Spam and Abuse Watch

Thanks78724-Oct-13 20:45

4-Oct-13 20:45

See this http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4673492/Back-again-with-new-account.aspx[^]

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad

Michael Haephrati4-Oct-13 11:19

Michael Haephrati

4-Oct-13 11:19

Reported them. Both accounts have 5 reports but they are still there...

My most recent article: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/635384/Target-Eye-Revealed-The-Cover-Story

Thanks78724-Oct-13 20:45

4-Oct-13 20:45

See this: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4673492/Back-again-with-new-account.aspx[^]

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad

Brisingr Aerowing4-Oct-13 12:22

Brisingr Aerowing

4-Oct-13 12:22

Gone. (Took 6 reports D'Oh! | :doh:

)

Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 2³ ∑ π...
And it was delicious.

Thanks78724-Oct-13 20:45

Plagiarised would be article

4-Oct-13 20:45

See this : http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4673492/Back-again-with-new-account.aspx[^]

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad

OriginalGriff3-Oct-13 23:09

Re: Plagiarised would be article

3-Oct-13 23:09

This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=95664&aid=662912&msg=4673002#xx4673002xx[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=2948289[^]

Is it my imagination, or do I see a lot of "articles" from this one that I flag as plagiarised?

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

Thanks78723-Oct-13 23:33

Plagiarising the plagiariser

3-Oct-13 23:33

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad

Dave Kreskowiak4-Oct-13 1:27

Dave Kreskowiak

4-Oct-13 1:27

What's funny is that some site plagiarized his articles, copied (poorly) directly from CP.

Here's one[^].

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]

Dave Kreskowiak

OriginalGriff4-Oct-13 1:51

4-Oct-13 1:51

That really is well copied, isn't it? Laugh | :laugh:

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

Jörgen Andersson4-Oct-13 2:13

Jörgen Andersson

4-Oct-13 2:13

It's not badly copied, it's translated to Chinese, sentence by sentence.

Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln

OriginalGriff4-Oct-13 2:28

4-Oct-13 2:28

I don't read Han, so I just looked at the code blocks... Laugh | :laugh:

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

Jörgen Andersson4-Oct-13 2:40

Jörgen Andersson

4-Oct-13 2:40

The formatting (and possibly more) is certainly messed up.

Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
Abraham Lincoln

Marco Bertschi4-Oct-13 2:46

Marco Bertschi

4-Oct-13 2:46

I had a look at the site which the article was posted to and it seems like they are copying a lot from CP, presumably using a bot.

You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."

There is a trolling spammer in QA

Sean Ewington4-Oct-13 3:39

Sean Ewington

4-Oct-13 3:39

Yep, we're working on these guys. They are slippery.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

SoMad3-Oct-13 20:57

SoMad

3-Oct-13 20:57

The member has posted a couple of answers with URLs. I consider these ~~highly off-topic, bordering on~~ spam.

Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10308131[^]
Answers: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=answers&mid=10308131[^]

[EDIT]
After 3 additional Answers, it is clearly a spammer. One of the first answers linked to a Bank website, which threw me off.
[/EDIT]

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

modified 4-Oct-13 3:53am.

Re: There is a troll in QA

Thanks78723-Oct-13 21:14

Re: There is a trolling spammer in QA

3-Oct-13 21:14

Good catch.. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Answer gone. Member needs two more.

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad

OriginalGriff3-Oct-13 22:29

A question on CP etiquette

3-Oct-13 22:29

He gone, and I cleared up the two additional answers he posted.

The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

Spam or not?

Blutfaust3-Oct-13 15:48

Blutfaust

3-Oct-13 15:48

While reading an articles comments I stumpled upon this user:

http://www.codeproject.com/Members/CikaPero[^]

I've rad some of his comments and all of them contain links to a commercial product. I would consider this as spam.

Re: Spam or not?

Ron Beyer3-Oct-13 16:55

Ron Beyer

3-Oct-13 16:55

Needs 1 more kick.

Re: Spam or not?

Dave Kreskowiak3-Oct-13 18:17

Dave Kreskowiak

3-Oct-13 18:17

Drop kicked!

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject[^]

Dave Kreskowiak

Manfred Rudolf Bihy3-Oct-13 13:30

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

3-Oct-13 13:30

I won't post any links to protect the perhaps innocent, but I do need to ask this question as it is really bugging me.
We do squash spammers that turn up here regularly for nothing but spamming the forums, but what about "esteemed" and well known members that "push the envelope" just to get attention for promoting their own endeavours.

I've seen two of this kind today and am not amused as this implies we are using some kind of double standard here in dealing with SPAM.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I would at least like to have some clarification when such behaviour is deemed appropriate or better yet acceptable.

As a side note: I'm aware that members that just signed up and start to SPAM deserve being banned. Not understandable for me is why people hanging around here for long enough to know the rules are somehow exempt from these rules as if there was some kind of entitlement that comes with being an "active member" or in whatever way.

Curiously awaiting an enlightening response,

Manfred

"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

Ron White, Comedian

Pete O'Hanlon3-Oct-13 13:39

Pete O'Hanlon

3-Oct-13 13:39

Regardless of how long a member has been with us, if they spam they should get the same treatment as a new signup who spams. They should know better.

Chill _Maxxx_

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Manfred Rudolf Bihy3-Oct-13 13:48

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

3-Oct-13 13:48

So what do I make of these "promotions" as of late? I still can't make heads nor tails of it.

I've taken no actions, but I'm still curious.
Me thinks you know at least of one of the posts I'm talking about.

Cheers,

Manfred

"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

Ron White, Comedian

Ron Beyer3-Oct-13 14:22

Ron Beyer

3-Oct-13 14:22

Well, at least some of the more well-known members put in real, measurable, cumulative hours FOR FREE mind you to help the community, what would it bother me (and probably most other members) if that person shamelessly promotes a project or something that might net them a couple bucks?

As long as they aren't live-stream spamming, or really posting malicious or even really flooding the forums I wouldn't mind. The CP brass is probably the best to weigh in on this though.

Edit: Most spam has a malicious intent, you think the live-stream is really free TV? Probably tons of viruses, email bombs, phishing, etc on those sites. What the members are doing isn't meant to cause harm to anybody, so no harm, no foul in my opinion.