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7-Mar-17 0:10

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Rep point farming?

Marco Bertschi6-Mar-17 22:30

6-Mar-17 22:30

Build an Earnings Tracker Web API in ASP.NET Core - Part 1[^]
Rewriting an Employee Tracker Web API in ASP.NET Core - Part 1[^]
EDIT: Sean's taking care of the matter.

Both blogs are looking similar to me - Neither one presents really something new not covered in the other one. Abuse? @sean-ewington, your 5 cts?

modified 7-Mar-17 8:52am.

OriginalGriff6-Mar-17 22:37

6-Mar-17 22:37

They are identical, bar trivial spacing changes. If you put them side-by-side on a monitor, you can page through them, and it's pretty obvious. A couple of the images are taller, but they contain no new info.

I'd agree: farming.

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Midi_Mick6-Mar-17 22:50

Midi_Mick

6-Mar-17 22:50

They both came through as feeds from their blogs - so it may not have been intentional. Probably best to wait for Sean to have a word with them before reporting the user.
Having said that, they are both pretty poor quality - they are a typical example of the "do this, then that" with no explanation type of thing we have been seeing a lot of lately. I actually reported them as "Extremely poor quality" (as I do with all of those style of articles) when they first popped up.

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Mick
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Marco Bertschi6-Mar-17 23:14

6-Mar-17 23:14

Midi_Mick wrote:
They both came through as feeds from their blogs - so it may not have been intentional.

I agree with you - But blog posts need to be tagged explicitly in order to be consumed by CP, and I see it as the blog owner/writer's responsibility to tag his/her stuff correctly.

den2k886-Mar-17 23:56

den2k88

6-Mar-17 23:56

Blasting away an author just for incorrectly tagging his blog's article seems a bit... draconian.

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Marco Bertschi7-Mar-17 0:04

7-Mar-17 0:04

I'm not requesting a blast-away for anyone here.
One thing is my OP, typeof( question ) - It's certainly rep point farming, but the circumstances are unclear, thus the actions are yet to be decided upon - Preferably with a Staff Editor involved, which is why Sean is tagged there.

The second thing is my personal opinion on tagging one's stuff correctly, and who's responsibility this duty is. I've never mentioned to blast the account solely because of the mis-tagged posts. More precisely I never mentioned blasting the member anywhere in any of my posts in this thread, because of aforementioned circumstances in thing one (TM)

ZurdoDev7-Mar-17 3:13

ZurdoDev

7-Mar-17 3:13

Marco Bertschi (SFC) wrote:
I'm not requesting a blast-away for anyone here.

Marco Bertschi (SFC) wrote:
OP, typeof( question )

Marco Bertschi (SFC) wrote:
I never mentioned blasting the member anywhere in any of my posts in this thread,

Unfortunately it does not matter. Too many people come to this forum, see a post, and start reporting without reading what you post. Ironically, I'm sure there are people who come to this forum simply to get rep points by reporting members.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

modified 8-Mar-17 6:45am.

Sean Ewington7-Mar-17 3:19

Sean Ewington

7-Mar-17 3:19

(leans in to whisper) Reporting accounts would be small potatoes for rep farming. The big fish are the ones that report questions. (vanishes into smoke)

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Marco Bertschi7-Mar-17 3:20

7-Mar-17 3:20

While that is true, it's not supposed to be like that - I strongly think that this forum also should be a place to discuss edge cases, and request assistance from the staff if it is needed.

ZurdoDev7-Mar-17 3:25

ZurdoDev

7-Mar-17 3:25

Very much agreed. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

Nelek7-Mar-17 21:52

Nelek

7-Mar-17 21:52

RyanDev wrote:
Unfortunately it does not matter. Too many people come to this forum, see a post, and start reporting without reading what you post.

That's why the subject of the post is so important. I usually start such "question" or "debate" threads with "DO NOT REPORT -". If still missused, at least CP Staff can have a look and wipe the reports or give a slap between the ears to the "too quick fingers"

RyanDev wrote:
Iroinically, I'm sure there are people who come to this forum simply to get rep points by reporting members.

Quite probably. But not only here, a big part of the trash, fast answers, bad quality apportations and many other things is just to get rep.

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Sean Ewington7-Mar-17 2:50

Sean Ewington

7-Mar-17 2:50

I've emailed her. Let's see what she says. Maybe it was a whoopsy daisy.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

Marco Bertschi7-Mar-17 2:52

QA Spammer (buy assignment)

7-Mar-17 2:52

Thanks, Sean. I've edited the OP.

Jochen Arndt6-Mar-17 21:14

Jochen Arndt

6-Mar-17 21:14

User: Chasity Anne - Professional Profile[^]
Answers: Member questions & answers[^]

Will offering an assignment solution to a 3 year old question work?

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koolprasad20036-Mar-17 23:01

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6-Mar-17 23:01

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OriginalGriff6-Mar-17 20:03

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6-Mar-17 20:03

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Is from here: How to Embed YouTube Videos Responsively without Increase Page Size[^] with the English mangled, but recognisable. Compare any of the code blocks, and the colouring is even the same, as well as the code itself!

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OriginalGriff6-Mar-17 19:47