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I think there should be some kind of message in bold on the Q&A pages saying something along the lines of "Please do not post questions here that are aimed at certain article authors". The reason I suggest this is that there has been a lot of questions in the past that seem to be asking someone about their article, but don't actually mention what article they are talking about.
This is the most recent one:
http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/133048/Would-you-Offer-Your-Propertybag-Code-Under-an-ope.aspx[^]
See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef
The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob!
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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Yeah I have seen a couple of them recently.
I have to explain to them that it is unlikely that the Author is going to see it.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC League Table Link
CCC Link[ ^]
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The stupid thing is, is that when viewing an article and you move the mouse over the Q&A menu in a yellow box it even says: "Ask a question about this article".
See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef
The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob!
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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It's been going on since Q&A started - I have a folder with standard responses, one of those is for just that.
Don't post this under Questions & Answers - if you got the code from an article, then
there is a "new message" button at the bottom of that article, which causes an email to be sent to the
author. They are then alerted that you wish to speak to them.
Posting this here relies on them "dropping by" and realising it is for them.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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Yeah Also I have seen some. Some Enquirers put the Other member's name in question title & asked question which related to that member. Yesterday I have seen this[^](Actually DD found this first)
thatraja |Chennai|India|
Brainbench certifications
Down-votes are like kid's kisses don't reject it 
Do what you want quickly because the Doomsday on 2012
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Suggestions on how to counter this?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Low level abuse and implied menaces?
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC League Table Link
CCC Link[ ^]
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You're all too soft and cuddly and don't have it in you.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Just put a bold message at the top of the page, a bit like how the Lounge says "Do not post programming questions here".
See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef
The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob!
"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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You could make me the official CodeProject Harbinger of Doom, and I could visit death and destruction on anyone that posts such a method in Q/A. I have the means, and am surely capable... All I need is travel money.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"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." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Do you really want to get felt up by the big, brutish, ugly TSA security that often? I'm getting mixed messages from you here...
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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When they see my offical CodeProject Harbinger of Doom badge and secret decoder ring, they'll just wave me through. It's part of the power I wield.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"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." - J. Jystad, 2001
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John, it's a great idea - really - but I'm not sure the world is ready.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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In every society, great men walk among the lesser folk long before the rest of the world is ready. I have come to live with that particular burden of my existence, and only hope that history is thoughtful of all of the good I *could* have done, if only the rest of society would have accepted it as the magnanimous gesture it was intended to be.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"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." - J. Jystad, 2001
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This Article[^] is of interest to me.
I tried looking, but how do I bookmark it?
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC League Table Link
CCC Link[ ^]
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By clicking the bookmark icon, the yellow star with green plus sign at the top of the article, where the print, discuss, and report icons are. Isn't it there for you?
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I couldn't see it.
That's why I asked.
Edit
Amazing what a Ctrl F5 can do!
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC League Table Link
CCC Link[ ^]
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Note that you will only see it if you are logged in. I ran into that problem once and it was because I was not logged in.
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Using FF3.6 on C/C++/MFC forum, reading a reply, wanting to vote, I got another first: a little Window popped up, saying: Vote Failed. You voted 5. Rating now 5 (votes: 1). With a "Close Window" button. The button works fine. A ticket wasn't mentioned. You ought to get one anyway.
[ADDED] After a page reload, I was able to get my vote recorded.[/ADDED]
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This happens when, for whatever reason, the javascript for doing the Ajax vote fails and so the voting mechanism falls back to the old, non-ajax way.
I can see the error in the logs and will get to it.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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That's OK then.
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Would be neat to see the results of a poll that asks if members have computer science degrees. Options might be:
- I write software and I have a CS degree.
- I write software and I don't have a CS degree.
- I DO NOT write software and I have a CS degree.
- I DO NOT write software and I don't have a CS degree.
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Rather than combining two yes/no questions this gem[^] would suggest a much more informative 0-to-3 position on every axis in a 32-dimensional space. It might be a bit over the top for a home page poll...
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Done.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Awesome! Interesting results so far, and the comments at the bottom are fun to read as well. Thanks for using my suggestion! 
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