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That makes at least 3 people (somebody in the Lounge posted about getting the same message). That's approaching SPAM status in my book.
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Or it's only my opinion?
The submission wizard should count the words/characters (without source code) and check for a minimum count. If the article falls below this limit, the author should be able to select the reasonable type (Tip/Blog/Article).
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One of the changes we'll be making in the near future is the ability to change the article type quickly and painlessly.
Word counts, however, aren't always enough since an article may be presented as brief, to the point, with a minimal sample and an extensive download that is far beyond just a tip.
I'd rather provide tools that allow the community, one by one, to intelligently correct things than have a system stubbornly do things that may not make sense.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I'm still not convinced we need to totally differentiate articles, tips, blogs. To me this looks like a meaningless meta-discussion. To me they all are "unsolicited publications, mostly one-way communications", and they can have any length, any graphics, any downloads, any whatever the author chooses. What is most relevant is CP provides several distinct ways of creating them, a long article is better served through the current article wizard, a short article (now tip) better by a simple one-page entry form.
On the other hand, I would like to have an indication of the extensiveness of such articles when I am looking at a listing, I would like to be able to filter and search on that, and sort by it. So when I search for BackgroundWorker, give me all about it, long articles, short articles, anything. When I search for "extensive information about" BGW, just give me extensive (that would mainly be: long) articles and not tips. Extensiveness would be a number (say 1-to-5 or even 1-to 10), determined automatically, and maybe the author would have the possibility to tweak it a little (say -2 or +2 on a 1-to-10 scale). And I would reward them all using a single philosophy; the actual point values might be proportional to the extensiveness of course.
One of the advantages is an article can grow or shrink in a natural way; one can start with something short, extend it over time; maybe split it in two parts. etc. No re-qualifications, no discussions. Another advantage would be a very long article being up-voted would get more rep points than an average-length article being upvoted, which seems quite fair.
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An example: String concatenation in C#[^].
Mark points out this isn't an article (in its current definition; and he is right). But that should not be the issue IMO. We should be made to focus on content, not nomenclature.
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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code. modified on Friday, May 20, 2011 2:41 PM
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Strangely enough, I agree with everything you say. (Am I under the spell of the rapture?) I would just add that it obviously takes longer and requires more effort to write a long article with screenshots, etc., (assuming no fluff), and so articles are worth more in rep points than tips.
As for the difference between tips and blogs, I'm stumped. Blogs seem to be able to coast in without much scrutiny or comment, but I'm not sure what that means.
Maybe there should be a "guest blog" kind of section, like newspapers have "guest editorials". Here, the blog would be pre-screened, and from then on would be published immediately, with no further approval required. This kinda assumes that the author is not going to weird out on some Rapture movement, or shift to organizing a Free the Gay Hamsters charity on his blog.
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Hans Dietrich wrote: Strangely enough, I agree with everything you say
Don't despair. You may get over it. Or not.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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I'm going for counseling now. 
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It's about time. 
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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Someone (with a high rep rating) just went through and 1-voted every response to this question (and maybe even the question itself).
http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/194228/Check-if-int-is-in-Enum.aspx[^]
".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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"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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Here i will give you all 5 to counter it. Chris should make a script to delay voting, 1 vote a minute, after 5 in a minute double and so on and so forth doubling.
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
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Terrible Idea.
I like to do edits and awards firstthing in the morning.
Why should we all have to wait because of one person being an arse.
Disproportionate response don't you think?
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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 Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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Dalek Dave wrote: I like to do edits and awards firstthing in the morning.
So your the univoter! You bastard!
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
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Have a 5, just to prove you wrong! 
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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 Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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I awarded that 5, don't act like you did.
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Dalek Dave wrote: Have a 5, just to prove you wrong!
Thats exactly what the univoter does. Votes the pointless messages up and the good ones down.
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
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OK, I shall award nothing to no-one!
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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 Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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Dalek Dave wrote: nothing to no-one!
Something for the grammar police, methinks. 
The best things in life are not things.
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nothing to no-one - everything to everybody! 
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And nothing is something, otherwise, they wouldn't have a word for it.
".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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"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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Er no, nothing is the absence of something.
The best things in life are not things.
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We have words for lots of things that don't exist: Honest politician, Ethical lawyer, etc
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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So what? I just univoted you! haha
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When pasting a link to a tip/trick (in a message edit page), it does not replace the link text by the title? as it would do for articles.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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I'll fix that next update.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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