Allowed to vote several times for the same article
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Currently we may only vote once for an article. But some articles got updated several times, reflecting an effort by the author to improve the article, fix bugs, add new features. Some of them, like for example Filter Edit by Ben Hanson or MFC Grid control :), have been updated regularly for years. I think we should be able to vote several times for those articles, another solution could be to vote for a supplementary special award when an article has been updated over a long period of time.
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Currently we may only vote once for an article. But some articles got updated several times, reflecting an effort by the author to improve the article, fix bugs, add new features. Some of them, like for example Filter Edit by Ben Hanson or MFC Grid control :), have been updated regularly for years. I think we should be able to vote several times for those articles, another solution could be to vote for a supplementary special award when an article has been updated over a long period of time.
You can change your vote now. Try it with any article that you already voted for, it will say "You voted X for this article. Revote?" to the left of the voting buttons (X is the rating you gave). Not sure if it works if you voted long ago, before the system was changed. Never mind, misunderstood your meaning.
modified on Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:53 AM
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You can change your vote now. Try it with any article that you already voted for, it will say "You voted X for this article. Revote?" to the left of the voting buttons (X is the rating you gave). Not sure if it works if you voted long ago, before the system was changed. Never mind, misunderstood your meaning.
modified on Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:53 AM
Thats not what the OP means. He wants to offer a 2nd or 3rd vote simply because the author has been consistently providing updates.
Regards, Nish
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Currently we may only vote once for an article. But some articles got updated several times, reflecting an effort by the author to improve the article, fix bugs, add new features. Some of them, like for example Filter Edit by Ben Hanson or MFC Grid control :), have been updated regularly for years. I think we should be able to vote several times for those articles, another solution could be to vote for a supplementary special award when an article has been updated over a long period of time.
Well the author could branch into a new article every time he releases a really major update. That way people who use it can give him a deserving vote once again. And the old versions remain archived too. I've experienced this in my articles when I update them to a newer version of VS or .NET. Someone will mail me asking if I still have thd old version! So archiving older versions is not that bad an idea.
Regards, Nish
Are you addicted to CP? If so, check this out: The Code Project Forum Analyzer : Find out how much of a life you don't have! My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Thats not what the OP means. He wants to offer a 2nd or 3rd vote simply because the author has been consistently providing updates.
Regards, Nish
Are you addicted to CP? If so, check this out: The Code Project Forum Analyzer : Find out how much of a life you don't have! My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
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Well the author could branch into a new article every time he releases a really major update. That way people who use it can give him a deserving vote once again. And the old versions remain archived too. I've experienced this in my articles when I update them to a newer version of VS or .NET. Someone will mail me asking if I still have thd old version! So archiving older versions is not that bad an idea.
Regards, Nish
Are you addicted to CP? If so, check this out: The Code Project Forum Analyzer : Find out how much of a life you don't have! My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com
Sure, you sometimes need old versions - that is service too! But that way you are losing all the previous updates notes (after all this is your decision), and will the older versions contains all bug fix ? Even for you it is a difficult point. Well, it is only a suggestion. Because I get fustrated when I have already given somebody a 5 and I think the article deserve more. Also I generally don't post kudos comments. Not that I don't want to cheer on authors but I prefer useful technical comments.
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Currently we may only vote once for an article. But some articles got updated several times, reflecting an effort by the author to improve the article, fix bugs, add new features. Some of them, like for example Filter Edit by Ben Hanson or MFC Grid control :), have been updated regularly for years. I think we should be able to vote several times for those articles, another solution could be to vote for a supplementary special award when an article has been updated over a long period of time.
While I agree that sometimes I too want to give an author an 11, I feel the current system is the simplest and fairest.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP