CodeProject is probably the best example of an internet "democracy"
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I've come to think that CP is the the most balanced and self contained of all the internet communities i've been to, almost an ecosystem of its own. It seems to embody what was expected of the whole internet, back when it was getting started. Sort of a utopian community...almost a university, with its libraries and professors:-D. It's not my point to sing praises or anything but i'm seeing that nothing else really compares. Sure, we have trolls and advertizers in our ranks, nothing is perfect...but this is as close to perfect as i've ever seen it. I suppose it's because we realize that what we have here will only be as good as we make it to be. The quality of articles, the intellectual level of posts and the generally high standards, including the adherence to the kid sister rule, all depend on us, if you think about it. IMO, self moderation deserves a paragraph of its own. While we can't guarantee it to be perfect either, granted that a Mr. Uno, aka Univoter will pop up any moment, it also gives us some sense of responsibility. We balance out any unfair votes and take down our posts ourselves if we realize that we've posted in the wrong spot. I'm sure it's become a habit for many. The forum that has been my "home" forum for a few years prior to comming here does not give people that opportunity, as it relies on a moderator to conduct such business. And two days ago, that moderator snapped and decided to ax a few people including myself, who were trying to keep the forum active, and now he's trying to revive the forum himself, without much success. It may be a disaster for the forum, or it may just be a small setback, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that here we have to make the choice ourselves and we've learned to make that choice wisely. Something that i haven't seen in the way people run their governments in real life.:rolleyes: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
I've come to think that CP is the the most balanced and self contained of all the internet communities i've been to, almost an ecosystem of its own. It seems to embody what was expected of the whole internet, back when it was getting started. Sort of a utopian community...almost a university, with its libraries and professors:-D. It's not my point to sing praises or anything but i'm seeing that nothing else really compares. Sure, we have trolls and advertizers in our ranks, nothing is perfect...but this is as close to perfect as i've ever seen it. I suppose it's because we realize that what we have here will only be as good as we make it to be. The quality of articles, the intellectual level of posts and the generally high standards, including the adherence to the kid sister rule, all depend on us, if you think about it. IMO, self moderation deserves a paragraph of its own. While we can't guarantee it to be perfect either, granted that a Mr. Uno, aka Univoter will pop up any moment, it also gives us some sense of responsibility. We balance out any unfair votes and take down our posts ourselves if we realize that we've posted in the wrong spot. I'm sure it's become a habit for many. The forum that has been my "home" forum for a few years prior to comming here does not give people that opportunity, as it relies on a moderator to conduct such business. And two days ago, that moderator snapped and decided to ax a few people including myself, who were trying to keep the forum active, and now he's trying to revive the forum himself, without much success. It may be a disaster for the forum, or it may just be a small setback, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that here we have to make the choice ourselves and we've learned to make that choice wisely. Something that i haven't seen in the way people run their governments in real life.:rolleyes: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CADon't know if what you say is absolutely true since there are so many sites I do not know about that may be real nice but I am compelled to agree with you. I just don't go anywhere else because I like the people and conversations here. I don't spend as much time answering questions in the forums as I should but when I do it is quite satisfying. Because of the feeling of satisfaction and quality of discussions that I find here I am somewhat protective of Code Project and try not to be controversial or rude. It is strange that people I have never physically met have become meaningful to me.
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Don't know if what you say is absolutely true since there are so many sites I do not know about that may be real nice but I am compelled to agree with you. I just don't go anywhere else because I like the people and conversations here. I don't spend as much time answering questions in the forums as I should but when I do it is quite satisfying. Because of the feeling of satisfaction and quality of discussions that I find here I am somewhat protective of Code Project and try not to be controversial or rude. It is strange that people I have never physically met have become meaningful to me.
KevinMac wrote:
It is strange that people I have never physically met have become meaningful to me.
