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  • J JimmyRopes

    I think you should step away from the keyboard and go out with real live people in a social setting. Does a higher rating allow you to read and download more advanced articles? CodeProject, as the name implies, is a site where you can discuss or download code, not Facebook or MySpace where desperate people try to get a life that they are not able to have in person. All this talk about CP ranking is, in my opinion, misguided. Gold or platinum status on CP doesn't get you a discount when you board a bus or buy a cup of coffee. :~

    Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
    Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
    I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

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    realJSOP
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    Platinum membership is a pretty exclusive group though. I think Gold should be a lot more exclusive than it is, but it seems few if any other members agree with that view. I definitely disagree with the number of posts being a consideration in user status.

    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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    • T Tad McClellan

      Beginners should read and not write. Kinda like kids should speak only when spoken to. I see so many articles out here about what you can learn right out of a book and when marked beginner thats fine. An article should be art created by the application of technology.

      TadMcClellan.Com

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      Rob Graham
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      Tad McClellan wrote:

      I see so many articles out here about what you can learn right out of a book

      And a fair share that are shamelessly cut and paste right from MSDN...

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      • P PIEBALDconsult

        Tomz_KV wrote:

        a good beginner's article deos not fit the taste of adavance readers

        Not sure I agree with that. I think well-experienced users can recognize a good beginners' article. Come to think of it, beginners may not be qualified to write beginners' articles. :~ Textbooks aren't written by students.

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        Agree with you in principle. However, in reality, some readers dislike "simple thing" and thought it should be known by every one already. I often see posts that pick on knowledge or programming questions becuase the questions are too basic. This attitude will inevitably have an impact on article rating. :)

        TOMZ_KV

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        • realJSOPR realJSOP

          I have very few obsessions (and none of them deal with race, religion, or national origins), and pretty much all of my "bigoted statements" are based on nationality and/or religion, and most of those are meant in sarcasm/jest. If you don't have anything resembling a sense of humor, that's your own mental deficiency, and I think you should probably seek professional help. Further, if you carry this puerile attitude with you as you review and vote on my articles, that's just plain wrong. My articles have nothing at all to do with my politics or sense of humor, and neither should your voting be swayed by such considerations. Instead, you should consider the technical merit, the quality of the explanatory text, and the appropriateness of the subject matter. As far as race is concerned, I don't have problems with anybody that wants to be a self-reliant, responsible, and productive member of society - it's the lazy, self-pitying as*holes that feel the rest of society owes them something that piss me off - regardless of their skin color. So go ahead and label me any way you like, but in my view that's a very narrow-minded attitude to hold onto, and you're that much less of a person in my eyes as a result. I'm sure that doesn't bother you since you feel you're better than I am... Now, I really have no idea what I did or said to piss you off, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't apologize. You can ask Nish about that.

          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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          Nish Nishant
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          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

          Now, I really have no idea what I did or said to piss you off, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't apologize. You can ask Nish about that.

          Why me? Everyone here knows you never apologize to anyone about anything! :rolleyes:

          Regards, Nish


          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
          My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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          • N Nish Nishant

            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

            Now, I really have no idea what I did or said to piss you off, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't apologize. You can ask Nish about that.

            Why me? Everyone here knows you never apologize to anyone about anything! :rolleyes:

            Regards, Nish


            Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
            My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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            Well, I singled you out because I landed on you pretty hard when you first came here. And you're right, I never apologize. I may periodically make adjustments in my statements, but that should never be taken to mean that I'm sorry. We don't see eye to eye on a few things, but I wouldn't label our interactions here contentious, or even strained.

            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            • realJSOPR realJSOP

              Well, I singled you out because I landed on you pretty hard when you first came here. And you're right, I never apologize. I may periodically make adjustments in my statements, but that should never be taken to mean that I'm sorry. We don't see eye to eye on a few things, but I wouldn't label our interactions here contentious, or even strained.

              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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              "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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              Nish Nishant
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              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              We don't see eye to eye on a few things, but I wouldn't label our interactions here contentious, or even strained.

