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Masha Winget - Professional Profile[^]
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.
modified 19-Jul-16 6:45am.
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Spammer: (Removed)
Spam: Member questions & answers[^]
Resurrected a question from 2011 to post a link to his own site.
Also resurrected a solved question from 2010, but no obvious link in that answer.
EDIT: Hold off for now - the user is offering to delete his answers.
EDIT 2: Well, he deleted one answer, but the one with the site-driving link is still there. 
EDIT 3: The answers are gone now. Let's give the user a second chance. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
modified 18-Jul-16 10:27am.
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I don't see the OP trying to sell anything. Simply a link to a blog article that may answer the original question or may add more info.
What's the problem?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Did you check the dates? He resurrected a solved question from 2011 just to post a link to his blog. 
RyanDev wrote: I don't see the OP trying to sell anything.
Which is why I reported it as "site-driving spam", rather than simply "spam".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: Did you check the dates? He resurrected a solved question from 2011 just to post a link to his blog.
Yes, I came across a post on Stack Overflow once that had the same thing and it helped me greatly. I was having the same issue someone posted back in 2010 but someone had recently posted an update of how to do it better using current technology. I'm glad they did. It helped out a lot.
Richard Deeming wrote: Which is why I reported it as "site-driving spam", rather than simply "spam".
It was a long article so I didn't read it much, but if it answered the question then what is the problem with it? CP has stated you can put a link to your site in your sig and in your profile, so why are you so concerned about this?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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The question already had seven perfectly good answers which solved the OP's question. Should we now let everybody who's ever written a vaguely-related blog post drag that question back to the top of the list just so they can drive some more traffic to their blog?
Hey, let's not bother giving any attention to new and unsolved questions. Let's just fill the first 50 pages of QA with old, solved questions where someone has recently written a new blog post on the same subject, re-hashing the same answers which have already been given.
RyanDev wrote: ... why are you so concerned about this?
Why are you so concerned about defending spammers?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: Should we now let everybody who's ever written a vaguely-related blog post drag that question back to the top of the list just so they can drive some more traffic to their blog?
Richard Deeming wrote: Let's just fill the first 50 pages of QA with old, solved questions where someone has recently written a new blog post on the same subject, re-hashing the same answers which have already been given
Drama much? 
Richard Deeming wrote: Why are you so concerned about defending spammers?
Because I disagree with your definition of SPAM I am now a defender of spammers? Wow! 
Anyone who disagrees with Richard, prepare to be labeled. Liberal much?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Well, I'm sorry I didn't seek out your permission before reporting a spammer. Obviously, you are the only member qualified to judge what constitutes "spam".
Perhaps we should close this forum, and email all spam reports to you for vetting first?
RyanDev wrote: Because I disagree with your definition of SPAM I am now a defender of spammers?
When it was just abusive comments you were defending (so long as they weren't aimed at you), I could see the logic. But recently, you seem to be regularly objecting to spam reports, claiming that the spammers have some sort of right to post spam because "signatures".
It's getting to the point where I hesitate to report some site-driving spam, because I don't have the time to get involved in a multi-page argument with you over what constitutes "spam".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: It's getting to the point where I hesitate to report some site-driving spam,
Please don't stop
Richard Deeming wrote: because I don't have the time to get involved in a multi-page argument with you over what constitutes "spam".
Then don't do it  Two people don't argue if one doesn't want to 
It is fine to have different oppinions, and (I have suffered it in my own flesh as well) sometimes Ryan's comments have brought debate and ended giving a 2nd chance. Although it can sometimes be annoying, it has resulted usefull as well.
Note: I am not defending him, I am just saying that CP is a nice place where everyone can express own opinions. We are all (or at least should be) mature enough to think for ourselves.
If not from moderated queue I always visit the links and check the situation if I can. Then I build my own opinion and report it or not. (In this case I agree with you)
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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Stop closing the accounts so quickly, before we can even see if the game hacks are any good.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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That's down to @Sean-Ewington - he has the Power of Head Shot!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Publishing a link to your business, code related or not, is allowed by CP, as far as I understand. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Maybe reposted? Mine was the 1st one in the article
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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Means it got through and would need re-kicking
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Gone
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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I see 2 messages that are meaningless but not SPAM. Are there others that have been closed that were SPAM?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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This is the third one in the last couple of days, and if you look at their bios it is clear they are not developers.
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