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1-Sep-13 8:18

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Rule of debugging: "If you get a different error message, you're making progress."

Nelek1-Sep-13 8:30

1-Sep-13 8:30

That he doesn't know how to post questions (he got answers though) and that he is a bit impatient, is clear. But I don't see it abusive (not yet), so I don't think he deserves being reported.

M.D.V.

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OriginalGriff1-Sep-13 11:25

OriginalGriff

1-Sep-13 11:25

I would agree.
Unfortunately, others didn't and the account is gone... I've requested a reinstatement.

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Joezer BH1-Sep-13 21:15

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1-Sep-13 21:15

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Thanks78721-Sep-13 21:13

1-Sep-13 21:13

Nelek wrote:
he doesn't know how to post questions

Nelek wrote:
he is a bit impatient

If this remains continue after so many comments,than i think that can be considered as abuse.

Nelek wrote:
he got answers though

That doesn't mean he shouldn't be reported.

Rule of debugging: "If you get a different error message, you're making progress."

Nelek1-Sep-13 23:21

1-Sep-13 23:21

Rohan Leuva wrote:
If this remains continue after so many comments,than i think that can be
considered as abuse.

So many comments? I have re-checked the questions... there was only one person (ThePhantomUpvoter) telling him about the quality of the text.

There are thousands of people with such low quality questions, but as we say in a lot of times... the most important objective here is to learn

You could have warned / downvoted him / reported the messages but you could have given him a second chance before reporting the user here. As far as I know there is nothing in the guidelines against low quality questions, if you don't like how he asks, you might ignore them.

M.D.V.

Thanks78721-Sep-13 23:36

1-Sep-13 23:36

As i can see many questions has been deleted. I have been suggested by OriginalGriff somewhere that provide links,not snapshots. Hence i provided a link and this controversy has emerged as a result.

Quote:
the most important objective here is to learn

What do you learn from the question where OP is going to print number series using scanf and Regular Expression? OMG | :OMG:

My impression is, if he is not clear even at this level,than i don't think he can follow suggestions.

He was supposed to try something. He did not shown a single effort in any any of the question. All the questions with same title. If some one just keep posting question in this fashion without any effort,its not acceptable at all.

Nelek wrote:
You could have warned / downvoted him / reported the messages

I did.

Quote:
you could have given him a second chance before reporting the user here

His account is not deleted on first day. He has been suggested too many times to post question according to guidelines. And the account was not deleted by me. Its deleted based on 5 reports,that is 5 members have found it inappropriate.

And if CP re-activates the account,i would appreciate if he follows the guidelines properly.

Rule of debugging: "If you get a different error message, you're making progress."

Nelek1-Sep-13 23:56

1-Sep-13 23:56

Rohan Leuva wrote:
He has been suggested too many times to post question according to guidelines

Are you sure? We understand the meaning of suggestions or warnings in different ways.

Whatever... I don't want to have a discussion. I just gave you my opinion.

M.D.V.

Thanks78721-Sep-13 23:59

1-Sep-13 23:59

Rohan wrote:
He has been suggested too many times to post question according to guidelines

IMHO,he has been commented to refine the questions.

Rule of debugging: "If you get a different error message, you're making progress."

modified 2-Sep-13 6:23am.

Nelek2-Sep-13 0:06

2-Sep-13 0:06

To avoid missunderstandings... If you quote me, please quote it right. That is your sentence, not mine.

And about the thema... You think you did it right and other people reported the user as well. So for me this point is closed.

I repeat, I just gave you an opinion because you are relative new. I didn't acuse you doing it wrong or whatever. That is democracy, it is allowed to have a different opinion.

M.D.V.

Thanks78722-Sep-13 0:22

2-Sep-13 0:22

Sure.

Rule of debugging: "If you get a different error message, you're making progress."

Is it spam?

Nelek1-Sep-13 2:10

1-Sep-13 2:10

Hi, this is a question more than a report.

After the full list by SoMad and myself below pointing to that Spire library... I have found an article using the trial version of that. The article has quite a big popularity (230k+ views, 18k+ downloads, 300+ bookmarks, 80+ votes = 4.59).

If it is something working with a free version (limited but functional)... is it spam as well?

On the other hand... The user is writing in other articles related pointing to his article or to the 3rd party product, saying "it is easier with..." or similars.

As I am not sure about the "legality" of this action, I will wait for your answers before posting user and article.

M.D.V.

Re: Is it spam?

SoMad1-Sep-13 11:26

1-Sep-13 11:26

I believe you are referring to the article I linked to earlier. In my mind that is spam, but I would also like hear what the higher authorities think about it.
That article alone has given the member +15K Author points, but when someone asks a question in the article's forum, he is unable to answer it (unless it is about how to register the component).

Soren

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

Re: Is it spam?

Nelek1-Sep-13 11:56

User is dead, but spam article still there

1-Sep-13 11:56

I didn't check those link of your message. But yes, I am speaking about them. Although SummiG has 4 Articles and two tips. And you are right, the contributions are only to say thanks, to point to the site or to help purchasing / registering.

M.D.V.

Nelek31-Aug-13 23:40

Live Stream Spammers [All Gone]

31-Aug-13 23:40

Helping to clean up the list below I have found Generate Excel from XML and Generate XML from Excel[^] it looks quite OK, but it is actually pointing to the same product that all spammers, the user is gone time ago.

I don't really understand if the method described at the beggining is OK. but after the "Generate XML from Excel" (4th code snippet) it is the spam.

If the first half is legitime... should we delete the spam and leave the rest?

EDIT:
This article Reading and Writing Excel using OLEDB[^] seems OK to stay, but it has some links that could be deleted too, "you may buy a component for it (...) Here are some ideas:" (one is not existing anymore). What do you think?

M.D.V.

modified 1-Sep-13 6:40am.

SoMad31-Aug-13 17:13

And some more of the same serie

31-Aug-13 17:13

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Soren Madsen

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

modified 1-Sep-13 1:49am.

Nelek31-Aug-13 16:11

Re: And some more of the same serie

31-Aug-13 16:11

M.D.V.

modified 1-Sep-13 6:08am.

SoMad31-Aug-13 17:00

some more (they appear from under the stones :doh:)

31-Aug-13 17:00

I have a few more. Their bag of tricks include pointing to a package on CodePlex, which just contains samples for their product, pointing to articles on CodeProject posted by other spammers and pointing to answers on another site that has sample code based on their product.

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Authors
These articles are at times trickier to brand as spam because they cover it up quite well and before you report them as spam, you should make sure you have no doubt about it:

Member: rlejason[^] (Note: Platinum author, but has very vague answers to the posts on his article)
Article: Export Data to Excel, Word, PDF without Automation from DataBase[^]

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Tip: How to Insert an OLE Object (Adobe Acrobat Document) in Word with C#[^]

Soren Madsen

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

Nelek1-Sep-13 0:10

Re: some more (they appear from under the stones :doh:)

1-Sep-13 0:10

M.D.V.

modified 1-Sep-13 8:34am.

SoMad1-Sep-13 9:30

Re: some more (they appear from under the stones :doh:)

1-Sep-13 9:30

In a weird way I am a bit surprised you found more Spire spammers that I have not seen before (I actually have some additional links).

I am not sure about TracyLandy in your list. I am just not seeing any real spam in the 3 answers, but maybe that's because the spammy answers have already been removed.

Soren Madsen

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

Nelek1-Sep-13 10:24

Re: some more (they appear from under the stones :doh:)

1-Sep-13 10:24

I was following the answers of the first link and I start to find the others, when you see the spammy answers in a row, you start seeing similitudes in the code snippets or things like that.
On the other hand, they somehow give clues, they changed the username, but the member ID is the same, so when you spot one commenting the answer of another one in such a positive way, you check the other nick and see that from 50+ answers in the list, 30+ were always in the same thema. Legitimate users usually answer in very different questions, not always the same thematic.

That's how I spot them

about TracyLandy, you are right. Only 3 messages: 2 with code, in one of them she says "I create it with a third party component", the other one I don't know if it is really a legitime Word-Automation and not part of that lib. The 3rd post is just junk non-answer in a message where 3 other spammers of the same group answered. If you think it is not enough, then don't report.

M.D.V.

SoMad1-Sep-13 10:53

1-Sep-13 10:53

Yes, I do pretty much the same, but also by checking the posts to the spam articles and checking up on the members that only have positive things to say.
A while ago I spent a lot of time doing that and found 3 or 4 other Spire spammers (they are now down to zero answers, so I did not list them), but you still found 3 Spire spammers I had not encountered before. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Soren Madsen

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

Another one

Nelek31-Aug-13 15:26