Yeah, working from home, more than ever, CP is my peer group and my social life.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )
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I've come to think that CP is the the most balanced and self contained of all the internet communities i've been to, almost an ecosystem of its own. It seems to embody what was expected of the whole internet, back when it was getting started. Sort of a utopian community...almost a university, with its libraries and professors:-D. It's not my point to sing praises or anything but i'm seeing that nothing else really compares. Sure, we have trolls and advertizers in our ranks, nothing is perfect...but this is as close to perfect as i've ever seen it. I suppose it's because we realize that what we have here will only be as good as we make it to be. The quality of articles, the intellectual level of posts and the generally high standards, including the adherence to the kid sister rule, all depend on us, if you think about it. IMO, self moderation deserves a paragraph of its own. While we can't guarantee it to be perfect either, granted that a Mr. Uno, aka Univoter will pop up any moment, it also gives us some sense of responsibility. We balance out any unfair votes and take down our posts ourselves if we realize that we've posted in the wrong spot. I'm sure it's become a habit for many. The forum that has been my "home" forum for a few years prior to comming here does not give people that opportunity, as it relies on a moderator to conduct such business. And two days ago, that moderator snapped and decided to ax a few people including myself, who were trying to keep the forum active, and now he's trying to revive the forum himself, without much success. It may be a disaster for the forum, or it may just be a small setback, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that here we have to make the choice ourselves and we've learned to make that choice wisely. Something that i haven't seen in the way people run their governments in real life.:rolleyes: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
Don't know if what you say is absolutely true since there are so many sites I do not know about that may be real nice but I am compelled to agree with you. I just don't go anywhere else because I like the people and conversations here. I don't spend as much time answering questions in the forums as I should but when I do it is quite satisfying. Because of the feeling of satisfaction and quality of discussions that I find here I am somewhat protective of Code Project and try not to be controversial or rude. It is strange that people I have never physically met have become meaningful to me.
KevinMac wrote:
Don't know if what you say is absolutely true since there are so many sites I do not know about that may be real nice
They may have very nice people, but i doubt they will have the same time-tested combination of everything that makes CP what it is. The people may be trying hard, but there may not be as much of a balance that CP has eveolved to have, and one element of the site will crush another if things are left unchecked as they often are. Once again, we come around to the idea of personal responsibility
KevinMac wrote:
It is strange that people I have never physically met have become meaningful to me.
CP allows us to be together in the form of a community without having to move together geographically, but we have none the less become close neighbors and respect each other as such. Roswell:)
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
Does that make me part of the wildlife? :laugh:
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"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
I've come to think that CP is the the most balanced and self contained of all the internet communities i've been to, almost an ecosystem of its own. It seems to embody what was expected of the whole internet, back when it was getting started. Sort of a utopian community...almost a university, with its libraries and professors:-D. It's not my point to sing praises or anything but i'm seeing that nothing else really compares. Sure, we have trolls and advertizers in our ranks, nothing is perfect...but this is as close to perfect as i've ever seen it. I suppose it's because we realize that what we have here will only be as good as we make it to be. The quality of articles, the intellectual level of posts and the generally high standards, including the adherence to the kid sister rule, all depend on us, if you think about it. IMO, self moderation deserves a paragraph of its own. While we can't guarantee it to be perfect either, granted that a Mr. Uno, aka Univoter will pop up any moment, it also gives us some sense of responsibility. We balance out any unfair votes and take down our posts ourselves if we realize that we've posted in the wrong spot. I'm sure it's become a habit for many. The forum that has been my "home" forum for a few years prior to comming here does not give people that opportunity, as it relies on a moderator to conduct such business. And two days ago, that moderator snapped and decided to ax a few people including myself, who were trying to keep the forum active, and now he's trying to revive the forum himself, without much success. It may be a disaster for the forum, or it may just be a small setback, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that here we have to make the choice ourselves and we've learned to make that choice wisely. Something that i haven't seen in the way people run their governments in real life.:rolleyes: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CAuh huh. :wtf:
