tracking who has visited what may burden the server even more
Just some ideas 
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
Christopher Duncan wrote:
Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
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The formatting at the bottom of articles is a bit different now that the forum area is back. The left-side light-orange column used to end at the forum, and the forum took up the whole width of the page. Now the column goes all the way down the page.
I know it's a little thing, but I noticed it. 
before - after
(yes, I'm bored. it's the weekend, it's slow here  )
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Saturday's Google Fight[^] results: Britney Spears 2,150,000 - Visual Basic 3,340,000 
"How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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The idea is good, but many don't like it. A peaceful solution for bandwidth and users could be:
1) when an author reads his article, the message board is always on
2) for non registered guests, the link is shown
3) for registered users, the message board is on only after they voted the article (this means that there is a degree of interest for the article), otherwise the link is shown
Have a good coding day
Davide
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Is there a reason why Soapbox postings are not returned by the web service?
It'd also be nice if we could request posts from only a particular board instead of getting the last n from across them all.
I'd wear a miniskirt and pimp myself for an extra ten grand a year. - David Wulff
Awasu[^]: A free RSS reader with support for Code Project.
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Taka Muraoka wrote:
Is there a reason why Soapbox postings are not returned by the web service?
Yes - because it's the soapbox.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Yes - because it's the soapbox.
I thought you might say something like that 
Curses. So I still have to run a browser alongside Awasu
I'd wear a miniskirt and pimp myself for an extra ten grand a year. - David Wulff
Awasu[^]: A free RSS reader with support for Code Project.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Yes - because it's the soapbox.
As I said to Dylan in a post slightly newer than this one - an addict can never get enough! Paul and I were chatting about his CP+ this afternoon. It would be really cool if there was a checkbox in the setup where you could take on full responsibility for any Soapbox threads being included on what comes through on app's like CP+, Desktop Bob, etc. Until you click this option, Soapbox threads just don't get included / Soapbox tab is disabled / etc.
We are greedy aren't we? 
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages
Damned nice for remote servers where using Enterprise Manager is like wadding through treacle while covered in velcro, upside down -Paul Watson on SQL Server Query Analyser
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1. "What's New" is related to latest articles, it no where describes "What's New" for the CP website.
I think "What's New" should be changed to "Latest Articles" and keep "What's New" on the main page, which should describe what's new happening to the Code Project website (ex: New scripts loaded, downtime, new discussion boards..blah...blah..)
2. There should be a "History" page, where it describes when the CP started and major milestones achieved so far.
Kant
Sonork-100.28114
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I think that being able to sort the response from a search by modification date could be very usefull.
The most part of times, I just need the most recent article and I don't want to browse all the answers in order to find the right one.
Beside that, this site is very usefull
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Why not doing small businesses around Bob's image ? CP fixes the price knowing the cost of making, and takes the difference. Everyone's happy
A friend of mine begins to make chess-boards using iron and steel as a past time activity. Who would be interested by a CP chess-board ? 
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans
C'est l'alarme!
Le Chant des Partisans
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Cool!
But what would the pieces be? A row of Bob's for pawns, Chris as King, Anna as queen ( ). What about the rest?
I'd wear a miniskirt and pimp myself for an extra ten grand a year. - David Wulff
Awasu[^]: A free RSS reader with support for Code Project.
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An excellent idea, but I understand there are security issues with this
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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What's the issue?
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Only in a world this sh*tty could you even try to say these were innocent people and keep a straight face.
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What internet browser do you use?
Sub-Survey:
Why do you use it?
rate 1-5 on things like popularity, open source, un-popularity, non-MS, or some other zany reasons you would use a particular browser.
P.S.(I looked through the first 4 or 5 pages of previous surveys and didn't see this one. If I missed it, sorry.)
- Nitron
"Those that say a task is impossible shouldn't interrupt the ones who are doing it." - Chinese Proverb
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How about a "Windows CE" or "Embedded" forum? Frankly, I'm suirprised you don't already have one Chris.
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Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio.
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Done like a dinner.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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