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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    When clinically insane by reasons of Drink or Drugs. The rest of the time I know I'm going to lose whatever I do or say! :laugh:

    You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

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    Karen Mitchelle
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    I can't agree with you more! Even me, I never won in an argument with my mom. :laugh:

    Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

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      Well, you can't tar them all with the same brush, and surely it is better to politely ask for a better phrased question that to blurt off about them being thick as a brick? There's a queue at the counter, and the person at the front asks for a coffee. The server points to the large sign saying "Sorry - our coffee machine is broken so we cannot provide any coffee today" The next person comes up and asks for a coffee. repeat. Repeat. When the tenth person asks for a coffee, the punch on the nose is a bit of a surprise. That's what it must be like on Q&A for some people. they maybe didn't read the rules, they just wanted their coffee, but don't punch 'em on the nose...

      PooperPig - Coming Soon

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      Mladen Jankovic
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      I'm sure they would punch customers, but getting fired is what prevents them from doing so. You can't fire SO users as they are not being paid, so they exercise their freedoms :)

      GALex - Advanced C++ Library for Genetic Algorithms

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        I can't agree with you more! Even me, I never won in an argument with my mom. :laugh:

        Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

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        OriginalGriff
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        Nobody ever won an argument with my mum! Even though she stopped being a probation officer 20 years ago, her previous clients still jump when they hear her name! :laugh: She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like. Needless to say, he only found out it wasn't real after the case and sentence...

        You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          In stackoverflow, if a new one asks a simple question, then the top users starts down voting, ranting. If someone don't have knowledge on particular topic or another then the regular users start insulting them. They call themselves as experts. They are playing with site good reputation. Overall this website has became very funny.

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          Pete OHanlon
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          I stopped posting there precisely because of this arrogance.

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            Nobody ever won an argument with my mum! Even though she stopped being a probation officer 20 years ago, her previous clients still jump when they hear her name! :laugh: She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like. Needless to say, he only found out it wasn't real after the case and sentence...

            You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

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            Karen Mitchelle
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            OriginalGriff wrote:

            She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like. Needless to say, he only found out it wasn't real after the case and sentence...

            Good way to learn a lesson. And scary, too. :laugh: Good thing your mum hadn't been here.

            Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL. I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Nobody ever won an argument with my mum! Even though she stopped being a probation officer 20 years ago, her previous clients still jump when they hear her name! :laugh: She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like. Needless to say, he only found out it wasn't real after the case and sentence...

              You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

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              Lost User
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              OriginalGriff wrote:

              She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like

              I hope she went out and did a few bank jobs, just so she could see what it was like :)

              PooperPig - Coming Soon

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                OriginalGriff wrote:

                She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like

                I hope she went out and did a few bank jobs, just so she could see what it was like :)

                PooperPig - Coming Soon

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                OriginalGriff
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                If she did, I never saw any of the proceeds!

                You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  In stackoverflow, if a new one asks a simple question, then the top users starts down voting, ranting. If someone don't have knowledge on particular topic or another then the regular users start insulting them. They call themselves as experts. They are playing with site good reputation. Overall this website has became very funny.

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                  JMK NI
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                  Tough croud! I personally don't mind SO, it has helped me out of a conundrum more times than I can remember. It isn't a friendly place though, if you ask a question and put "thanks in advance" or something similar at the end, sooner or later some ass-hat will come along and edit the "thanks" part out of your question, and if you are new and ask a question that isn't perfect[^] they are bloody brutal. If you read and follow their rules though, you can actually get a lot of value out of the site, even if it is full of Americans :^) .

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                    Tough croud! I personally don't mind SO, it has helped me out of a conundrum more times than I can remember. It isn't a friendly place though, if you ask a question and put "thanks in advance" or something similar at the end, sooner or later some ass-hat will come along and edit the "thanks" part out of your question, and if you are new and ask a question that isn't perfect[^] they are bloody brutal. If you read and follow their rules though, you can actually get a lot of value out of the site, even if it is full of Americans :^) .

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    HomerTheGreat wrote:

                    even if it is full of Americans

                    Well, Jon Skeet's English.

