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  • D Daniel Pfeffer

    That's possible, but I would expect that too-frequent voting by someone who is not a Protector / Administrator would trigger a flag. Especially if his vote is the only one.

    If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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    Lost User
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    but I would expect that too-frequent voting by someone who is not a Protector / Administrator would trigger a flag.

    That would make sense, and such an abuse vote abuser should be banned as a troll.

    How do we preserve the wisdom men will need, when their violent passions are spent? - The Lost Horizon

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      Any particular message? Some people have really thins skins (or a low brain cell count, I'm not sure which sometimes) and abuse vote anything they even slightly disagree with. Have an up to compensate!

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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      Kenneth Haugland
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      Size of the skin is usually proportional to the brain cell count, that is my observation :)

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      • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

        I've been downvoted in the Lounge... :~

        Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

        Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

        Regards, Sander

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        Kenneth Haugland
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        Perhaps its your ex girlfriend taking revenge? :laugh:

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        • J JimmyRopes

          Get over it. What is a few reputation points anyway? :doh:

          Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha

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          Jorgen Andersson
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          Because if you get a downvote in the lounge it's coupled with an abuse vote. And when you have a couple of those you're gone, perhaps not forever, but you remember, right?

          Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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          • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

            I've been downvoted in the Lounge... :~

            Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

            Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

            Regards, Sander

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            Mike Hankey
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            Welcome to CP

            New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.1 new web site. I know the voices in my head are not real but damn they come up with some good ideas!

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            • J Jorgen Andersson

              Because if you get a downvote in the lounge it's coupled with an abuse vote. And when you have a couple of those you're gone, perhaps not forever, but you remember, right?

              Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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              JimmyRopes
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              Not to worry. You will be reinstated and the person giving you the abuse votes when you are not abusive will be told to cease and desist. It is really not a big deal especially when the person voting abuse is of low status whose down vote doesn't carry any weight against your reputation. I get them from time to time with no loss of reputation points, but even if I did lose points I really wouldn't care. Relax, be happy. :-D

              Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha

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              • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                I've been downvoted in the Lounge... :~

                Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                Regards, Sander

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                Lost User
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                Here - have a lolly.

                Peter Wasser "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

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                • D Daniel Pfeffer

                  Sander Rossel wrote:

                  I've been downvoted in the Lounge

                  The same thing happened to me last week - twice, on totally innocuous messages. I didn't know that it was possible to downvote people in the lounge; the hamsters must really hate us. :sigh:

                  If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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                  Dr Gadgit
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                  I was never into brown nose points systems, it does not control me in the least and you should not let it concern you. Truth can hurt

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                  • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                    I've been downvoted in the Lounge... :~

                    Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                    Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                    Regards, Sander

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                    Chris Maunder
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                    Send me a link to the message. I'm updating the reporting feature this week to remove some members' ability to report items. They can view, they can download, they can post, but they can't randomly slap people down anymore. Sick of it. [Edit: It's the same high-rep user who randomly reports items for no apparent reason. He's not at the level of "abuse", just annoying, seemingly whimsical, and not at all helpful. He's also my case study and Exhibit A as to why "don't put restrictions on members with rep greater than X" never works. High-rep members need checks and balances too.]

                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                    • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                      Oops, it was Weird and Wonderful[^], the downvote is disabled in that forum too though.

                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      or a low brain cell count

                      Enough brain cells to somehow downvote :wtf:

                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      Have an up to compensate!

                      Thanks! :D

                      Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                      Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                      Regards, Sander

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                      Forogar
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                      I up-voted it even though I use your initials all the time for a StreamReader object, sorry.

                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        Send me a link to the message. I'm updating the reporting feature this week to remove some members' ability to report items. They can view, they can download, they can post, but they can't randomly slap people down anymore. Sick of it. [Edit: It's the same high-rep user who randomly reports items for no apparent reason. He's not at the level of "abuse", just annoying, seemingly whimsical, and not at all helpful. He's also my case study and Exhibit A as to why "don't put restrictions on members with rep greater than X" never works. High-rep members need checks and balances too.]

