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Absolutely agree, Chris. I just wish that when I post "Please use the Improve question link above, and add complete details of what is not working.", people would actually do it, rather than reply with another comment containing 50 lines of code.
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Any thoughts on how we can solve this?
Obviously a bunch of people going in and cleaning / fixing / moving / editing questions would do it, but there also needs to be the culture, the understanding of the plan, and acceptance.
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Chris Maunder
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I don't think there is a great deal that we can do beyond cleaning up when things get messy. Unfortunately there is no simple way to get people to do the right thing. Some people just ignore suggestions as to how they use the comments fields. Some people post Solutions as comments or questions. Some perhaps get it wrong due to difficulty with the English language - especially when we use certain idiomatic expressions. And since people tend not to read the "rules" there is no way of getting them educated before they start using the forum; just count the number of homework questions we see. So I guess bottom line is trying to set some guidance for us regulars, as to what we should do to keep things tidy.
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Richard,
I am very sorry, but in my attempt to reformat your comment, the formatter has deleted most of the content.
Could you re-enter it.
And yes, the pre tag seems to be broken for comments.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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Not to worry, if I had a pound for every time I've done something similar ...
I have rewritten it to the best of my recollection.
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I’m using an iPhone. I did manage to log in with the login option available next to the reply button in the forums
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I’m using it on my iPhone and iPad and aren’t seeing any issues. What are you seeing happen when you try to login?
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Chris Maunder
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Nothing happens if I tap once or twice on the login button. I’m not used to browsing the web from a phone. It just came to my mind that I don’t have the latest OS and web browser updates, that could be one of the issues causing the problem
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It shouldn't require the latest and greatest OS. It's fairly simple Javascript and CSS.
On your iPhone, are you using the built in Safari browser or a different browser?
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Chris Maunder
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I hadn't checked recently and thought those days where over.
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Chris Maunder
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I’m using the built in version.
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I posted a C++ question yesterday. It disappeared. Kindly Advise. Thank You
modified 4-Nov-22 19:21pm.
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Without more information, I don't think anyone could tell you what happened to it: it could have been deleted as spam, closed as "not a question", or just removed because teh gods were angry at the time.
It might even be that somebody hit the wrong button(s) ...
What was its content? Where was it posted? When? Give the hamsters some information to work with, please! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I wonder why you don't fix the bug I have for years now.
I always have a notification about "We need your permission to email you (It's a CASL thing...)" for many years now. If I click on it, it says:
"Why aren't I getting newsletters anymore?
Because of the Canadian Government. Sorry.
It looks like you've already given us consent to send you emails. You're a saint."
I already asked multiples times to fix that bug but nothing happen.
Is there any programmers working on the website? Why don't you just fixit? It shouldn't be so hard, so why just fix it?
Eric Ouellet
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Eric,
I've just gone through the process myself. I've reset the flag on my account, I log in, and I see this message when I view an article:
I click the "click here" button and I go to this page:
I check the checkbox and click "let's do this". I refresh, the message has gone.
I'm looking at your account and I see that you did this about 5 years ago. That message should not be being shown on your account.
I will email you directly and we can look at further options.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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You are right. Just to let you know... I just retry (2022-11-07 12:19 EST) and it is still there?
Eric Ouellet
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WOW !!!! Everything is fine now!!!
Thank you very much!!!!
Eric Ouellet
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There are a lot of “senior” (gray haired) devs on here that have a lot of historic knowledge.
Maybe have a “Time Capsule” or History forum to capture some of these back stories.
It might work better as vignettes that could be added onto profiles.
Topics/teasers/prompts like:
First system you programmed?
Hardware/languages/tools/product delivered/pain points/etc
Repeat for second system, third system,
Linked in of out of date platforms?
Forum could possibly be platform centric where each original post could be one system. PDP-11, the Wang Guide, Apple Newton, C64, etc
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You mean an OG forum?
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Chris Maunder
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OG == Old Grumpy?
It popped a memory on me about some of the pen based windows plays that led me to memories of the Arthur Dent & Associates Inc. company.
There is one hit to a retiree on Linked-In for Arthur Dent & Assocs
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Message Removed
modified 26-Oct-22 8:53am.
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Trying to view the comments for a closed spam account returns an empty list - eg: Member Comments[^]
That would seem to imply that the comments have all been deleted; but that's not the case. See the "[no name]" comment to this question[^], which currently only has one kick:
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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When you hover over a message in a forum, you get a grey line pointing back to a previous message. If the replied to message gets deleted, then that referencing line points all the way back to the top of the page. Occurs in Chrome and Firefox, both under Linux:
Keep Calm and Carry On
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