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Re: Pinned FAQ on this forum

25-Jul-18 9:20

Sorry to bother you but one more thing came into mind.

I think one request you made in the past was not to report users who answer old questions in Q&A. Perhaps this could be added into the list?

Sean Ewington25-Jul-18 9:48

Sean Ewington

25-Jul-18 9:48

Done!

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
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Plagiarised would be article ("c programming for beginners", PraveenShandilya)

OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 23:42

Re: Plagiarised would be article ("c programming for beginners", PraveenShandilya) - Gone

21-Jul-18 23:42

This: c programming for beginners[^]
From this: PraveenShandilya - Professional Profile[^]
Is copied directly from here: What is C language - C Programming language tutorial[^] - he even kept the same bullets!

Six years, and that's the best you can do? Pathetic.

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Richard Deeming23-Jul-18 1:48

Richard Deeming

23-Jul-18 1:48

Plagiarist terminated.

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Spammer from moderation queue (idoke paytren)

OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 18:27

Re: Spammer from moderation queue (idoke paytren) - Gone

21-Jul-18 18:27

Absolutely no idea what he's selling, Google translate kinda says it's a lump of text from the middle of somewhere with no real context. The link is spam though: idoke paytren - Professional Profile[^]

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Richard Deeming23-Jul-18 1:49

Richard Deeming

23-Jul-18 1:49

Spammer terminated.

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Looks like spam article: Lumen-Laravel

User 5924121-Jul-18 12:07

User 59241

21-Jul-18 12:07

All about a commercial product with links although user has published blogs which seem OK.

Setup of Lumen using Laravel Homestead vagrant box[^]

from:Biswal Tanmaya - Professional Profile[^]

Peter Wasser

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modified 21-Jul-18 18:14pm.

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Maciej Los22-Jul-18 10:33

Maciej Los

22-Jul-18 10:33

Spammer from moderation queue (Api2Pdf)

OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 11:49

Re: Spammer from moderation queue (Api2Pdf)

21-Jul-18 11:49

First post - I suspect hacked account - PDF converter site driving on a 2012 question: Api2Pdf - Professional Profile[^]

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Nelek22-Jul-18 21:35

Nelek

22-Jul-18 21:35

Looking at the name of the account I would say a dormant one, instead of hacked.

M.D.V.

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OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 7:37

21-Jul-18 7:37

Joined today, first post, site driving to a 2010 question: Member 13920975 - Professional Profile[^]

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modified 23-Jul-18 3:35am.

Plagiarism?

Wendelius21-Jul-18 3:27

21-Jul-18 3:27

Looking at What Is Cloud Computing?

Starting from heading "What and where is the cloud, are we in the cloud now?", if you compare it to What Is Cloud Computing? - PCMag UK

The domain, www.pcmag.com, has been mentioned but it looks like most of the text has been just copied...

Your thoughts?

Richard MacCutchan21-Jul-18 4:06

Richard MacCutchan

21-Jul-18 4:06

You may need to check his other 44 articles. And I think the fact that he give the source of his quote makes it not plagiarism.

OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 4:14

Re: Plagiarism. Yes - and he has more: Md. Marufuzzaman

21-Jul-18 4:14

He gave a source for the picture - he didn't say "I copy'n'pasted this". The actual article he took the image and text from isn't linked to, just the "parent site".
I checked his other 2018 article and that's copied as well.

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modified 21-Jul-18 11:07am.

OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 4:11

Re: Plagiarism. Yes - and he has more: Md. Marufuzzaman

21-Jul-18 4:11

Yes - it's plagiarised.
He also has this: HYBRID Cloud Log ANALYSIS-LOG_DND(SP)[^] which is copied from here: Hybrid Cloud Architectures - Amazon Web Services (AWS)[^]

Search both for

Quote:
For most organizations with on-premises technology investments, operating in a hybrid architecture is a necessary part of cloud adoption.

And it's pretty obvious.

The "author" is Md. Marufuzzaman - Professional Profile[^] and it looks like his newer stuff is just copy'n'paste. It's possible his old stuff is as well, but that's too out of date to tell without close forensics.

At a guess, he took a couple of years out of CP, and decided to plagiarise when he came back, but that's just speculation.

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Bryian Tan21-Jul-18 10:35

Bryian Tan

21-Jul-18 10:35

The mentioned article is a mess. The contents were being copied from many sources. Here additional finding to support your observation.

Governing Log Operations in Hybrid Cloud[^]
"The best way to monitor the health of your IT ..."

Log Analysis just got easier for serverless apps - IBM Cloud Blog[^]
"One logging approach is to add code to your..."

Maintaining Network Performance And Security In Hybrid Cloud Environments[^]
"IT teams can more effectively detect and alert ..."

What is Log Service - Product Introduction| Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center[^]
"Real-time log collection and consumption (LogHub)..."

Bryian Tan

Alive again

Wendelius22-Jul-18 21:22

22-Jul-18 21:22

Seems that both articles have now reincarnated, probably re-submitted...

Re: Alive again

OriginalGriff22-Jul-18 21:37

22-Jul-18 21:37

Yeah, he's a Platinum author, which means he by-passes moderation. Expect them back again until his account closes.

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User 1106097921-Jul-18 8:10

User 11060979

21-Jul-18 8:10

No it is not plagiarism in my Point of view. He mentioned always clearly the source.

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

Bryian Tan21-Jul-18 10:08

Bryian Tan

21-Jul-18 10:08

Look like he copied it word for word. That something I would never do. Maybe he should just contribute a link to the original article instead of copied it to CP.

Bryian Tan

User 1106097921-Jul-18 10:45

User 11060979

21-Jul-18 10:45

Yes I see he copied word by word but declared it also. Only my mind.

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question

modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.

OriginalGriff21-Jul-18 11:08

21-Jul-18 11:08

When you submit an article, you have to make sure the check box it ticked: "I have read and agree to the contributors agreement", and that says:

Quote:
You have necessary Rights to your Work: You are the author of the Work and have not assigned your rights or had such rights vest in any third party by contract, operation of law or otherwise or if not the author, you have secured all necessary rights and licenses from the owner(s); and you have the right to grant the rights and licenses contained herein.

That doesn't mean "I've copied this, but I supplied a link to one of the originals, so it's mine now."

Think about it: if you wrote a little game, and I came long, filed off the serial numbers, called it "Flappy Birds", stuck it up on Google play, and suddenly I'm pulling down $50,000 per day in ad revenue would you be a happy bunny?

Writing an article is the same thing: it's damn hard work! Getting the code right is the easy bit; getting the words down pat takes an order of magnitude more effort. Then someone comes along, says to himself "that'll look good on my resume" and submits it by CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+TAB, CTRL+V, "Yes, I wrote it", "Submit" - is that fair? Personally, I don't think so.

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Wendelius22-Jul-18 1:28

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22-Jul-18 1:28

I found this article CodeProject Plagiarism FAQ by Sean Ewington.

I think it explains the site policy quite well. Hope it answers most of the questions Smile | :)

Richard MacCutchan20-Jul-18 23:25

Richard MacCutchan

20-Jul-18 23:25

Epson support: David Furi - Professional Profile[^]

modified 23-Jul-18 4:08am.

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OriginalGriff20-Jul-18 22:48