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Nobody ever won an argument with my mum! Even though she stopped being a probation officer 20 years ago, her previous clients still jump when they hear her name! :laugh: She once had a newspaper journalist arrested, held in the cells overnight, and taken to court the next morning just so he could see what it was like. Needless to say, he only found out it wasn't real after the case and sentence...

                      You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

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                      SoMad
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                      Hmmm...could it be...Chick Norris ;) Soren Madsen

                      "When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

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                        To be fair, I think they have the same problem that Q&A does here - bit they've just gone too far! That's a fine line we draw - we don't want idiots or lazy people asking questions - but sometimes people can get a bit over-zealous! the motto should be, I think, "there is no such thing as a bad question" Rather than "your question is crap - downvoted" people should be answering "your question crap because xxxxx - how can we help you phrase it better ? Power corrupts, and all that, in action, unfortunately! it is interesting how there are a few people here (i.e. on CP) who are the very epitome of calm, assured experience with a twist of helpfulness (I'm thinking of you, Boyo, and you Jedi && !Stig) but there are also those who would be better placed at SO (I'm thinking of you, 'he who must not be named) I wonder why the latter stay here

                        PooperPig - Coming Soon

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                        Indeed, there's a lot of needless down-voting here as well. I think voting should be way down the list of people's priorities, but I think some here think they have to vote on everything. Voting isn't helping. Are you here to help? Or are you just here to feel superior? (Rhetorical, not directed at you, Maxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.) What if users had a limit of ten votes per day?

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                          Tough croud! I personally don't mind SO, it has helped me out of a conundrum more times than I can remember. It isn't a friendly place though, if you ask a question and put "thanks in advance" or something similar at the end, sooner or later some ass-hat will come along and edit the "thanks" part out of your question, and if you are new and ask a question that isn't perfect[^] they are bloody brutal. If you read and follow their rules though, you can actually get a lot of value out of the site, even if it is full of Americans :^) .

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                          PIEBALDconsult
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                          HomerTheGreat wrote:

                          "thanks in advance"

                          X| Can't stand that. But I never edit the content of questions, usually I just add or fix pre tags. Edit: I just remembered that recently I edited a question that was asked in Portugese. I passed it through a translator and added the English translation.

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                          • P Pete OHanlon

                            HomerTheGreat wrote:

                            even if it is full of Americans

                            Well, Jon Skeet's English.

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                            What about his English? It seems pretty good to me.

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                              In stackoverflow, if a new one asks a simple question, then the top users starts down voting, ranting. If someone don't have knowledge on particular topic or another then the regular users start insulting them. They call themselves as experts. They are playing with site good reputation. Overall this website has became very funny.

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                              Paul Conrad
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                              The way they treat people there on SO has kept me from even thinking of creating an account there.

                              "I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak

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                                In stackoverflow, if a new one asks a simple question, then the top users starts down voting, ranting. If someone don't have knowledge on particular topic or another then the regular users start insulting them. They call themselves as experts. They are playing with site good reputation. Overall this website has became very funny.

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                                GuyThiebaut
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                                I created an account and posted a very small number of answers. One answer had a small inaccuracy in it and I was voted down and flamed. The helpful answers were not even acknowledged. That led to me cancelling my account and carrying on with Codeproject - where people are much more friendly and helpful.

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

                                ― Christopher Hitchens

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                                  In stackoverflow, if a new one asks a simple question, then the top users starts down voting, ranting. If someone don't have knowledge on particular topic or another then the regular users start insulting them. They call themselves as experts. They are playing with site good reputation. Overall this website has became very funny.

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                                  Kawaii Bob
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                                  I'm not sure QA here is that much better. It depends a lot on who you happen to run into.

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                                    HomerTheGreat wrote:

                                    even if it is full of Americans

                                    Well, Jon Skeet's English.

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                                    JMK NI
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                                    I don't think Jon Skeet technically has a nationality

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                                      What about his English? It seems pretty good to me.

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                                      Brady Kelly
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                                      That is a valid apostrophe without possession.

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                                        That is a valid apostrophe without possession.

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                                        PIEBALDconsult
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                                        Yes, I know. Yet ambiguous.

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                                        • P Paul Conrad

                                          The way they treat people there on SO has kept me from even thinking of creating an account there.

                                          "I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          You can create an account there? :confused:

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