Quality of Code Project diminishing
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Mike, at no time have I ever intended insult. I intend discussion, no matter how heated. Your defense of Chris may be laudable but no defense is required. When discussions become heated (as this one has), I take caution to avoid ad hominem arguments. Insulting is an ad hominem argument. When an individual (in this case Chris) takes an action for selfish reasons, failing to consider the 10 million+ folks who supposedly use this site, then that is wrong and that individual needs to be taken down. Be careful how you interpret my comments. I hold CP, its founder, and its staff in the highest regards. I would not spend the time to write articles and answer member's questions if I did not. I have never questioned the intent of Chris or the CP staff except in the case of moving a page. However when something is amiss, I will make known the problem. In forensics (formal debate) I am not squeamish. And I do not plan to become squeamish! If you consider forcefulness as insulting then I fear the problem is with your definition, not with my assertiveness.
Gus Gustafson
In addition to Mike's statements, which I am aligned to... I can claim to be king of the lizard people... standing by that comment does nothing to prove it's validity. Further, you most certainly do not speak for all 10 million members, any more then I speak for the hundred bazillion lizard people. I get quite a bit of mileage from the articles, tips, and questions on this site... if Chris decided to rename it "Chris' Super Mega Awesome Website" and plaster his face on the top in lieu of Bob, I wouldn't care a bit... because I could still use it for what I want. It doesn't matter if Chris and the team are the drivers of this bus, as long as it gets us to our destination ! Plus, we have some pretty good company along the way. Now, if you have problems with ads corrupting the viability of the website's usage, forward screenshots and browser details to the team. I'm sure you'll find them responsive ! Bugs and suggs is for these issues. If you have issues with a particular article, flag it, or put it in bugs and suggs. Finally, please remember that the bugs and suggs page exists for the resolution of these issues. If they include a tool on that page which helps them resolve these issues in a faster manner - AND allows us to see their progress and "roadmap" - then what exactly is the problem here? Personally, I find it interesting to see what the team is up to, and it does not impact my ability to view that page. Admittedly, I don't submit any bugs, but I do visit from time to time, just to see what's up. Remember, we're all a community. We don't have to agree on everything ! But, if many people did not like the site, they wouldn't be here. -Bert
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Not being touchy Gus, I'm trying to understand what Ads are blocking your navigation. [Edit: and I'm getting crossed wires here! You responded to my response from Brycey, and I'd like to hear his thoughts since I think his concerns are different from yours] With regards to the "Current CP Project" do you mean the HTML contest or The Guild?
cheers Chris Maunder
I had a similar experience whenI went to Waterfox 28.0, where ads begun showing up everywhere, and I mean even in my own web site. Apparently a new extension was added (do not recall full name but it had to do with ads). Removed it and issue went away. Next day, issue is back and so is the extension. Finally was able to return to sanity by turning "Update Add-ons automatically" off and removing the extension. And I mean everywhere, I (and my users) got popups in input fields! I wonder if this is what is happening to CP dotheads??
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I fully assume responsibility for what I wrote. I also stand by it. Yes, I think in this case Chris did wrong and needs to be taken down. No question! CP is no longer his toy (although I doubt that he ever considered it such). By doing what he did, he lessened the usefulness of a web site page, making the lower portion of the page unusable. That is inexcusable. I believe that you are now descending into semantics. But thank you for your comments.
Gus Gustafson
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