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Final kick applied
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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After the last user[^] was shown the door, there's now a new user[^] posting links[^] to articles hosted by Software Development Times.
This user isn't as obviously connected to SDT as the last one. However, in his three months of membership, his sole contribution has been to post two messages in the Insider News forum linking to SDT articles.
Does anyone else think this is suspicious?
Both messages have now been updated to link to the original story, removing the reference to SDT. Panic over! 
And now they're completely gone, as is the user.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
modified 21-Nov-13 12:59pm.
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 Good catch. It's actually not all in one day. If you look at the Reputation tab and the Comments[^], the account goes back to at least October 28. That's still a lot of points in about 3 weeks.
If you take a closer look at the Comments, the name changed a couple of times. I wonder if there is a bug in the system where the "Member since ....." information on the profile page resets when you change the name. Either that or the account was closed and reopened or something like that.
I think this is one for the hamsters to dig into, so I am going to leave it alone.
[EDIT]
The more I dig into this, the more I have to agree with you. It looks quite shady and I have reported the 3 accounts.
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Soren Madsen
modified 21-Nov-13 7:23am.
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SoMad wrote: If you look at the Reputation tab and the Comments[^], the account goes back to at least October 28
I also looked through comments and reputation tab as well but got confused because of Member since.....
Whatever it is,looks suspicious to me.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Yes. Why not to consider this as Abuse?
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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4/5 in both aliases. One more to go
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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5/5 delivered, still alive (I guess servers synchro is playing again)
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nope. Actually,to get the profile deactivated,5 Abuse or 5 Spam reports are necessary. e.g. 4 Spam and 4 Abuse won't deactivate it even if total is 8.The displayed result shows total reports.I think i should change the title of the message.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: 4 Spam and 4 Abuse won't deactivate it even if total is 8.The displayed result shows total reports
Didn't know. That's why sometimes I got confused. Thanks for info
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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No wonder, he's in marketing. Everything he says is spam.
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Final kick applied.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Spam might be, spammer is alive another time (or I am having caching problems)
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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alive another time. I just gave the 1st invitation
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Never edit,reply to spam content.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Ok Rohan
To learn all there is to know. I know I'll be disappointed one day, but I've made a good start, and the eventual disappointment is likely to be brief.
-Roger Wright
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.-Margaret Mead
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To add to Rohan's (rather brief) comment:
We don't edit spam because Chris specifically asked us not to - he tries out various spam filtering software packages from time to time, and if the spam we flag is edited it loses all context and reduces the effectiveness of the filters. Just flag it and the member, then report it here (as you did) and someone with the appropriate privileges will nuke the message! 
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I got it Griff 
To learn all there is to know. I know I'll be disappointed one day, but I've made a good start, and the eventual disappointment is likely to be brief.
-Roger Wright
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.-Margaret Mead
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Is there another reason not to modify the spam posts? I have made an observation that I would prefer not to make public. If you know what I am referring to and I am correct, a silent nod will suffice...
Soren Madsen
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Member needs just one.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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