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        Forogar
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                        That gets my vote (metaphorically at least). Keep up the good work!

                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          Send me a link to the message. I'm updating the reporting feature this week to remove some members' ability to report items. They can view, they can download, they can post, but they can't randomly slap people down anymore. Sick of it. [Edit: It's the same high-rep user who randomly reports items for no apparent reason. He's not at the level of "abuse", just annoying, seemingly whimsical, and not at all helpful. He's also my case study and Exhibit A as to why "don't put restrictions on members with rep greater than X" never works. High-rep members need checks and balances too.]

                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                          Forogar
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                          I think Sander said this was it: [^]

                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                          • C Chris Maunder

                            Send me a link to the message. I'm updating the reporting feature this week to remove some members' ability to report items. They can view, they can download, they can post, but they can't randomly slap people down anymore. Sick of it. [Edit: It's the same high-rep user who randomly reports items for no apparent reason. He's not at the level of "abuse", just annoying, seemingly whimsical, and not at all helpful. He's also my case study and Exhibit A as to why "don't put restrictions on members with rep greater than X" never works. High-rep members need checks and balances too.]

                            cheers Chris Maunder

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                            OriginalGriff
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                            He linked to it in his reply to me: http://www.codeproject.com/Feature/WeirdAndWonderful.aspx?msg=5086288#xx5086288xx[^]

                            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                            "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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                            • D Dr Gadgit

                              I was never into brown nose points systems, it does not control me in the least and you should not let it concern you. Truth can hurt

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                              Daniel Pfeffer
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                              Dr Gadgit wrote:

                              I was never into brown nose points systems

                              I don't care how many rep. points I accumulate, either. However, the only way to be "downvoted" in the Lounge is to have posts marked as spam/abuse. Too many of those could lead to banning from the site.

                              If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill

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                              • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                                I've been downvoted in the Lounge... :~

                                Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                Regards, Sander

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                                Tim Carmichael
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                                Took the time to read the thread and your down-voted post... I find it humorous.. upvote!

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                                • F Forogar

                                  I up-voted it even though I use your initials all the time for a StreamReader object, sorry.

                                  - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                  Sander Rossel
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                                  I might have to copyright my initials :laugh:

                                  Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                  Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                  Regards, Sander

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                                  • J JimmyRopes

                                    Get over it. What is a few reputation points anyway? :doh:

                                    Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha

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                                    Sander Rossel
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                                    It's not that I'm bothered by the -16 points, but rather I'm amazed that I'm somehow downvoted when the downvote button is disabled. Of course if 'abuse' is the same as 'downvote' that would explain it.

                                    Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                    Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                    Regards, Sander

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                                    • K Kenneth Haugland

                                      Perhaps its your ex girlfriend taking revenge? :laugh:

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                                      Sander Rossel
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                                      #31

                                      Thanks, after years of therapy I finally managed to get over her... Until you brought her up... :sigh:

                                      Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                      Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                      Regards, Sander

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                                      • C Chris Maunder

                                        Send me a link to the message. I'm updating the reporting feature this week to remove some members' ability to report items. They can view, they can download, they can post, but they can't randomly slap people down anymore. Sick of it. [Edit: It's the same high-rep user who randomly reports items for no apparent reason. He's not at the level of "abuse", just annoying, seemingly whimsical, and not at all helpful. He's also my case study and Exhibit A as to why "don't put restrictions on members with rep greater than X" never works. High-rep members need checks and balances too.]

                                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                                        Sander Rossel
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                                        #32

                                        Seems you already got it :) Thanks for checking it out! Perhaps he's randomly reporting to get some rep himself?

                                        Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                        Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                        Regards, Sander

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                                        • T Tim Carmichael

                                          Took the time to read the thread and your down-voted post... I find it humorous.. upvote!

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                                          Sander Rossel
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                                          Thanks! Found it pretty funny too if I dare say so myself! :laugh:

                                          Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                                          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                                          Regards, Sander

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