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I don't care for downvotes to my answers....

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  • realJSOPR realJSOP

    He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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    GuyThiebaut
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    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

    I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned

    Now that deserves a 5 vote!

    “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

    ― Christopher Hitchens

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    • realJSOPR realJSOP

      He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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      Mike Hankey
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      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

      like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned

      Did you mention cup size?, real or implants? I would be confused too, you have to be a little more specific. :)

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      • realJSOPR realJSOP

        As we have seen, platinum membership doesn't necessarily indicate "responsible" membership.

        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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        Well, usually they are. You shouldn't take yourself as model. :) [crawling on the floor] Just Kidding, just kidding!!!!!!! [/crawling on the floor]

        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
        This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
        [My articles]

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        • realJSOPR realJSOP

          He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
          -----
          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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          Nice

          Beautiful is better than ugly. Explicit is better than implicit. Simple is better than complex. Complex is better than complicated. Flat is better than nested. Sparse is better than dense. In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.

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          • A Abhinav S

            ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

            Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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            W Balboos GHB
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            Any time I post something that pokes at the 'Right Wing', I know I'll get a slew of down-votes. For some, perhaps, gathering points for posts is the goal of the posting. I pretend to myself that "the post's the thing" (excuse me, Billy Shakespeare). It's also an established fact (nay, 'tis a law of nature!) that anyone who downvotes my posts is thereby taking the Troll's Oath and will be damned to GWBasic for all eternity when their Karma ripens.

            "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

            "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

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            • P Pete OHanlon

              Abhinav S wrote:

              What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

              Actually, you don't know it's wrong. You just know someone downvoted it and that's a completely different thing.

              Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

              "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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              Abhinav S
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              Yeah. Good point, But that makes it trickier in a way.

              Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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              • A Abhinav S

                Its not the down-vote. What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

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                Pete OHanlon
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                Hmm. Let me correct that 1 vote.

                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                • P Pete OHanlon

                  Abhinav S wrote:

                  What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

                  Actually, you don't know it's wrong. You just know someone downvoted it and that's a completely different thing.

                  Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                  "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                  My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                  I see it in a similar way. Points do not really interest me, but when somebody obviously disagrees, then I would at least like to know the reason.

                  And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                  "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                  And I smiled and was happy
                  And it came worse.

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                  • P PIEBALDconsult

                    You probably won't like their reason either.

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                    Abhinav S
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                    PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                    You probably won't like their reason either.

                    CG once downvoted my answer and provided a 'nice' little reason. Ok it went something like "if you expose a public property in my team I would fire you." I really liked his answer. I have used public properties sparingly ever since. My respect, even with that downvote, grew for him.

                    Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                    • CPalliniC CPallini

                      Well, usually they are. You shouldn't take yourself as model. :) [crawling on the floor] Just Kidding, just kidding!!!!!!! [/crawling on the floor]

                      If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                      This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                      [My articles]

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                      Remember... I have guns (and I'm not on anyone's no-fly list yet). :)

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                      • realJSOPR realJSOP

                        Remember... I have guns (and I'm not on anyone's no-fly list yet). :)

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        Agreed, however a lot of airlines have made Texas a no-fly-zone just to be on the safe side. ;P


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        • A Abhinav S

                          PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                          You probably won't like their reason either.

                          CG once downvoted my answer and provided a 'nice' little reason. Ok it went something like "if you expose a public property in my team I would fire you." I really liked his answer. I have used public properties sparingly ever since. My respect, even with that downvote, grew for him.

                          Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                          Nagy Vilmos
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                          Shirley it was a a public member variable? And I agree with that sentiment.


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                          • N Nagy Vilmos

                            Shirley it was a a public member variable? And I agree with that sentiment.


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                            Abhinav S
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                            Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                            public member variable?

                            No it was not that bad. :) It was a public property that could be used to communicate between two forms. There are other better ways to communicate between forms.

                            Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                            • N Nagy Vilmos

                              Agreed, however a lot of airlines have made Texas a no-fly-zone just to be on the safe side. ;P


                              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                              And, in the worst case, I still have connections to people going through air defense training - in Texas. Accidents do happen in training...

                              And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                              "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                              And I smiled and was happy
                              And it came worse.

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                              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                Rob Grainger
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                                I think you're confusing the different forums you frequent ;P

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                                • R Rob Grainger

                                  I think you're confusing the different forums you frequent ;P

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                                  I figure that if he gets really good results (even if they're not what he was actually after), he would start to use google more often without being prompted to do so.

                                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                  -----
                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                  • A Abhinav S

                                    ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

                                    Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                                    How about people that 1-vote all of the answers to their question because they simply don't like them, regardless of correctness? How can I protect my coding from hacker?[^]

                                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                      How about people that 1-vote all of the answers to their question because they simply don't like them, regardless of correctness? How can I protect my coding from hacker?[^]

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                                      Abhinav S
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                                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                      How about people that 1-vote all of the answers to their question because they simply don't like them, regardless of correctness?

                                      Yeah those are generally the ones who are looking for in-built .Net functions for a library or hotel management system.

                                      Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                                      • A Abhinav S

                                        ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

                                        Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                                        mla154
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                                        I propose that CP require users to give a reason for every time they up-vote or down-vote anything (e.g. article, post, etc.).

                                        Regards, Mike

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