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I don't care for downvotes to my answers....

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  • P Pete OHanlon

    The irony that you say you don't care about downvotes and then complain about them. To be fair, I do the same - it's never nice to receive them, but ultimately they don't matter. It's not as though you can actually buy anything with the points. In Code Project, points don't mean prizes.

    Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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    Actually, I found a place that gives a discount on ammo based on CP reputation points.

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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    "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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    • P Pete OHanlon

      The irony that you say you don't care about downvotes and then complain about them. To be fair, I do the same - it's never nice to receive them, but ultimately they don't matter. It's not as though you can actually buy anything with the points. In Code Project, points don't mean prizes.

      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

      "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

      My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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      He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      "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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      • A Abhinav S

        Its not the down-vote. What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

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        Pete OHanlon
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        Abhinav S wrote:

        What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

        Actually, you don't know it's wrong. You just know someone downvoted it and that's a completely different thing.

        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

        "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          The irony that you say you don't care about downvotes and then complain about them. To be fair, I do the same - it's never nice to receive them, but ultimately they don't matter. It's not as though you can actually buy anything with the points. In Code Project, points don't mean prizes.

          Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

          "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

          My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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          From recent thread in Lounge

          LanFanNinja wrote[^]:

          I feel that if a newcomer sees a correct solution that has been down voted in this way they will think the answer is incorrect and therefor will not get the help they need.

          thatraja


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          • A Abhinav S

            ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

            Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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            As we have seen, platinum membership doesn't necessarily indicate "responsible" membership.

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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            "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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            • A Abhinav S

              ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

              Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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              You probably won't like their reason either.

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              • A Abhinav S

                ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

                Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                CPallini
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                Uhm, downvoted without an apparent reason (maybe the answer was actually correct) by a platinum member. Sherlock Holmes says you are too fast, Mr. Abhinav! :-D

                If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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                • realJSOPR realJSOP

                  He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                  -----
                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                  -----
                  "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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                  GuyThiebaut
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                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                  I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned

                  Now that deserves a 5 vote!

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

                  ― Christopher Hitchens

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                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                    He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    "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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                    Mike Hankey
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                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                    like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned

                    Did you mention cup size?, real or implants? I would be confused too, you have to be a little more specific. :)

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                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                      As we have seen, platinum membership doesn't necessarily indicate "responsible" membership.

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                      -----
                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                      -----
                      "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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                      Well, usually they are. You shouldn't take yourself as model. :) [crawling on the floor] Just Kidding, just kidding!!!!!!! [/crawling on the floor]

                      If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                      This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                      [My articles]

                      In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                      • realJSOPR realJSOP

                        He's not complaining about the points. He's irritated that people downvote his answer without a supporting argument. Happens to me A LOT, like yesterday when I told a guy to search google, and to add the word "breasts" if he wanted more search results returned. I got 1-voted for that with no supporting argument. Pffft!

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        "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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                        Nice

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                        • A Abhinav S

                          ....but seriously, at least give a reason why! And its worse when its obvious it was a platinum member. Rant over.

                          Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                          Any time I post something that pokes at the 'Right Wing', I know I'll get a slew of down-votes. For some, perhaps, gathering points for posts is the goal of the posting. I pretend to myself that "the post's the thing" (excuse me, Billy Shakespeare). It's also an established fact (nay, 'tis a law of nature!) that anyone who downvotes my posts is thereby taking the Troll's Oath and will be damned to GWBasic for all eternity when their Karma ripens.

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                          • P Pete OHanlon

                            Abhinav S wrote:

                            What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

                            Actually, you don't know it's wrong. You just know someone downvoted it and that's a completely different thing.

                            Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                            "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                            My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                            Abhinav S
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                            Yeah. Good point, But that makes it trickier in a way.

                            Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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                            • A Abhinav S

                              Its not the down-vote. What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

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                              Pete OHanlon
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                              Hmm. Let me correct that 1 vote.

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                              "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                              • P Pete OHanlon

                                Abhinav S wrote:

                                What bugs me now is I know my answer is wrong but not why.

                                Actually, you don't know it's wrong. You just know someone downvoted it and that's a completely different thing.

                                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                                "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                                I see it in a similar way. Points do not really interest me, but when somebody obviously disagrees, then I would at least like to know the reason.

                                And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                                "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                                And I smiled and was happy
                                And it came worse.

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                                • P PIEBALDconsult

                                  You probably won't like their reason either.

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                                  PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                                  You probably won't like their reason either.

                                  CG once downvoted my answer and provided a 'nice' little reason. Ok it went something like "if you expose a public property in my team I would fire you." I really liked his answer. I have used public properties sparingly ever since. My respect, even with that downvote, grew for him.

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                                    Well, usually they are. You shouldn't take yourself as model. :) [crawling on the floor] Just Kidding, just kidding!!!!!!! [/crawling on the floor]

                                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                    [My articles]

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                                    Remember... I have guns (and I'm not on anyone's no-fly list yet). :)

                                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                    -----
                                    "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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                                      Remember... I have guns (and I'm not on anyone's no-fly list yet). :)

                                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                      -----
                                      "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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                                      Nagy Vilmos
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                                      Agreed, however a lot of airlines have made Texas a no-fly-zone just to be on the safe side. ;P


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                                        PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                                        You probably won't like their reason either.

                                        CG once downvoted my answer and provided a 'nice' little reason. Ok it went something like "if you expose a public property in my team I would fire you." I really liked his answer. I have used public properties sparingly ever since. My respect, even with that downvote, grew for him.

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                                        Nagy Vilmos
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                                        Shirley it was a a public member variable? And I agree with that sentiment.


                                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          Shirley it was a a public member variable? And I agree with that sentiment.


                                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                          Abhinav S
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                                          Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                          public member variable?

                                          No it was not that bad. :) It was a public property that could be used to communicate between two forms. There are other better ways to communicate between forms.

                                          Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound

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