Reporting/Approving Articles
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I wasn't sure where to put this so Site Bugs/Suggestions seemed like a likely place to get an answer. It's been "bugging" me for a while this one so here goes: When reporting/approving an article, why when an article has had 5 reports and doesn't get published, does it not show all five member's names who reported it? It only seems to show the names of people who are Platinum in something (or some other selection system?). Can anyone explain what is actually happening and what the logic behind it is? Thanks, Ed
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I wasn't sure where to put this so Site Bugs/Suggestions seemed like a likely place to get an answer. It's been "bugging" me for a while this one so here goes: When reporting/approving an article, why when an article has had 5 reports and doesn't get published, does it not show all five member's names who reported it? It only seems to show the names of people who are Platinum in something (or some other selection system?). Can anyone explain what is actually happening and what the logic behind it is? Thanks, Ed
No sure exactly, but Chris seems to say that an article is live once 5 platinum members have approved it: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Chris-Maunder?msg=4181355#xx4181355xx[^]
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No sure exactly, but Chris seems to say that an article is live once 5 platinum members have approved it: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Chris-Maunder?msg=4181355#xx4181355xx[^]
No I know how the approvals work - something is published once 5 Editors approve it (not necessarily Platinum - look up the rankings). What I was wondering was why, when an article is NOT approved, it puts a message at the top saying "This item was closed....by [Editors who reported names]", except that the editors name only usually include 2 or 3 members and only Platinum ones, yet to have been closed/rejected it must have had at least 5 reports. It seems very odd to me... Thanks anyway, Ed
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No I know how the approvals work - something is published once 5 Editors approve it (not necessarily Platinum - look up the rankings). What I was wondering was why, when an article is NOT approved, it puts a message at the top saying "This item was closed....by [Editors who reported names]", except that the editors name only usually include 2 or 3 members and only Platinum ones, yet to have been closed/rejected it must have had at least 5 reports. It seems very odd to me... Thanks anyway, Ed
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not necessarily Platinum - look up the rankings
How can you find out who approved your article?
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not necessarily Platinum - look up the rankings
How can you find out who approved your article?
As far as I'm aware you can't - it's an anonymous approval system (which is good). As per the bug I've reported, you can only find out which Platinum members rejected your article (should that be the case). Ed
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No I know how the approvals work - something is published once 5 Editors approve it (not necessarily Platinum - look up the rankings). What I was wondering was why, when an article is NOT approved, it puts a message at the top saying "This item was closed....by [Editors who reported names]", except that the editors name only usually include 2 or 3 members and only Platinum ones, yet to have been closed/rejected it must have had at least 5 reports. It seems very odd to me... Thanks anyway, Ed
Sometimes that's me swooping in to help the flow of the Articles Needing Approval queue. Usually in those cases I am also emailing the author on steps to take to improve, different arena for posting, etc.
Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project
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No I know how the approvals work - something is published once 5 Editors approve it (not necessarily Platinum - look up the rankings). What I was wondering was why, when an article is NOT approved, it puts a message at the top saying "This item was closed....by [Editors who reported names]", except that the editors name only usually include 2 or 3 members and only Platinum ones, yet to have been closed/rejected it must have had at least 5 reports. It seems very odd to me... Thanks anyway, Ed
Some members (eg admins) have super secret squirrel ninja powers and can close articles with a single vote.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP