Note to self, never ask a question here again.
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Ask one dumb question where a decent google search could have found the answer, and recieve a bunch of downvotes on old questions and answers totally unrelated to current problem. Even got an old question from 2009 deleted.
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Think that is bad, I try to ask only well researched difficult questions and never get replies or when I do it is people trying to give me answers to wrong questions. If you are capable of using Google; asking questions here is a waste of time. All the easy questions are already answered on the Internet and all the hard ones get mobbed by look importants.
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They are the reason I originally stopped answering in QA. It got to the point where I really blew up at him and his spamming the answers. Funnily enough, he didn't respond to that comment. The thing is - people don't want to be told, "oh, you shouldn't be doing it that way because your requirements are stupid". They probably already know that they are stupid, but if that's what they have to deliver then that's what they have to deliver (when I put this argument to him, he told me that he'd either do it his way anyway or drop the client for coming up with stupid requirements). Argh. I'm bitching about him behind his back and that's wrong. I haven't said anything here that I haven't told him straight, but I don't want to pick on him sneakily.
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CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easierThe same reason as I rarely visit QA, or infact codeProject apart from as a lurker nowadays. The main forum for me was C# and, as you know, I was very active on there 'back in the day'. Since QA took off properly that forum is pretty much dead. Answering on QA (C# at least) is pointless as SA, I assume with good intentions, takes it over. So, my desire to help others as I was helped when I needed it is no longer required therefore my reason to visit (actively) CP is dramatically diminished. It's good that someone is keen to help, but when they take over to that level it is no longer healthy for the site IMO.
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That's besides the point. The question that got deleted could be off value as to give someone else the answer without having to ask the question. I doubt that the OP is worried about his reputation points. There is a saying: there are no stupid questions only stupid answers. Don't fully agree with it but haven't found anything better to act on (while in Q/A).
Tom Deketelaere wrote:
I doubt that the OP is worried about his reputation points.
I am not worried about the points, it just ticked me off that someone would search out and attack other posts I had made. Are people truely that petty? (Don't answer that, it is a rhetorical question to which the answer, sadly, is YES)
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Tom Deketelaere wrote:
I doubt that the OP is worried about his reputation points.
I am not worried about the points, it just ticked me off that someone would search out and attack other posts I had made. Are people truely that petty? (Don't answer that, it is a rhetorical question to which the answer, sadly, is YES)
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PJ Arends wrote:
I am not worried about the points,
I know, hence the 'I doubt that ...'
PJ Arends wrote:
Are people truely that petty?
Yes
PJ Arends wrote:
Don't answer that, it is a rhetorical question to which the answer, sadly, is YES
O never mind :)
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Ask one dumb question where a decent google search could have found the answer, and recieve a bunch of downvotes on old questions and answers totally unrelated to current problem. Even got an old question from 2009 deleted.
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We've been flat out with a bunch of other stuff so I apologise for not being more publicly involved, but Sean and I have been discussing this daily. There's an issue. I will put in place at least an interim solution this afternoon.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
his glory hunting has led to him becoming one of the most unpopular posters I've known of
I wonder if that is why this came into being: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=251892[^]
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Given the two people who responded, I can guess which one downvoted you. He has a history of being overly arsey - his glory hunting has led to him becoming one of the most unpopular posters I've known of.
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Have you done your Intel AppInnovation interview yet? Looking forward to seeing it.
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Emailed the contact at Intel yesterday, they have the first draft in review, they reckon I will get to see the final edit early May for approval with publication in Mid-May.
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Excellent.
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He went straight into full cunt mode didn't he?
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He certainly did. Apparently I'm picking on him. I must be doing something right then.
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