DigitalXtreme
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----ATTENTION EXPERTS (VB)----
As many of you know there has been an influx of new users on the site since the PAQ questions were released on google. For this reason many topic areas have been flooded with questions that are too many for us moderators and staff to handle alone.
With the help of few experts we are able to keep some of the topic areas running pretty smoothly but some such as this one are being overrun with questions that have never been closed. We are requesting that any experts who have a few moments a day will help us with a cleanup effort to clean out the abandoned questions in this topic area.
With approximately 10 experts cleaning 20 questions a day we can have this area cleaned in just a few weeks. Is there anyone willing to roll up their sleeves and give us a helping hand to cleanup this topic area?
Many of us know the benefits that Experts-Exchange has brought to us in the past. Now let's see if we can do something to help this wonderful site so it will have a future. All we need is a handful of experts to participate. We need experts who want to help and are not afraid to make decisions on their own.
If you have a few minutes a day and are willing to help out get this topic area back in order, please respond to this question and let us know. We truly will appreciate any help. For more information regarding the cleanup process please see this link:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
Before you begin I will need to assign you to an area to work in. So post here first.
I will leave this question open for a few days before I begin assigning ranges.
Thank you for your time!
DigitalXtreme
CS Moderator
Experts-Exchange
With the help of few experts we are able to keep some of the topic areas running pretty smoothly but some such as this one are being overrun with questions that have never been closed. We are requesting that any experts who have a few moments a day will help us with a cleanup effort to clean out the abandoned questions in this topic area.
With approximately 10 experts cleaning 20 questions a day we can have this area cleaned in just a few weeks. Is there anyone willing to roll up their sleeves and give us a helping hand to cleanup this topic area?
Many of us know the benefits that Experts-Exchange has brought to us in the past. Now let's see if we can do something to help this wonderful site so it will have a future. All we need is a handful of experts to participate. We need experts who want to help and are not afraid to make decisions on their own.
If you have a few minutes a day and are willing to help out get this topic area back in order, please respond to this question and let us know. We truly will appreciate any help. For more information regarding the cleanup process please see this link:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
Before you begin I will need to assign you to an area to work in. So post here first.
I will leave this question open for a few days before I begin assigning ranges.
Thank you for your time!
DigitalXtreme
CS Moderator
Experts-Exchange
already starting to be...
looking forward to making a difference
looking forward to making a difference
Hi,
This site has been of wonderful help to me in the past and I would like to pitch in with all I can.
This site has been of wonderful help to me in the past and I would like to pitch in with all I can.
I'll give it a go
I am pretty new to EE but I am willing to try. My areas are VB and Windows XP.
Regards
Saurabh
Regards
Saurabh
Hi,
I would like to help also, I was in the same boat with GPrentice00, only I got lost on the points for ...
Could you also post how to list the clean-up post, I was posting 2 ways one was for easy access for mod's the other was just for viewing, but I think that has changed with the rewrite not sure.
dragontooth
I would like to help also, I was in the same boat with GPrentice00, only I got lost on the points for ...
Could you also post how to list the clean-up post, I was posting 2 ways one was for easy access for mod's the other was just for viewing, but I think that has changed with the rewrite not sure.
dragontooth
DigitalXtreme, that clears it up thanks.
TA's - VB, VB Controls, VB Databases
sometimes Programming, programming Languages
looking forward to helping out!
dragontooth
TA's - VB, VB Controls, VB Databases
sometimes Programming, programming Languages
looking forward to helping out!
dragontooth
I am active in VB cleanup, usually posting about 250 recommendations per week.
My current working list includes the 2000 open Questions between March 15, 2003 and 1,000,000 BC. Please assign date ranges that are more recent than that.
CleanupPing posted a WakupPing to that same group and I'd like to do the followup -- I intend to ruthlessly recommend delete if no Expert objected to the CleanupPing posts that look like this:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
goofball34:
This old question needs to be finalized -- accept an answer, split points, or get a refund. For information on your options, please click here-> http:/help/closing.jsp#1
Experts: Post your closing recommendations! Who deserves points here?
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
I recommend that if a CV comes across such a CleanupPing post and no expert has commented, then recommend DELETE -- unless you can see clear PAQ value. We need to stop polluting the PAQ with unanswered and partially-answered questions. If an Expert has not expressed interest after that post and if the Asker did not deign to comment, then IMHO, it is time to blow them both away.
-- Dan
My current working list includes the 2000 open Questions between March 15, 2003 and 1,000,000 BC. Please assign date ranges that are more recent than that.
CleanupPing posted a WakupPing to that same group and I'd like to do the followup -- I intend to ruthlessly recommend delete if no Expert objected to the CleanupPing posts that look like this:
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
goofball34:
This old question needs to be finalized -- accept an answer, split points, or get a refund. For information on your options, please click here-> http:/help/closing.jsp#1
Experts: Post your closing recommendations! Who deserves points here?
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
I recommend that if a CV comes across such a CleanupPing post and no expert has commented, then recommend DELETE -- unless you can see clear PAQ value. We need to stop polluting the PAQ with unanswered and partially-answered questions. If an Expert has not expressed interest after that post and if the Asker did not deign to comment, then IMHO, it is time to blow them both away.
-- Dan
Working ..........................
might get to take a bite out of it later tonight, but should have a good chunk of weekend time and monday night to go at it.
Thanks DX
Gerry
Thanks DX
Gerry
DX - done my block, about 10% I couldn't get a sense of what action to take, there are comments, there are working answers maybe, there are "that works but I more specifically need" with some unclear posts after that which I could not evaluate. With ~50% being nocomment except for cleanupping, it goes by pretty quickly.
I'll certainly take some more.
I'll certainly take some more.
sounds good -- I made a program with a browser window and a bunch of command buttons, so I only have to press the button (and, specify an expert name if needed) to generate the message and log the action in a file. I'll just add a new button to pop a message like Coboldinosaur's for the remaining 10% and log them separately --- compliment the two methods.
I've been following behind CleanupPing's 'Wakeup' posts and I've found that it takes about HALF the time. It's like COBOLdino's two-pass thechnique, but with the first pass being automated.
It makes the recommendations much more easy if you know that the contributing experts care so little about their investment that they didn't bother posting. And also, I'm finding that maybe 10% of the questions have a recommendation already, so the pressure's off. Basically 75% of the Qs become non-brainers recommendation-wise.
I was working with SpideyMod on the CleanupPing targets. but I see he's hanging up his Moderator spurs. If we could get some CV coordination here, CleanupPing could plow through a lot of old questions with a small-footprint ping like...
ProgrammerDude88:
This old question needs to be finalized -- accept an answer, split points, or get a refund. For information on your options, please click here-> http:/help/closing.jsp#1
Experts: Post your closing recommendations! Who deserves points here?
...and save CV's a LOT of time and effort.
-- Dan
It makes the recommendations much more easy if you know that the contributing experts care so little about their investment that they didn't bother posting. And also, I'm finding that maybe 10% of the questions have a recommendation already, so the pressure's off. Basically 75% of the Qs become non-brainers recommendation-wise.
I was working with SpideyMod on the CleanupPing targets. but I see he's hanging up his Moderator spurs. If we could get some CV coordination here, CleanupPing could plow through a lot of old questions with a small-footprint ping like...
ProgrammerDude88:
This old question needs to be finalized -- accept an answer, split points, or get a refund. For information on your options, please click here-> http:/help/closing.jsp#1
Experts: Post your closing recommendations! Who deserves points here?
...and save CV's a LOT of time and effort.
-- Dan
Are you still looking for CV?
I'd love to help out in the VB area.
Thanks
I'd love to help out in the VB area.
Thanks
DanRollins,
I totally agree, CleanupPing is a great help to CVs.
DigitalXtreme,
I have finished my chunk. Let me know if you have more.
Best Regards
Saurabh
I totally agree, CleanupPing is a great help to CVs.
DigitalXtreme,
I have finished my chunk. Let me know if you have more.
Best Regards
Saurabh
DigitalXtreme
Sorry for sounding naive but I am not sure I kow how to navigate to my section. Please guide.
Sorry for sounding naive but I am not sure I kow how to navigate to my section. Please guide.
MiteshJ
Click on the page 2 link in the question list area to bring up the next 20, and the addr bar will fill in with a whole lot of flags. Near the end is a ustart=21#unlocked -- change the 21 to about 3000 to set you near the end of that range, from there its a page forward or backward at a time...
Click on the page 2 link in the question list area to bring up the next 20, and the addr bar will fill in with a whole lot of flags. Near the end is a ustart=21#unlocked -- change the 21 to about 3000 to set you near the end of that range, from there its a page forward or backward at a time...
Thanx GPrentice ...