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I've come to think that CP is the the most balanced and self contained of all the internet communities i've been to, almost an ecosystem of its own. It seems to embody what was expected of the whole internet, back when it was getting started. Sort of a utopian community...almost a university, with its libraries and professors:-D. It's not my point to sing praises or anything but i'm seeing that nothing else really compares. Sure, we have trolls and advertizers in our ranks, nothing is perfect...but this is as close to perfect as i've ever seen it. I suppose it's because we realize that what we have here will only be as good as we make it to be. The quality of articles, the intellectual level of posts and the generally high standards, including the adherence to the kid sister rule, all depend on us, if you think about it. IMO, self moderation deserves a paragraph of its own. While we can't guarantee it to be perfect either, granted that a Mr. Uno, aka Univoter will pop up any moment, it also gives us some sense of responsibility. We balance out any unfair votes and take down our posts ourselves if we realize that we've posted in the wrong spot. I'm sure it's become a habit for many. The forum that has been my "home" forum for a few years prior to comming here does not give people that opportunity, as it relies on a moderator to conduct such business. And two days ago, that moderator snapped and decided to ax a few people including myself, who were trying to keep the forum active, and now he's trying to revive the forum himself, without much success. It may be a disaster for the forum, or it may just be a small setback, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that here we have to make the choice ourselves and we've learned to make that choice wisely. Something that i haven't seen in the way people run their governments in real life.:rolleyes: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CAReminds me of a joke: a man walks into a bar and says "I'll have whatever the guy on the floor was having" :) (as in whatever happy juice you've been drinking I'd like some of) P.S. "Univoter" is trademarked John Cardinal 2007 I'll grant a limited use right in this case. ;)
"110%" - it's the new 70%
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Reminds me of a joke: a man walks into a bar and says "I'll have whatever the guy on the floor was having" :) (as in whatever happy juice you've been drinking I'd like some of) P.S. "Univoter" is trademarked John Cardinal 2007 I'll grant a limited use right in this case. ;)
"110%" - it's the new 70%
John Cardinal wrote:
. "Univoter" is trademarked John Cardinal 2007 I'll grant a limited use right in this case.
heh heh:laugh:...i prefer to use "Mr. Uno" to descibe that same person/phenomenon, but some people may not realize that they are one and the same, hence the "aka" reference Roswell:-D [edit] - Re: happy juice... I've just seen some real garbage on the net over the years, and i've made sure to avoid it when ever possible, but it still comes around and no one is immune to running into the crap that's out there:rolleyes:. But CP is the closest thing i've seen to what people hoped the internet would become.
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
I've come to think that CP is the the most balanced and self contained of all the internet communities i've been to, almost an ecosystem of its own. It seems to embody what was expected of the whole internet, back when it was getting started. Sort of a utopian community...almost a university, with its libraries and professors:-D. It's not my point to sing praises or anything but i'm seeing that nothing else really compares. Sure, we have trolls and advertizers in our ranks, nothing is perfect...but this is as close to perfect as i've ever seen it. I suppose it's because we realize that what we have here will only be as good as we make it to be. The quality of articles, the intellectual level of posts and the generally high standards, including the adherence to the kid sister rule, all depend on us, if you think about it. IMO, self moderation deserves a paragraph of its own. While we can't guarantee it to be perfect either, granted that a Mr. Uno, aka Univoter will pop up any moment, it also gives us some sense of responsibility. We balance out any unfair votes and take down our posts ourselves if we realize that we've posted in the wrong spot. I'm sure it's become a habit for many. The forum that has been my "home" forum for a few years prior to comming here does not give people that opportunity, as it relies on a moderator to conduct such business. And two days ago, that moderator snapped and decided to ax a few people including myself, who were trying to keep the forum active, and now he's trying to revive the forum himself, without much success. It may be a disaster for the forum, or it may just be a small setback, but it doesn't matter. What's important is that here we have to make the choice ourselves and we've learned to make that choice wisely. Something that i haven't seen in the way people run their governments in real life.:rolleyes: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA