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Nelek10-Apr-17 0:14

10-Apr-17 0:14

See below: Spam would-be article - Not sure if Lattix is CodeProject official partner[^]

ATM waiting for an answer by CP

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.

Jochen Arndt10-Apr-17 0:26

Jochen Arndt

10-Apr-17 0:26

Missed that due to the weekend.

But even if it is a partner company:
Articles must be in the Third Party Products and Tools[^] or Product Showcase section and "must not be used to promote or advertise products in any way, shape or form".

Nelek10-Apr-17 0:28

10-Apr-17 0:28

That's why we are waiting. An action is needed anyways... the point is which one:
Nuke? Or..
Move and warn?

M.D.V.

CHill6010-Apr-17 0:46

10-Apr-17 0:46

I'm inclined to nuke. Hasn't been a member long and everything posted is about their own product. Spam in my eyes

Re: Spam tips - gone

Nelek10-Apr-17 1:03

10-Apr-17 1:03

For me OK.

If we are wrong CP can reinstate the items and the account (and we apologize).
Let's get the hammer out of the toolbox

M.D.V.

Re: Spam tips - gone

CHill6010-Apr-17 1:35

10-Apr-17 1:35

Nelek said:
If we are wrong CP can reinstate the items and the account (and we apologize).

Good points!

I'm more than happy to apologise if I've been too gung-ho.

Re: Spam tips - gone

Nelek10-Apr-17 1:53

Spam would-be article - Website development - gone

10-Apr-17 1:53

I've been there a couple of time already Sigh | :sigh:

M.D.V.

Midi_Mick9-Apr-17 21:38

Midi_Mick

9-Apr-17 21:38

Things You Must Know While Building a Website[^]
Aniruddh Gohil - Professional Profile[^]

Cheers,

Mick
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modified 10-Apr-17 7:53am.

Spammer from moderation queue (ecommercedatasolution) - gone

OriginalGriff9-Apr-17 21:31

Download site moderated (Member 13117386)

9-Apr-17 21:31

The name says it all: ecommercedatasolution - Professional Profile[^]
I wouldn't trust his ecommerce solutions myself: he didn't even try to get a company link into the profile or the messages ... Sigh | :sigh:

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

modified 10-Apr-17 7:54am.

Nelek9-Apr-17 19:20

Member 13117386 - Professional Profile[^]

9-Apr-17 19:20

M.D.V.

Gone

den2k889-Apr-17 21:06

den2k88

9-Apr-17 21:06

Starting the week with a kick to a spammer Cool | :cool:

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jasonbroune is a spammer and a plagiarist - gone

PIEBALDconsult9-Apr-17 7:53

PIEBALDconsult

9-Apr-17 7:53

Has a spam-laden signature.
Also pasted code from elsewhere as an "answer".

jasonbroune - Professional Profile[^]

modified 10-Apr-17 1:21am.

Plagiarised article - possibly. Please check for yourself before reporting - Sean has spoken with him. Let's wait

CHill609-Apr-17 6:58

Re: Plagiarised article - reposted

9-Apr-17 6:58

This A Basic Introduction of how to write Unit Test for Beginners in C#[^]
The (verbal) styles used are inconsistent. I can't find a single source for all of the article but there are certain phrases that have been lifted directly from other works:
"with a side effect of ensuring that your source code is thoroughly tested at a confirmatory level" and "The implication is that the faster your compiler and regression test suite, the more attractive it is to proceed in smaller and smaller steps" - Introduction to Test Driven Development (TDD)[^]
"The method must be decorated with the [TestMethod] attribute." (and others) - Walkthrough: Creating and Running Unit Tests for Managed Code[^]
"Unit testing may reduce uncertainty in the units themselves and can be used in a bottom-up testing style approach" (and others) - Introduction to Software Engineering/Testing/Unit Tests - Wikibooks, open books for an open world[^]

Am I being too picky? None of the "sources" are credited

modified 11-Apr-17 1:49am.

OriginalGriff9-Apr-17 7:57

Re: Plagiarised article - possibly. Please check for yourself before reporting

9-Apr-17 7:57

Not too picky at all: your first link / sentence shows the whole paragraph copied.
Plagiarised, and "troll/abusive".

It's reposted: A Basic Introduction of how to write Unit Test for Beginners in C#[^]
And the "author" is: RaviRanjanKr - Professional Profile[^]

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

Pete O'Hanlon9-Apr-17 8:16

Pete O'Hanlon

9-Apr-17 8:16

I sampled a dozen random sentences. Each one comes, verbatim, from a different source. Definitely plagiarized.

This space for rent

Re: Plagiarised article - possibly. Please check for yourself before reporting

Nelek9-Apr-17 19:25

Re: Plagiarised article - possibly. Please check for yourself before reporting

9-Apr-17 19:25

He has some items more that should be checked:
Tip/Tricks[^]

@Sean-Ewington you might want to have some words with him. Due to "age" and reputation, I strongly think he is going to complain / beg for his account.

M.D.V.

Sean Ewington10-Apr-17 6:09

Sean Ewington

10-Apr-17 6:09

I've reached out. Let's see how this goes.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

modified 11-Apr-17 1:49am.

Spammer from moderation queue (anilaghori) - gone

OriginalGriff8-Apr-17 21:02

Spammer from moderation queue (morteza_mousavi90) - gone

8-Apr-17 21:02

Baba's back: anilaghori - Professional Profile[^]
And this time he's serious: six pages of cr@p per post!

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

modified 9-Apr-17 11:02am.

OriginalGriff8-Apr-17 20:59

Re: Plagiarism - reposted

8-Apr-17 20:59

Hidden link: in the 'I' of a question: "How do I ...". Thank you moderation bot link highlighter!
morteza_mousavi90 - Professional Profile[^]
5 years - and that's what he decides to do... Sigh | :sigh:

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

modified 10-Apr-17 1:25am.

Plagiarism

Midi_Mick8-Apr-17 7:04

Midi_Mick

8-Apr-17 7:04

~~WCF service host as Window Service with Setup installer[^]~~
Reposted: WCF service host as Window Service with Setup installer[^]
Member 12883591 - Professional Profile[^]
Taken from Fundamental Windows Communication Foundation Concepts[^]
Same member as below (cheeky bugger).

Cheers,

Mick
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modified 8-Apr-17 13:37pm.

Midi_Mick8-Apr-17 16:52

Midi_Mick

8-Apr-17 16:52

WCF service host as Window Service with Setup installer[^]

Cheers,

Mick
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It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.

Re: Plagiarism - reposted - and gone

OriginalGriff8-Apr-17 19:38

Plagiarised would be article

8-Apr-17 19:38

Since the member is finally closed, I deleted the article(s).

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

OriginalGriff8-Apr-17 6:12

Re: Plagiarised would be article - 2nd attempt

8-Apr-17 6:12

This: How to use Wix setup tools set create small installer and insert data from wizard - CodeProject[^]

From this: Member 12883591 - Professional Profile[^]
Is copied from the "official" documentation: Windows Installer XML (WiX)[^]
Search both for "WiX supports a broad spectrum of Windows Installer features. In addition, WiX also offers a set of built-in custom actions that can be used and incorporated in Windows Installer packages." and you'll see what I mean.

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

CHill608-Apr-17 6:26