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Re: Plagiarised would be article?

Sascha Lefèvre24-May-15 5:22

Sascha Lefèvre

24-May-15 5:22

Alright - Firefox only shows the alt-text there so I thought there'd be no image at all but I found it in the source Smile | :)

Smile | :)

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

Spammer in forum + Article

SoMad23-May-15 9:15

23-May-15 9:15

Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11712222[^]
Messages: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Messages.aspx?fmid=11712222[^]
Article: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=171044&aid=994307[^]

Soren Madsen

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

Re: Spammer in forum + Article - Gone

Thomas Daniels23-May-15 22:27

23-May-15 22:27

Gone

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

SoMad23-May-15 7:08

23-May-15 7:08

Member: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11713716[^]
Posts: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=questions&mid=11713716[^]
Spam sample (deleted)[^]

Soren Madsen

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

Re: QA spammer - Gone

Thomas Daniels23-May-15 22:27

23-May-15 22:27

Gone

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

Spammer from moderation queue

OriginalGriff23-May-15 2:02

23-May-15 2:02

Baba's back: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11713254[^]

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: Spammer from moderation queue - Baba's gone

Richard MacCutchan23-May-15 6:42

Richard MacCutchan

23-May-15 6:42

Boo hoo.

OriginalGriff23-May-15 1:46

23-May-15 1:46

More skin cream (deleted) from: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11713273[^]

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: Lounge spammer - wiped off ...

Richard MacCutchan23-May-15 6:39

Richard MacCutchan

23-May-15 6:39

... the face of.

Two Microsoft spammers

Richard MacCutchan22-May-15 22:24

Richard MacCutchan

22-May-15 22:24

Message 1: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5063086/hey-ASP-NET-devs-do-you-love-to-hate-your-database.aspx[^]
From: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11712383[^].

Message 2: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5063100/Do-you-use-MongoDB.aspx[^]
From: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10941033[^].

Re: Two Microsoft spammers

OriginalGriff22-May-15 22:45

22-May-15 22:45

When it was just the one (Ryan) posting that link in the lounge, it was believable.
But two members? Nah - it's spam... Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: Two Microsoft spammers

Manfred Rudolf Bihy23-May-15 3:56

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

23-May-15 3:56

OriginalGriff wrote:
it was believable

I realy don't believe how gullible you can be.
That URL didn't look anything like it would belong to Microsoft and neither did the content.

Dead | X|

Dead | X|

"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

Ron White, Comedian

Re: Two Microsoft spammers

OriginalGriff23-May-15 4:11

23-May-15 4:11

I didn't follow the link to anywhere, so I wasn't going to know!

Anyway, what's this word "gullible"? It's not in my dictionary...

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: Two Microsoft spammers

Manfred Rudolf Bihy23-May-15 4:56

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

23-May-15 4:56

OriginalGriff wrote:
Anyway, what's this word "gullible"? It's not in my dictionary

Nice try, I'm not so gullible to actually believe you wouldn't know exactly what that word meant!

Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

Ron White, Comedian

Dave Kreskowiak23-May-15 6:30

Dave Kreskowiak

23-May-15 6:30

Gone!

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject

Click this: Asking questions is a skill.
Seriously, do it.

Dave Kreskowiak

I'm guessing spam set-up

OriginalGriff22-May-15 21:55

22-May-15 21:55

This: What are recruiters looking for at your social network?[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11712881[^]
Given his username was "vnrecruitment" I think it's a good guess... Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Dave Kreskowiak23-May-15 6:29

Dave Kreskowiak

23-May-15 6:29

Gone!

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject

Click this: Asking questions is a skill.
Seriously, do it.

Dave Kreskowiak

3D architectural spammer

Pete O'Hanlon22-May-15 21:25

22-May-15 21:25

Spammer[^]
Message area[^]

I have removed the current spam.

Brisingr Aerowing23-May-15 3:43

Brisingr Aerowing

23-May-15 3:43

Gone

What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?

The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.

Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

Spammer in Bugs&Sugs

User 5924122-May-15 20:55

22-May-15 20:55

Spammer:http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11712814[^]

Spam: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5063151/milka-the-big-race-india.aspx[^]

Peter Wasser

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

Re: Spammer in Bugs&Sugs

Jörgen Andersson22-May-15 21:27

Jörgen Andersson

22-May-15 21:27

message gone, user needs a few more kicks

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

Brisingr Aerowing23-May-15 3:43

Brisingr Aerowing

23-May-15 3:43

Gone

What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?

The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.

Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

Sascha Lefèvre22-May-15 9:23

Sascha Lefèvre

22-May-15 9:23

Sock puppet[^] posted a message with a link to Stackify[^] in December
and now a QA-spam-setup question: How do I get 'Developers against Humanity' card deck[^]

To which the spammer[^] responded with an answer linking to Stackify, advertising that card deck.

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

Health spammer in QA

Thomas Daniels22-May-15 7:04

22-May-15 7:04

Spammer: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11711865[^]
Spam: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=questions&mid=11711865[^]

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

Sascha Lefèvre25-May-15 19:11

Sascha Lefèvre

25-May-15 19:11

Gone

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

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