I am still working (slowly) through my batch (Mar 31, 2003 through April 07, 2003), but am going on holday for a couple of weeks, but I'll pick it up again when I get back.
Taking VB May 28 -- June 2
Extending to June 9
Extending to June 23
My current URL list includes about 1500 questions from Feb 1, 2003 to Mar 15, 2003.
I intend to swing back to pick up the older ones on the next pass.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
I want to personally thank and congratulate this group of CVs!
We are making SERIOUS headway in the VB TA. For years, we had the 'dirtiest' TA and now we're not even in the top 10! See
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp#3
to check it out.
VB used to have over 6000 open questions and now we're actually on the verge of breaking 3000. That is really something!
-- Dan
I intend to swing back to pick up the older ones on the next pass.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
I want to personally thank and congratulate this group of CVs!
We are making SERIOUS headway in the VB TA. For years, we had the 'dirtiest' TA and now we're not even in the top 10! See
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp#3
to check it out.
VB used to have over 6000 open questions and now we're actually on the verge of breaking 3000. That is really something!
-- Dan
YensidMod,
Sorry I am now involed with an upgrade and release will be to busy for app. 3 weeks. Let me know if I can help then.
dragontooth
Sorry I am now involed with an upgrade and release will be to busy for app. 3 weeks. Let me know if I can help then.
dragontooth
I would love to help in the cleanup effort, are there perks to this like extra points??? (Even if not, I will help)
GrahamSkan,
How are you doing? How was your holiday?
dragontooth,
Thanks for letting me know. We will be here in 3 weeks. Post back when you are freeer.
Yensidmod
How are you doing? How was your holiday?
dragontooth,
Thanks for letting me know. We will be here in 3 weeks. Post back when you are freeer.
Yensidmod
Glad to help, VB and VB Database. A lot of slow closers there, think they post and forget to check.
westbrooknewmedia and dfWade,
Thanks for volunteering to cleanup the Visual Basics questions. Please read the Cleanup Guidelines
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
and review a couple lists in the Cleanup topic, to get an idea of format.
Tomorrow I will give you a range of questions to work.
dfWade,
We do have an another oranized effort going in VB Database. Post in the link below
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20678590/ATTENTION-EXPERTS-VB-DATABASES.html
westbrooknewmedia,
There is some talk of awarding expert points per question. But nothing is finalized. We are waiting for the CV Autograder to come.
YensidMod
Community Support Moderator @ Experts Exchange
Thanks for volunteering to cleanup the Visual Basics questions. Please read the Cleanup Guidelines
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
and review a couple lists in the Cleanup topic, to get an idea of format.
Tomorrow I will give you a range of questions to work.
dfWade,
We do have an another oranized effort going in VB Database. Post in the link below
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20678590/ATTENTION-EXPERTS-VB-DATABASES.html
westbrooknewmedia,
There is some talk of awarding expert points per question. But nothing is finalized. We are waiting for the CV Autograder to come.
YensidMod
Community Support Moderator @ Experts Exchange
I would also like to get in this process. I am good in VB and VB Databases but OK in Controls. Can also try my hand in ASP, Access and Crystal Reports. However, I have a hesitation. There are a few questions where I am not able to decide the correct answer - what should be done with these questions?
YensidMod
I've gone through all my date ranges looking for ones I missed - many were ones with my own comments in them to start. I had accidentally skipped over several pages at some point and missed a chunk of my range, and had opportunity to CV them the other night. Tonight, I have picked up the odd one here and there, there are no Questions in any of my ranges left without recommendations:
VB Controls Jan 17 - Apr 4
VB Mar 16-23
VB Apr 24-30
VB May 8--18
VB May 19 - Jun 26 ---- about 100 missed before, caught now.
Lost count after ~1800 Qs, can't be much over 2000 done, but should be very close to it.
Once those date ranges are closed, I'll be interested in doing some more, but I'm more busy these days than I was before. Don't want to do VB Controls anymore though... I'll post back here in a week or so time when I'm ready, and take some smaller bites more steadily.
I've gone through all my date ranges looking for ones I missed - many were ones with my own comments in them to start. I had accidentally skipped over several pages at some point and missed a chunk of my range, and had opportunity to CV them the other night. Tonight, I have picked up the odd one here and there, there are no Questions in any of my ranges left without recommendations:
VB Controls Jan 17 - Apr 4
VB Mar 16-23
VB Apr 24-30
VB May 8--18
VB May 19 - Jun 26 ---- about 100 missed before, caught now.
