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I've noticed that quite often when someone posts a programming question in the lounge, it's their first post in the lounge (or anywhere on cp for that matter).
If it's possible, perhaps the message board software could determine if it's their first post in either that forum or anywhere on cp and if it's not a programming forum, display a popup asking if it's a programming related question and presenting the drop down box of programming forums, or maybe just a popup with some sort of clear message and a choice of alternatives.
Note that it would do it the first time only, this should catch most. I know it's an extra burden on the sql server etc, but perhaps when they login it's kept as some sort of session variable until they do post? Not sure how the message board works, but thought I would toss the idea into the hopper anyway.
I support two teams: the Canucks and whoever is playing the Leafs!
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That flag could go in a cookie. You'd get the popup the first time you posted from a particular computer (or after clearing cookies), but it would mean no extra server-side storage.
I like it 
--Mike--
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Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
I think so Brain, but if we shaved our heads, we'd look like weasels!
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Unfortunately the more steps we put in place of this type the more hassle it will be for regular members, and the more screens the lazy people will simply ignore. People can be ingenious at ignoring instructions when they are determined to be lazy.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
this type the more hassle it will be for regular members
You didn't read it did you? You just skimmed over it!
I support two teams: the Canucks and whoever is playing the Leafs!
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No I didn't. A once-only popup won't work since it will be ignored by those who can't be bothered to read instructions (how many times do you see lazy users click 'OK' without reading a dialog) and will be a step (admittedly small) in the way of legitimate users. It will also be yet another burden on the database server.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
People can be ingenious at ignoring instructions when they are determined to be lazy.
I second that! And this field is increasingly getting full of lazy people...
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Due to the recent increase in troll-posting (often from Anonymous logins), I propose we either: 1) add in a verification check of some sort for Anonymous postings, 2) Log IP's of Anonymous posters, or 3) disable Anonymous postings.
It's either that, or force Chris and co. to continue to play clean-up...
Jeremy Kimball
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Wouldn't it make sense to give some people moderator level power, they could either delete a post outright if it was flagrantly violating something, or have the option of moving it to the soap box and leaving a placeholder behind that says "this message moved to soapbox by moderator" with a link?
I support two teams: the Canucks and whoever is playing the Leafs!
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Another solution and one that might elimination "forum spam" is to have a message deleted, if it message gets a rating of 1.0, with 5 votes or more votes.
My neighbours think I am crazy - but they don't know that I have a trampoline. All they see my head bobbing up and down over the fence every five seconds
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Yeah, but then you'd break the basic poll mechanism that some people have been using on the lounge.
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how many people actually write pseudocodes/flow chart/algorithm/entitiy relationship diagrams on paper before they start coding??
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What if we have a link at the home page (after a user sign 'IN') saying about the replies he/she got for his messages??
This way... I can disable my 'email notification' and make a direct click on the message(s)
Also, reducecs my browsing through all the forums to see if I have a reply!
I was born intelligent
Education ruined me!.
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I'm a 3rd yr computer student in college in dublin, i have to decide on a project to design and code, i can do anything i want really, i am kinda lost tho, i am drawin a blank, any ideas ppl, i have 6weeks to design, code and test it... anything from databased backed websites to virus's and sh*t... just wonderin if anyone had any cool ideas that all!!!!
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Ian Darling wrote:
Yet Another .NET Blog Engine
whats that? explain please
I was born intelligent
Education ruined me!.
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You just like saying blog, don't you? (Me too)
My neighbours think I am crazy - but they don't know that I have a trampoline. All they see my head bobbing up and down over the fence every five seconds
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Blog, i'm blog of blogging. I blog, if i blog another blogger i'm gonna get bloggable on his blog. To blog with the blog of blog. 
A blog to blog blogs.
Blog9
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Can there be a link for a member... where I can see to whom I have voted and what the vote is and the message link etc.
I can one day or other use this as a 'fav link' when I want to search for something in CP?
I was born intelligent
Education ruined me!.
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SPS wrote:
I can one day or other use this as a 'fav link' when I want to search for something in CP?
That would be one way of doing it, but I think a "Comment Bookmarks" feature would be the best way to do it. That's something I really wish CP had.
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jdunlap wrote:
Comment Bookmarks
I was born intelligent
Education ruined me!.
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Post bookmarks - the ability to bookmark a forum post.
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jdunlap wrote:
Post bookmarks - the ability to bookmark a forum post.
anyway... if there is a way to bookmark the posts at less cost (resource / time), I would be happy for that
I was born intelligent
Education ruined me!.
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SPS wrote:
where I can see to whom I have voted and what the vote is and the message link etc.
Whats the use???
Anyway if we implemet this then already our over-strained Servers will stop working.
cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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super wrote:
Whats the use???
I guess I said that in my post earlier... I would repeat here again... I can use that messages as an indirect link to my 'Fav Links'... so that I would just vote the messages that I want to keep track of (you know how the lounge keeps populating)... and one fine day, I can return to it when I need that. (if u r still not clear about it.. I would explain to u in person later!!!)
super wrote:
over-strained Servers
I was born intelligent
Education ruined me!.
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