Being busy and lack of interest conspire to keep me away. Rest assured, when(if) I return full force, you can look forward to old school Narue replies.

>why would you bad mounth someone for asking a questions.
Can you be any more melodramatic, Mr. Drama Queen? As much as goody goodies like you want the world to run on sunshine and fairy dust,...

Um, you fail. This isn't a bug, it's documented behavior (http://www.daniweb.com/forums/misc-explaincode.html) that's been in place for years. You may as well just call it what it is: changing basic...

>However, using code tags for something outside of code to achieve
>a visual effect as a result of the current way code tags happen to be
>handled cannot ever be guaranteed in the future....

Now that you've added this extra statistic, it would be nice to also include a search filter based on votes. For example, say I want to search for all of my posts that have been downvoted, or posts...

>I don't understand why you're leaving after having a post deleted.
Just another childish person stomping off in a huff when things don't go his way. The best way to deal with such pitiful theatrics...

>If you use the forum search feature (www.daniweb.com/forums
>/search.php) it is based off of an in-house snapshot that is taken once an hour.
That's understandable, but the missing results I'm...

Does the search algorithm use the current contents of the database, or a snapshot? Because I can do a search for something I know exists in a recent thread, but it doesn't show up in the results.

What's wrong with this picture:

<J. Random Newbie says>: "Daniweb is a big and good community, but I want you to cater to my whims and add a forum each time I start learning something new because...

Heh, if you think a riot is starting, you clearly haven't seen a real riot around these parts. ;)

>Would it make sense to add a new forum to separate it?
Frankly, I don't think it makes sense. But if it did then it would also make sense to add a new forum for C++/CLI, and for Qt because it seems...

>Even with the sharpest blade, eventually it gets dull.
My blade never gets dull, but I sure do get tired of the blood stains: :icon_rolleyes:

>But what if we're such a curious bunch that we want the
>blunt truth, even if it comes with some hurt feelings?
Curious bunches thrive on rumor more than blunt truth. ;)

>So is 'some admin chap' going to tell us why Narue left
So as not to hurt any feelings, I'll simply say that I've lost interest in Daniweb and the details are personal. My activity has slipped in...

We can't create a forum for every language, but this one (http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum42.html) is a catch-all for the languages that aren't explicitly mentioned. VBA is sufficiently different...

No forum is exempt from moderation. Perhaps you should read and follow the rules instead of whining about it.

Agree 100%. Perhaps Dani can look into this as she aggressively filters the allowed advertisements on Daniweb. There's no point in making Daniweb's members angry with ads; that defeats the purpose.

>do you really want to go back? well lets go back to punch cards and paper tape, then
You lose (http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/straw-man.html). Though I do find it humorous that you chose...

Dammit jephthah, you're making me feel old now. When I started posting to forums there wasn't highlighting. We were thankful when there were code tags that actually kept formatting and didn't do HTML...

>like a one-chance sort of thing where you're in probationary status, repeat offense would be irrevocable?
Infractions already expire. Though in some cases we apply a permanent ban after the second...

>It's only been two days
I wouldn't call that a statistically significant sample then. It could just have been a heavy two days for new registrations. :icon_rolleyes:

>A field such as First Language and possibly one for additional
>languages spoken might be useful for those who take issue with
>people struggling to describe the problems they are having.
In my...

I can't help but reply since I'm probably one of the 'Vets' the OP is talking about. ;)

>why does it seem like some of the posts here are an ego-contest?
I'd wager it's because programmers tend...

Not necessarily, as evidenced by the quote in this very post. The vanilla quote tags don't provide any more information than a quotation prefix. If you type the tags manually, as I do, it's tedious...

>For some reason Mod's refuse to use
>tags, they always use 4chan-style > quotes.
I don't know about the others, but I do it out of habit from when I posted to forums that weren't blessed with...

http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread184342.html

It seems AD is seeing something similar to me, but that thread is horribly messed up. I'm viewing it with Firefox 3.0.8 and words can't really...

If you didn't bump it back to the top of the thread list, nobody would ever see it again.

If you're sure the problem really has been solved, you can contact a moderator in that forum. We're able to set threads as solved if necessary.

I believe niek_e was suggesting you show us where the demand for a new forum is. If we added a specialized forum at the whim of every noob with a new hobby, Daniweb would become so diluted as to be...

>where it is hard to be missed by posters who might accidently post onto such a thread
Even the posters who get to the thread via Google? Also keep in mind that we're talking about the same people...

>The point I want to make over here is, can't we have some
>auto-marking mechanism for threads which identifies the time the
>last post was made onto a thread and if this is more than some ...

>Awaiting Dani's take on this....
Translation: I don't want your damn opinions! I only want to be rejected by Dani personally.

>Is it that it is only the number of posts that count ?
Not at all. It's pretty much about contribution to Daniweb, whether it be answering questions, providing entertainment, offering suggestions,...

And you think all of those less than ten would agree to lose the forum and have to go elsewhere for their Ruby discussions?

>Haha, I like your style.
Me too. I suggest the following steps for proposing a new forum:
You must nominate an existing forum to be removed.
You must get the approval of all active members who...

Daniweb doesn't have enough forums? :icon_rolleyes:

>Then people should delete all threads older then 60 days NO ACTIVITY on every site
You fail (http://www.fallacyfiles.org/strawman.html). I answered your question; if you want to continue defending...

>Why do people make a big deal about dates???
It concerns how the forum handles recent activity. If you post to a thread that isn't currently on the first page, you bump it up to the first page,...

>I think it should be in the rules, that posting to old threads is a no no.
Dani has stated many times that necrobumping is allowed as long as the new post is on topic and can be viewed as a...

Hasn't The Dude already been featured as a member of the month?