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  • C Chris Maunder

    I have to say I'm pretty depressed reading the thread (below) about the new member. Have you guys never seen a female before? Do you really need to perpetuate the myth that developers have no social skills and turn into pre-pubescent teenagers at the site sight of a woman? I am cringing at the thought of all the female developers in the world reading that thread, at all the wives and girlfriends of you guys reading that thread, and of members such as Leckey, Trollslayer, Lauren, and Corinna, just to name a few. I know you're just tryint to make fun, but no, not like this.

    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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    Lost User
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    *Yawns* If you're gonna try and cause a stir about a new member, couldn't you guys come up with some new material? I've heard it ALL before, I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with, and all of a sudden there's 30+ posts about me personally. Get over it already!

    A girl in Engineering AND IT?!...what is this nonsense?

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      *Yawns* If you're gonna try and cause a stir about a new member, couldn't you guys come up with some new material? I've heard it ALL before, I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with, and all of a sudden there's 30+ posts about me personally. Get over it already!

      A girl in Engineering AND IT?!...what is this nonsense?

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      Lost User
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      Welcome, don't be put off, we are not as immature as we make out. P.S. Although you are based in the UK you look American to me, is this correct.(Please try not to be offended if you are not.)

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        *Yawns* If you're gonna try and cause a stir about a new member, couldn't you guys come up with some new material? I've heard it ALL before, I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with, and all of a sudden there's 30+ posts about me personally. Get over it already!

        A girl in Engineering AND IT?!...what is this nonsense?

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        J4amieC
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        Don't let one neanderthal make you think this place is all like that. The majority are sensible, mature people.

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        • L Lost User

          *Yawns* If you're gonna try and cause a stir about a new member, couldn't you guys come up with some new material? I've heard it ALL before, I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with, and all of a sudden there's 30+ posts about me personally. Get over it already!

          A girl in Engineering AND IT?!...what is this nonsense?

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          Pete OHanlon
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          May I just say welcome to the site, if nobody's done it already. More importantly, welcome to the Lounge, where we come to kick back, be immature and generally goof off. To quote a cousin of mine "Y'all wanna stop by sometime."

          thatdiceygirl wrote:

          I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with

          To be fair, some people have tried to answer the question, without drooling and going "phnerr phnerrr". That's the more usual response - after all, we are used to the ladies stopping on by here.

          I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

          Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

          My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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          • L Lost User

            *Yawns* If you're gonna try and cause a stir about a new member, couldn't you guys come up with some new material? I've heard it ALL before, I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with, and all of a sudden there's 30+ posts about me personally. Get over it already!

            A girl in Engineering AND IT?!...what is this nonsense?

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            Ravi Sant
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            And i get down voted for just informing you, just to prevent further disaster early!

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              And i get down voted for just informing you, just to prevent further disaster early!

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              Pete OHanlon
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              Sometimes it's better just to leave well alone. I preferred to mock Dave - it's much more fun.

              I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

              Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

              My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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              • C Chris Maunder

                I have to say I'm pretty depressed reading the thread (below) about the new member. Have you guys never seen a female before? Do you really need to perpetuate the myth that developers have no social skills and turn into pre-pubescent teenagers at the site sight of a woman? I am cringing at the thought of all the female developers in the world reading that thread, at all the wives and girlfriends of you guys reading that thread, and of members such as Leckey, Trollslayer, Lauren, and Corinna, just to name a few. I know you're just tryint to make fun, but no, not like this.

                cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                super
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                I decided not to engage in that discussion. Not worth it

                cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                • L Lost User

                  Welcome, don't be put off, we are not as immature as we make out. P.S. Although you are based in the UK you look American to me, is this correct.(Please try not to be offended if you are not.)

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                  Rod Kemp
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                  Umm, what does "American" look like? :sigh:

                  People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    I have to say I'm pretty depressed reading the thread (below) about the new member. Have you guys never seen a female before? Do you really need to perpetuate the myth that developers have no social skills and turn into pre-pubescent teenagers at the site sight of a woman? I am cringing at the thought of all the female developers in the world reading that thread, at all the wives and girlfriends of you guys reading that thread, and of members such as Leckey, Trollslayer, Lauren, and Corinna, just to name a few. I know you're just tryint to make fun, but no, not like this.

                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                    Lost User
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                    Just one more reason why I spend less time in the Lounge than in the past. Sad really... :(

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                    • D Dalek Dave

                      I shall keep them more appropriate. I just let myself run away without thinking. Apologies have been made in general, but here is a personal one to you. Sorry if I let the side down.

                      ------------------------------------ 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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                      Caslen
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                      Dalek Dave wrote:

                      Sorry if I let the side down.

                      Again?

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                      • L Lost User

                        *Yawns* If you're gonna try and cause a stir about a new member, couldn't you guys come up with some new material? I've heard it ALL before, I posted a genuine question about a topic I'm struggling with, and all of a sudden there's 30+ posts about me personally. Get over it already!

                        A girl in Engineering AND IT?!...what is this nonsense?

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                        Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                        I hope you won't let this bit of infantile behaviour put you off. This is genuinely a fun, friendly and constructive place to hang ou, and you can do a lot for your skills (and thus career) by getting involved in the community here. :rose:

                        Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"

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                        • S super

                          I decided not to engage in that discussion. Not worth it

                          cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                          Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                          Exactly.

                          Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"

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                          • S super

                            I decided not to engage in that discussion. Not worth it

                            cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                            thatraja
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                            Agree, so I didn't.

                            thatraja


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                            • S super

                              I decided not to engage in that discussion. Not worth it

                              cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                              Corinna John
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                              Responding to stupid boys would just make things worse. They want to be noticed, so every answer is a success to them. Ignorance is what they really need. :suss:

                              This statement is false.

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                              • C Corinna John

                                Responding to stupid boys would just make things worse. They want to be noticed, so every answer is a success to them. Ignorance is what they really need. :suss:

                                This statement is false.

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                                Pete OHanlon
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                                Oh Corinna - mocking stupid boys is so much fun.

                                Corinna John wrote:

                                Ignorance is what they really need.

                                I would say that this is the default setting.

                                I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                                My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                                  Oh Corinna - mocking stupid boys is so much fun.

                                  Corinna John wrote:

                                  Ignorance is what they really need.

                                  I would say that this is the default setting.

                                  I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                                  Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                                  My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                                  Corinna John
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                                  Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                  mocking stupid boys is so much fun.

                                  Yes, for a few minutes. But they'll appear again and again, craving for your attention, bathing in the sunshine of your emotional replies. Until you get really angry. But then it's too late to get rid of them. ;P Ignoring is boring, but it works cleaner and safer than anti-idiot-spray.

                                  This statement is false.

                                  modified on Monday, January 17, 2011 5:16 PM

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                                  • C Chris Maunder

                                    I have to say I'm pretty depressed reading the thread (below) about the new member. Have you guys never seen a female before? Do you really need to perpetuate the myth that developers have no social skills and turn into pre-pubescent teenagers at the site sight of a woman? I am cringing at the thought of all the female developers in the world reading that thread, at all the wives and girlfriends of you guys reading that thread, and of members such as Leckey, Trollslayer, Lauren, and Corinna, just to name a few. I know you're just tryint to make fun, but no, not like this.

                                    cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                    Lost User
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                                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                                    at the site of a woman

                                    Whats the URL? :) (Thats 'sight' by the way) And yes, the herd like group think in the Lounge is pathetic.

                                    "It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville

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                                    • D Dalek Dave

                                      See my response in the aforementioned thread. Apologies to all members, I was in the wrong. (I have asked Chris to delete the thread.)

                                      ------------------------------------ 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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                                      Lost User
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                                      Already sounding and acting like a true politician. First you put your foot in, then you apologise! :laugh:

                                      "It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville

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                                      • L Lost User

                                        Chris Maunder wrote:

                                        at the site of a woman

                                        Whats the URL? :) (Thats 'sight' by the way) And yes, the herd like group think in the Lounge is pathetic.

                                        "It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville

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                                        Chris Maunder
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                                        :doh: I've been spending way too long talking about online properties this past week.

                                        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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                                        • C Corinna John

                                          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                          mocking stupid boys is so much fun.

                                          Yes, for a few minutes. But they'll appear again and again, craving for your attention, bathing in the sunshine of your emotional replies. Until you get really angry. But then it's too late to get rid of them. ;P Ignoring is boring, but it works cleaner and safer than anti-idiot-spray.

                                          This statement is false.

                                          modified on Monday, January 17, 2011 5:16 PM

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                                          Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                          There's nothing wrong with being juvenile, flirtatious, or teasing. However, there is a line that one cannot cross and some people can't see it. Sexual harassment and sexual innuendo are two distinct entities. Anti-idiot-spray is a necessity sometimes since it tends to have long-term to permanent effect.

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