Lost count after ~1800 Qs, can't be much over 2000 done, but should be very close to it.
Once those date ranges are closed, I'll be interested in doing some more, but I'm more busy these days than I was before. Don't want to do VB Controls anymore though... I'll post back here in a week or so time when I'm ready, and take some smaller bites more steadily.
Sethi
May I recommend (as was recommended to me) to generate a ping-response message like Coboldinosaur...
I personally have had probably 15% of the questions get closed due to the reponse, EVEN ones that had a CleanupPing message in them earlier. Give them a week or so think it over, including a link to the FAQ on closing questions, then followup.
Sometimes if the question could be evaluated but just take a lot of time or resources to do so, I hit it with the ping message, and sometimes its resolved a day or two later. Just a way of prioritizing the evaluation process, but with the bonus of tagging the question in hopes that it self-fixes.
15% is not a bad number.
May I recommend (as was recommended to me) to generate a ping-response message like Coboldinosaur...
I personally have had probably 15% of the questions get closed due to the reponse, EVEN ones that had a CleanupPing message in them earlier. Give them a week or so think it over, including a link to the FAQ on closing questions, then followup.
Sometimes if the question could be evaluated but just take a lot of time or resources to do so, I hit it with the ping message, and sometimes its resolved a day or two later. Just a way of prioritizing the evaluation process, but with the bonus of tagging the question in hopes that it self-fixes.
15% is not a bad number.
Don't worry about VB controls, I will be pinging whats left.
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Sethi,
Thank you for volunteering. Please read throught the docuements that I asked westbrooknewmedia and dfWade t read. Tomorrow I will give ranges of questions to work.
GPentice00,
Thanks for getting the sections cleaned up.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Thank you for volunteering. Please read throught the docuements that I asked westbrooknewmedia and dfWade t read. Tomorrow I will give ranges of questions to work.
GPentice00,
Thanks for getting the sections cleaned up.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Hi YensidMod,
Holiday is over & I though my batch is done, but I've just checked & my browser says I haven't visited an handful of them, so I'll do them ASAP
Holiday is over & I though my batch is done, but I've just checked & my browser says I haven't visited an handful of them, so I'll do them ASAP
GrahamSkan,
Let me know when you have finish them.
Yensidmod
Let me know when you have finish them.
Yensidmod
Yensidmod, I feel real stupid but its a tough job cleaning these questions and the time I can spare goes into answering questions on VB. I would request you to assign my task to some other expert and excuse me this time. If I opt for CV next time, I will be ready for this job. Sorry once again.
Hi,
I've just posted my recommendation for the last question in my batch.
Regards, Graham
I've just posted my recommendation for the last question in my batch.
Regards, Graham
YensidMod
I can take Sethi's range - I don't know what I'll be able to do before the end of the weekend, but I might suprise myself.
I can take Sethi's range - I don't know what I'll be able to do before the end of the weekend, but I might suprise myself.
Yensidmod:
"GrahamSkan,
Thank you for cheaning up those questions. Do you want more questions to work?"
Not right now, my boss is wondering why my project is so late. If this thread is still going when I've caught up, I'll request some work then. Cheers
"GrahamSkan,
Thank you for cheaning up those questions. Do you want more questions to work?"
Not right now, my boss is wondering why my project is so late. If this thread is still going when I've caught up, I'll request some work then. Cheers
WE
ARE
UNDER
3000!
Congratulations VB Cleanup Crew!
ARE
UNDER
3000!
Congratulations VB Cleanup Crew!
i am willing to plunge into VB Cleanup.
This is my first ever cleanup and hence would prefer a small range to see how it goes :)
This is my first ever cleanup and hence would prefer a small range to see how it goes :)
YensiMod,
I've cleaned up the VB TA for the dates June 26 - 30, 2003.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20749887/Due-3rd-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
cheers,
srimanth.
I've cleaned up the VB TA for the dates June 26 - 30, 2003.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20749887/Due-3rd-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
cheers,
srimanth.
srimanth,
Wow! That was fast. I looked at the list that you posted in Cleanup. Good format. I made a recommendation on the last question that you left as "no idea". A Moderator will finalize the list in 7 to 10 days. Do you want another range of questions to work? Do you want a larger number of questions?
Dan,
Yes, it is a great accomplishment to get the number of open questions down from over 6,000 to less than 3.000. It is due to you, GPrentice00, and all the cleanup volunteers past and present.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Wow! That was fast. I looked at the list that you posted in Cleanup. Good format. I made a recommendation on the last question that you left as "no idea". A Moderator will finalize the list in 7 to 10 days. Do you want another range of questions to work? Do you want a larger number of questions?
Dan,
Yes, it is a great accomplishment to get the number of open questions down from over 6,000 to less than 3.000. It is due to you, GPrentice00, and all the cleanup volunteers past and present.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
YensiMod,
Hit me!!! I will see what i can do over the weekend other than the US Grand Prix!!! Also, i wouldn't want a large number of questions as i may be put off... handling smaller chunks is much more fun but is a dizzy job!!!
Shall i take up 1st August to 10th August?
cheers,
srimanth.
Hit me!!! I will see what i can do over the weekend other than the US Grand Prix!!! Also, i wouldn't want a large number of questions as i may be put off... handling smaller chunks is much more fun but is a dizzy job!!!
Shall i take up 1st August to 10th August?
cheers,
srimanth.
YensidMod,
I thought u asked me to take up May 1 - 4, 2003. However, i realized that somewhere in mid of May 2nd, i clashed with saurabhgupta who was also working on the same dates. anyways, i have completed the rest:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20750116/Due-3rd-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
cheers,
srimanth.
I thought u asked me to take up May 1 - 4, 2003. However, i realized that somewhere in mid of May 2nd, i clashed with saurabhgupta who was also working on the same dates. anyways, i have completed the rest:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20750116/Due-3rd-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
cheers,
srimanth.
srimanth,
Wow, that was fast. I thought you were going to do them this weekend. Saurabhgupa may have started this range, but did not finish. Want to do the rest of the range
May 5-7
That will get us complete to end of June except for a range in March and one in April.
Thanks,
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Wow, that was fast. I thought you were going to do them this weekend. Saurabhgupa may have started this range, but did not finish. Want to do the rest of the range
May 5-7
That will get us complete to end of June except for a range in March and one in April.
Thanks,
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
okie. i will pick up may 5 - 7.
cheers,
srimanth.
cheers,
srimanth.
YensidMod
I believe I have completed Mar 24-30; I accidentally deleted a log file for about 25 recs but I posted the link-list I used to generate it in Cleanup (unfortunately no recs in the cleanup list, but they are in the Qs). We'll find out in a week or so if I missed any, I guess...
I believe I have completed Mar 24-30; I accidentally deleted a log file for about 25 recs but I posted the link-list I used to generate it in Cleanup (unfortunately no recs in the cleanup list, but they are in the Qs). We'll find out in a week or so if I missed any, I guess...
YensiMod,
I've comepleted May 5th to 7th on the VB TA.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20752867/Due-7th-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
I am little busy with work. when i get more time, i will come for more.
cheers,
srimanth.
I've comepleted May 5th to 7th on the VB TA.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20752867/Due-7th-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
I am little busy with work. when i get more time, i will come for more.
cheers,
srimanth.
srimanth,
Thanks for getting first part of May done. Let me know when you ready for more.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Thanks for getting first part of May done. Let me know when you ready for more.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Hello, I can participate in this cleanning process, let me know how can I help.
The link http://www.cityofangels.com/Experts/Cleanup.htm is not working, at least not for me.
smlewisv
The link http://www.cityofangels.com/Experts/Cleanup.htm is not working, at least not for me.
smlewisv
smlewisv,
Thank you for volunteering to cleanup the <Topic> questions. Please read the Cleanup Guidelines
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
and review a couple lists in the Cleanup topic, to get an idea of format.
As soon as you finish reading and understand the process, post here and I will give a range of questions to clean.
YensidMod
Community Support Moderator @ Experts Exchange
Thank you for volunteering to cleanup the <Topic> questions. Please read the Cleanup Guidelines
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
and review a couple lists in the Cleanup topic, to get an idea of format.
As soon as you finish reading and understand the process, post here and I will give a range of questions to clean.
YensidMod
Community Support Moderator @ Experts Exchange
I am back from vacation and willing to lend a hand
Hi,
Iam interested in helping cleanup in the vb or vb.net area.
Thanks
Iam interested in helping cleanup in the vb or vb.net area.
Thanks
lenonstryker and planocz,
Thank you for volunteering to cleanup the Visual Basics questions. Both of you seem well qualified for the cleanup work. Please read the Cleanup Guidelines
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
and review a couple lists in the Cleanup topic, to get an idea of format.
As soon as you finish reading and understand the process, post here and I will give a range of questions to clean.
