Losing points
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I created this account, because I thought it would be different from the StackExchange. I am familiar with the StackExchange network of sites, but I have never been on the programming sector. The only reason I've gained a high rep on some SE sites is that I actually know or do my own research in academic literature. As a beginner, I didn't feel qualified for participating on the Stack Overflow site, because I might lose a lot of points, so much that I would lose all privileges or something, or ask a non-specific, non-expert-level question. I am very good at mining for relevant information, so that's how I passed as an "expert" and got upvotes. On this site, I was surprised that the set-up was so similar to the StackExchange. It has a preview below the submission form box. It has upvotes and downvotes, and reputation points based on those votes. I asked my first question on this site, and when I returned, I noticed that my question was rated 1/5. I think CodeProject is for people who code, as it says in the subtitle of the logo, not for people who are absolute beginners. I would like to know the expectations of the questions and answers that will get upvotes or 5 stars. Some kind of guideline would be helpful. :)
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I created this account, because I thought it would be different from the StackExchange. I am familiar with the StackExchange network of sites, but I have never been on the programming sector. The only reason I've gained a high rep on some SE sites is that I actually know or do my own research in academic literature. As a beginner, I didn't feel qualified for participating on the Stack Overflow site, because I might lose a lot of points, so much that I would lose all privileges or something, or ask a non-specific, non-expert-level question. I am very good at mining for relevant information, so that's how I passed as an "expert" and got upvotes. On this site, I was surprised that the set-up was so similar to the StackExchange. It has a preview below the submission form box. It has upvotes and downvotes, and reputation points based on those votes. I asked my first question on this site, and when I returned, I noticed that my question was rated 1/5. I think CodeProject is for people who code, as it says in the subtitle of the logo, not for people who are absolute beginners. I would like to know the expectations of the questions and answers that will get upvotes or 5 stars. Some kind of guideline would be helpful. :)
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You just have to accept that this is the internet and trolls abound, and often downvote without explanation. Does it hurt you in any way? Answer: no.
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Um... thanks for the reply. Your profile says you are a retired software support engineer. And then it says you want to be a "real programmer". Um... what does a software support engineer do?
I've given you a 5 on your comments and your question, so that should have given you a bit of a boost. To me, your question is perfectly fine. people have also answered you, so clearly a few people thought your question good enough to respond to. If you found an answer to be helpful, up-vote that answer, and comment back to the OP that you appreciated their help and that you have voted them a 5. This builds up goodwill and improves the general ambience of this website (assuming more people did this). Initially, the trolls and insecure idiots will slant it in their favor, but once you are active here for a reasonable period of time, you will find that your score goes up. At the end of the day it's just an online score, but if it motivates you, good for you. And nope, this site is nowhere near as bad as SO is - and never will be, unless the owners change :-)
Regards, Nish
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Um... thanks for the reply. Your profile says you are a retired software support engineer. And then it says you want to be a "real programmer". Um... what does a software support engineer do?
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I created this account, because I thought it would be different from the StackExchange. I am familiar with the StackExchange network of sites, but I have never been on the programming sector. The only reason I've gained a high rep on some SE sites is that I actually know or do my own research in academic literature. As a beginner, I didn't feel qualified for participating on the Stack Overflow site, because I might lose a lot of points, so much that I would lose all privileges or something, or ask a non-specific, non-expert-level question. I am very good at mining for relevant information, so that's how I passed as an "expert" and got upvotes. On this site, I was surprised that the set-up was so similar to the StackExchange. It has a preview below the submission form box. It has upvotes and downvotes, and reputation points based on those votes. I asked my first question on this site, and when I returned, I noticed that my question was rated 1/5. I think CodeProject is for people who code, as it says in the subtitle of the logo, not for people who are absolute beginners. I would like to know the expectations of the questions and answers that will get upvotes or 5 stars. Some kind of guideline would be helpful. :)
I just looked at your question and up-voted it. The question is quite reasonable. My only thought about the downvote(s) is that some people are overly pedantic about the meaning of words even in cases where the intent is pretty clear. In your case the use of "infinitely" could have been their trigger. I think a word that may have softened this could be "arbitrarily". ...just a thought...
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