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Can some one please look into this?

22-Dec-13 3:19

Both gone

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?
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Thanks787221-Dec-13 19:00

Thanks7872

21-Dec-13 19:00

I came through this in moderation queue : XMLFoundation[^] I went through the end of the Article and then found this message by the author : 10 Years in the Feds for Hacking[^]

IMO, that's an Abuse. Isn't it?

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

modified 22-Dec-13 1:40am.

Re: Can some one please look into this?

SoMad21-Dec-13 20:55

Re: Can some one please look into this?

21-Dec-13 20:55

It's not the first time he has done something like this. I believe people just flagged the message as abusive and not the author himself.

Soren Madsen

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

Chris Maunder22-Dec-13 7:22

Chris Maunder

22-Dec-13 7:22

If you think a message posted by an author on the forum of his own article is abuse and you feel that strongly about it then mark the message as abuse and move on.

Site Driving Spam Team

SoMad21-Dec-13 12:07

Re: Site Driving Spam Team

21-Dec-13 12:07

These guys are back and have been at it for several days.
Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10468479[^]
Questions and Answers: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=questions&mid=10468479[^]

Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10468485[^]
Questions and Answers: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=questions&mid=10468485[^]

Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10480249[^]
Answers: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=answers&mid=10480249[^]

Soren Madsen

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

Thanks787221-Dec-13 19:02

Thanks7872

21-Dec-13 19:02

He tried many times using different accounts to promote his site on Code project, but he didn't aware that SoMad is here at Codeproject..! Big Grin | :-D

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

Not sure about this

Richard MacCutchan21-Dec-13 2:51

Richard MacCutchan

21-Dec-13 2:51

But the blog at http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=106051&aid=700210[^] looks a little suspect to my untrained eye.

Veni, vidi, abiit domum

Re: Not sure about this

Nelek21-Dec-13 6:40

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

21-Dec-13 6:40

Your untrained eye must be correct, article is gone.

M.D.V.

SEO spam

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov20-Dec-13 16:29

20-Dec-13 16:29

Spam disguised as a question, no more: What is the difference between free article submission and paid submission check link and tell[^]

by

http://www.codeproject.com/Members/yashdeepsahni[^],
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7269085[^].

Dirty business, isn't it?

—SA

Sergey A Kryukov

Re: SEO spam - not convinced.

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 19:48

Re: SEO spam - not convinced.

20-Dec-13 19:48

Not sure about that: I don't see anything which says he is related to the company, his other questions seem reasonable, and it is a "listings" company by the look of it. He's also been here for a couple of years.

The company may be questionable, but I'm not convinced the OP is!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov21-Dec-13 16:12

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

21-Dec-13 16:12

Probably you are right about OP: I look at the previous, post, they had nothing like that.

—SA

Sergey A Kryukov

Spam would be article

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 6:02

Re: Spam would be article

20-Dec-13 6:02

This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=105982&aid=699926[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/RanRachlin[^]

Note the company in his profile, and the only link on the page...

Richard C Bishop20-Dec-13 9:51

Richard C Bishop

20-Dec-13 9:51

Threat eliminated.

Tip got through as article

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 5:33

Re: Tip got through as article

20-Dec-13 5:33

How did this qualify as an article? Accessing SSRS Reports from SharePoint Site using C#[^] Two short paragraphs and some code? It's a tip at best, surely!

Richard MacCutchan20-Dec-13 7:04

Richard MacCutchan

20-Dec-13 7:04

There are far too many of these getting through, IMHO. Makes you wonder whether it is worth taking the time to review any submissions.

Veni, vidi, abiit domum

Re: Tip got through as article

Pete O'Hanlon20-Dec-13 8:29

Pete O'Hanlon

20-Dec-13 8:29

I have changed the type from article to tip.

Re: Tip got through as article

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 8:33

20-Dec-13 8:33

I suspect I could have as well (not tried) but I'm always reluctant to edit other peoples stuff without them knowing...

Spammer?

Nelek19-Dec-13 23:57

19-Dec-13 23:57

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=answers&mid=8041050[^]
8 Answers:
- 3 of them are "no-Solution" (in the same question)
- the other 5 are just pointing to his own blog

The blog is for free, I supposed it is not plagiarized, it is his own blog and it is more or less related with the questions where he is answering.

Is it to be considered as Spam?

M.D.V.

Re: Spammer?

OriginalGriff20-Dec-13 0:20

20-Dec-13 0:20

A combination of "Not-an-answer" mistakes, and site driver spam.
I have deleted the spam entries.

Re: Spammer?

Nelek20-Dec-13 0:23

20-Dec-13 0:23

Thank you Griff. I wanted to be sure about the spam condition

M.D.V.

Spam article [All Gone]

SoMad19-Dec-13 20:30

19-Dec-13 20:30

I don't know how this got through, but let's not let it through again.
~~Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10293256[^]~~
~~Article (in the queue): http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=105927&aid=658324[^]~~
~~Article (approved): How to Fix Exchange 2010 Database Dirty Shutdown With Eseutil[^]~~

And please go to the comment section and mark the posts there from other members as spam as well.
[EDIT]
In case the posts are gone, these are the three members, who posted their own spam link.
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10456045[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=8825629[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10325272[^]
[/EDIT]

Soren Madsen

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

modified 20-Dec-13 5:16am.

Re: Spam article.

Thomas Daniels19-Dec-13 22:48

Thomas Daniels

19-Dec-13 22:48

The members are gone, the Tip in the moderation queue is at 3 reports.

The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.

My latest article: Create an HTML5 (and JavaScript) Maze Game with a timer

My group: C# Programmers Group

Re: Spam article.

SoMad19-Dec-13 23:16

19-Dec-13 23:16

Thanks, all gone now.

Soren Madsen

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

Serial plagiariser

OriginalGriff19-Dec-13 8:41