YensidMod
Community Support Moderator @ Experts Exchange
Thank you for volunteering to cleanup the Visual Basics questions. Both of you seem well qualified for the cleanup work. Please read the Cleanup Guidelines
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanup.jsp
and review a couple lists in the Cleanup topic, to get an idea of format.
As soon as you finish reading and understand the process, post here and I will give a range of questions to clean.
YensidMod
Community Support Moderator @ Experts Exchange
I have checked over the cleanup guidelines
I have read the cleanup guidelines.
Yensi,
I am going off on a long holiday starting on 18th October and reporting back to office on 1st december. i would take up some cleanup work after my return.
cheers,
srimanth.
I am going off on a long holiday starting on 18th October and reporting back to office on 1st december. i would take up some cleanup work after my return.
cheers,
srimanth.
HI Yensidmod,
When posted the the orig. author response by accepting a posted comment or they will let it run its course an be deleted.
So far I have had good response from the authors.
Thanks
When posted the the orig. author response by accepting a posted comment or they will let it run its course an be deleted.
So far I have had good response from the authors.
Thanks
planocz,
So this is a general ping, and if asker do not respond, then you will be posting a specific recommendation and posting the quesions in a list in Cleanup area?
YensidMod
EE Moderator
So this is a general ping, and if asker do not respond, then you will be posting a specific recommendation and posting the quesions in a list in Cleanup area?
YensidMod
EE Moderator
HI Yensidmod,
I can do that or I can use the piece from COBOLdinosaur remarks....
This question has been classified abandoned. I will make a recommendation to the moderators on its resolution in a week or two. I appreciate any comments
that would help me to make a recommendation.
<note>
Unless it is clear to me that the question has been answered I will recommend delete. It is possible that a Grade less than A will be given if no expert makes a case for an A grade. It is assumed that any participant not responding to this request is no longer interested in its final disposition.
</note>
If the user does not know how to close the question, the options are here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/closing.jsp"
It creates more work for the Cleanup Volunteers, having to visit the question a second time to post a recommendation, but it puts the responsibility on the Experts who originally took part in the question to recommend how it should be closed.
Or you can suggest a "B" grade (in the Cleanup list) and let the Moderators take the flak when they process the list.
Or the even easier option - Recommend a delete & let the Experts justify keeping the question :-)
Whichever way, the Moderators will support you.
I can do that or I can use the piece from COBOLdinosaur remarks....
This question has been classified abandoned. I will make a recommendation to the moderators on its resolution in a week or two. I appreciate any comments
that would help me to make a recommendation.
<note>
Unless it is clear to me that the question has been answered I will recommend delete. It is possible that a Grade less than A will be given if no expert makes a case for an A grade. It is assumed that any participant not responding to this request is no longer interested in its final disposition.
</note>
If the user does not know how to close the question, the options are here:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/closing.jsp"
It creates more work for the Cleanup Volunteers, having to visit the question a second time to post a recommendation, but it puts the responsibility on the Experts who originally took part in the question to recommend how it should be closed.
Or you can suggest a "B" grade (in the Cleanup list) and let the Moderators take the flak when they process the list.
Or the even easier option - Recommend a delete & let the Experts justify keeping the question :-)
Whichever way, the Moderators will support you.
planocz,
You can post a general ping and if no one answers, a final recommendation to each question. Then post the questions in a list in Cleanup topic. The idea is to close the questions in a timely manner, and not hope the askers will close them.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
You can post a general ping and if no one answers, a final recommendation to each question. Then post the questions in a list in Cleanup topic. The idea is to close the questions in a timely manner, and not hope the askers will close them.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
HI Yensidmod,
This is a small range that is finished for 4/17/2003...
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588127.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20587968.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588022.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588052.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588057.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588067.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588117.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588138.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588227.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588341.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588352.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588372.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588378.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588587.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588762.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588836.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588903.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588955.h
Iam still slowly working on it
Thanks
This is a small range that is finished for 4/17/2003...
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588127.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20587968.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588022.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588052.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588057.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588067.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588117.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588138.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588227.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588341.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588352.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588372.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588378.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588587.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588762.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588836.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588903.h
/Visual_Basic/Q_20588955.h
Iam still slowly working on it
Thanks
planocz,
Thank you for posting to these questions. You will need a specific recommendation posted inside each question before posting to the Cleanup Topic. The specific recommendation will allow experts to see and object. If recommendation is outside, they cannot see them.