              Nor would I :-)

              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              And you're right, I never apologize.

              Yeah it take a lot of courage and guts to apologize - not many men have that ;P

              Regards, Nish


              Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
              My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                Well, I singled you out because I landed on you pretty hard when you first came here. And you're right, I never apologize. I may periodically make adjustments in my statements, but that should never be taken to mean that I'm sorry. We don't see eye to eye on a few things, but I wouldn't label our interactions here contentious, or even strained.

                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                CPAM.exe does not work now - crashes. It's due to some recent change Chris made.

                Regards, Nish


                Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                  CPAM.exe does not work now - crashes. It's due to some recent change Chris made.

                  Regards, Nish


                  Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                  My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                  THAT BASTARD! :)

                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                  • N Nish Nishant

                    CPAM.exe does not work now - crashes. It's due to some recent change Chris made.

                    Regards, Nish


                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                    My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                    Hmmm, I don't see anything that would trigger a problem... How many articles do you have?

                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                    • D DaTxomin

                      Simmons' injuries are self-inflicted... and to follow on your analogy, Simmons would've also been stripped of medals won on any sport because of his many bigotted comments. This is a technical site.

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                      I disagree. This is a technical community. Technical sites don't have Lounges, leckeys, or hamsters.

                      Best wishes, Hans


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                      • realJSOPR realJSOP

                        Platinum membership is a pretty exclusive group though. I think Gold should be a lot more exclusive than it is, but it seems few if any other members agree with that view. I definitely disagree with the number of posts being a consideration in user status.

                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                        I think the number of posts should be one of the factors, since it is indicative of involvement with the community.

                        Best wishes, Hans


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                        • realJSOPR realJSOP

                          Hmmm, I don't see anything that would trigger a problem... How many articles do you have?

                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                          Nish Nishant
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                          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                          Hmmm, I don't see anything that would trigger a problem...

                          The problem was in ProcessArticle - this line was crashing (exception message said - "input string was not in a proper format") :- //article.LatestRating = Convert.ToDecimal(rating); I commented it out and replaced it with this hack-fix :- article.LatestRating = Convert.ToDecimal(rating.Replace("/5", "")); But I am sure the proper fix needs to be done elsewhere.

                          Regards, Nish


                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                          My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                          • N Nish Nishant

                            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                            Hmmm, I don't see anything that would trigger a problem...

                            The problem was in ProcessArticle - this line was crashing (exception message said - "input string was not in a proper format") :- //article.LatestRating = Convert.ToDecimal(rating); I commented it out and replaced it with this hack-fix :- article.LatestRating = Convert.ToDecimal(rating.Replace("/5", "")); But I am sure the proper fix needs to be done elsewhere.

                            Regards, Nish


                            Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                            My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                            I wonder if that snuck in during one of my updates. I had to fix the same thing on my newer article I'm writing...

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                              I disagree. This is a technical community. Technical sites don't have Lounges, leckeys, or hamsters.

                              Best wishes, Hans


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                              What? No leckeys?! :omg:

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                              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                I wonder if that snuck in during one of my updates. I had to fix the same thing on my newer article I'm writing...

                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                -----
                                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                You need to offshore your QA team! :)

                                Best wishes, Hans


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                                  You need to offshore your QA team! :)

                                  Best wishes, Hans


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                                  Actually, I think Chris added the "/5" to the string I was parsing. I did mention that the code in the article was subject to the whims of the site admin. Chris has promised a CodeProject API to replace my work-around, but the delivery time frame has not yet been established.

                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                    Actually, I think Chris added the "/5" to the string I was parsing. I did mention that the code in the article was subject to the whims of the site admin. Chris has promised a CodeProject API to replace my work-around, but the delivery time frame has not yet been established.

                                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                    -----
                                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                    Chris has promised a CodeProject API

                                    You should go directly to the hamster chief. I'm sure there's a backdoor.

                                    Best wishes, Hans


                                    [CodeProject Forum Guidelines] [How To Ask A Question] [My Articles]

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