Also, you need to post full links, not partial links. For example, for the first one, the link should be
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20588127/Sunrise-sunset-moonrise-moonset-moonphase-etc-source-code.html
Thanks, Yensidmod
Thank you for posting to these questions. You will need a specific recommendation posted inside each question before posting to the Cleanup Topic. The specific recommendation will allow experts to see and object. If recommendation is outside, they cannot see them.
Also, you need to post full links, not partial links. For example, for the first one, the link should be
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20588127/Sunrise-sunset-moonrise-moonset-moonphase-etc-source-code.html
Thanks, Yensidmod
Hi Yensid,
Experts Exchange is damn addictive. I am on holiday and yet am logged on!!!
planocz,
visit the below urls for some help. create a new question and post your recommendations over there.
http://oldlook.experts-exchange.com/help/help.jsp
http://oldlook.experts-exchange.com/questions/20752867/Due-7th-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
Yensid,
Interestingly, your name in the help pages in the url above is spelt as "YesnidMod"???? I better go back to hibernation. Happy Cleaning Up!!!
cheers,
srimanth.
Experts Exchange is damn addictive. I am on holiday and yet am logged on!!!
planocz,
visit the below urls for some help. create a new question and post your recommendations over there.
http://oldlook.experts-exchange.com/help/help.jsp
http://oldlook.experts-exchange.com/questions/20752867/Due-7th-October-2003-Visual-Basic.html
Yensid,
Interestingly, your name in the help pages in the url above is spelt as "YesnidMod"???? I better go back to hibernation. Happy Cleaning Up!!!
cheers,
srimanth.
sirmanth,
Hi, when you are done with holiday and ready to clean some more questions, let me know. I have to get Netminder to change the name on the Help page. :)
Yensidmod
Hi, when you are done with holiday and ready to clean some more questions, let me know. I have to get Netminder to change the name on the Help page. :)
Yensidmod
Yensidmod,
I am done with the assigned range and am ready for more.
We are still over 2700 :o( in the topic.
Leon
I am done with the assigned range and am ready for more.
We are still over 2700 :o( in the topic.
Leon
planocz,
I still have some questions regarding your latest list.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20781673/Visual-Basic-Due-Oct-31-03.html
You contradict yourself and make it very confusing for the experts or Moderator to respond. On the first question you posted, you wrote
"No comment has been added lately, so it's time to clean up this TA.
I will leave a recommendation in the Cleanup topic area that this question is:
No reponse from unisoftsystems from 5/15/2003 comment
Delete/No Refund or Accept a comment is recommend.
Please leave any comments here within the next seven days."
I thought we agree that you were going to post either Delete / No Refund or Accept an expert comment, but not both? Or is this left over from a previous post?
And on this question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20589906/How-to-creat-a-simple-C-dll-in-VC-that-can-be-used-in-VB.html
You posted Delete / No Refund on the outside on the list and accept an expert comment on the inside in the question?
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
I still have some questions regarding your latest list.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20781673/Visual-Basic-Due-Oct-31-03.html
You contradict yourself and make it very confusing for the experts or Moderator to respond. On the first question you posted, you wrote
"No comment has been added lately, so it's time to clean up this TA.
I will leave a recommendation in the Cleanup topic area that this question is:
No reponse from unisoftsystems from 5/15/2003 comment
Delete/No Refund or Accept a comment is recommend.
Please leave any comments here within the next seven days."
I thought we agree that you were going to post either Delete / No Refund or Accept an expert comment, but not both? Or is this left over from a previous post?
And on this question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20589906/How-to-creat-a-simple-C-dll-in-VC-that-can-be-used-in-VB.html
You posted Delete / No Refund on the outside on the list and accept an expert comment on the inside in the question?
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Hi Yensid
Yes there is still a few questions that have this layout , but that was back when we first talked about it. So I just left the these questions the same and changed all the newer questions.
Yes there is still a few questions that have this layout , but that was back when we first talked about it. So I just left the these questions the same and changed all the newer questions.
planocz,
Thanks for replying. Let me know when you put out your next list.
Yensidmod
Thanks for replying. Let me know when you put out your next list.
Yensidmod
Hi War1,
I have finished with visual basic from apr 17-23, 03 cleanup.
I have finished with visual basic from apr 17-23, 03 cleanup.
planocz,
If you like to work another section post in the Visual Basic cleanup question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20678586/ATTENTION-EXPERTS-VB.html
Bookmark this page in the future.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
If you like to work another section post in the Visual Basic cleanup question
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20678586/ATTENTION-EXPERTS-VB.html
Bookmark this page in the future.
Yensidmod
EE Moderator
Yensidmod,
I believe that all questions older than Apr 23, 2003 are done. I've come up behind planocz, so I need a new range. Can you carve out about a 1000 question range for me? I'll send CleanupPing through to log the QuickDeletes and make the initial ping, and then followup with recommendations. Thanks.
-- Dan
I believe that all questions older than Apr 23, 2003 are done. I've come up behind planocz, so I need a new range. Can you carve out about a 1000 question range for me? I'll send CleanupPing through to log the QuickDeletes and make the initial ping, and then followup with recommendations. Thanks.
-- Dan
HI YensidMod,
Did you want me to go ahead an take Jul15-22?
I was on Apr 17-23; its finished now.
Did you want me to go ahead an take Jul15-22?
I was on Apr 17-23; its finished now.
No comment has been added lately, so it's time to clean up this TA.
I will leave a recommendation in the Cleanup topic area that this question is:
PAQ/Refund
Please leave any comments here within the next seven days.
PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THIS COMMENT AS AN ANSWER!
leonstryker
EE Cleanup Volunteer
PS. This is the last question in the assigned range :)
I will leave a recommendation in the Cleanup topic area that this question is:
PAQ/Refund
Please leave any comments here within the next seven days.
PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THIS COMMENT AS AN ANSWER!
leonstryker
EE Cleanup Volunteer
PS. This is the last question in the assigned range :)
lrondytyker,
Don't delete this question. This is the working area for VB cleanup.
To everyone else,
Do we want to start a new question? This one is getting long and difficult to read.
Yensidmod
Don't delete this question. This is the working area for VB cleanup.
To everyone else,
Do we want to start a new question? This one is getting long and difficult to read.
Yensidmod
Yugimod,
I think we should start a new one, and is it posible to move this one to the support area.
leonstryker
I think we should start a new one, and is it posible to move this one to the support area.
leonstryker
Can I get a new range to cleanup?
leonstryker
leonstryker
Hi Yensidmod,
Feels great to be back and log back into EE :) and a big Hello to all the CVs.
Hit me!!!
Also, i think it is a better idea to start a new question as this post is getting really really lengthy...
cheers,
srimanth.
Feels great to be back and log back into EE :) and a big Hello to all the CVs.
Hit me!!!
Also, i think it is a better idea to start a new question as this post is getting really really lengthy...
cheers,
srimanth.
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CONGRATULATIONS Visual Basic CVs!!!!!!!
VB now shows less than 2000 open questions! The oldest are no more than 5 months old, and most are no more than 90 days. We are clearly "ahead of the curve," and with one more push, we'll be in true maintenance mode.
This is an incredible accomplishment! For years, VB was the "dirtiest" TA on the site with over 6000 abandoned questions. Now we're ahead of most of the other busy TAs, WAY ahead of many of them -- check it out:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanupList.jsp
Good work, one and all!
-- Dan
VB now shows less than 2000 open questions! The oldest are no more than 5 months old, and most are no more than 90 days. We are clearly "ahead of the curve," and with one more push, we'll be in true maintenance mode.
This is an incredible accomplishment! For years, VB was the "dirtiest" TA on the site with over 6000 abandoned questions. Now we're ahead of most of the other busy TAs, WAY ahead of many of them -- check it out:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/help/cleanupList.jsp
Good work, one and all!
-- Dan
Sometimes the requests would just suggest "Start at the oldest work forward", but then you get toe-stepping going on, so some blocks of Qs were assigned out to various people. Then around that time DanRollins came along with his automated tools to sweep up no-comment ones, duplicates, etc, and it seems the guidelines changed a bit and there was some uncertainty amonst volunteerers and admins about what to do, especially given how effective they were at list generating, but if we post a message in a dead question, his tools can't work on them...
None the less, assuming you will try assigning ranges, I'm ready to try again. If you cut them up like cake, please just give me a small slice to start with...
However, perhaps some guidance is in order to be CleanupPing friendly... I've also seen some snipits around that the revamped site has been harsh on some autotools, so some clarification on whatever automated systems are/will be running in addition to CleanupPing (if there are others) would be good too.
My area: VB main, definitely - should be able to make a good call on ~75%. VB Controls, pretty shakey, won't be able to assess to many; VB DB - no way