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27-Jun-17 6:50

This smells like a typical "recovery tools" spam setup to me:

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How can i rehabilitate lost files in Microsoft Access 2010??

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Spammer from moderation

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27-Jun-17 2:01

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CHill6027-Jun-17 12:47

CHill60

27-Jun-17 12:47

Final kick delivered

Spammer - gone

Nirav Prabtani27-Jun-17 1:29

Nirav Prabtani

27-Jun-17 1:29

Article : BIKE NZ[^]

Member Profile : nzmountainbiketours - Professional Profile[^]

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modified 28-Jun-17 16:16pm.

Richard Deeming27-Jun-17 1:31

27-Jun-17 1:31

Already reported below:
Spam article by nzmountainbiketours[^]

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Nirav Prabtani27-Jun-17 1:33

Nirav Prabtani

27-Jun-17 1:33

Ohhh I didn't know that, I will take care next time.

Nirav Prabtani

Richard MacCutchan27-Jun-17 2:54

27-Jun-17 2:54

When you click the "spammer" link on the user's homepage, look at the number that is returned. If it is greater than 1 then it has probably been reported already.

Spammer from moderation (itech@123A) - gone

Nirav Prabtani27-Jun-17 3:05

Nirav Prabtani

27-Jun-17 3:05

Ok, Thanks for info

I will keep that in my mind

Nirav Prabtani

Richard MacCutchan27-Jun-17 1:13

27-Jun-17 1:13

"Technical experts": itech@123A - Professional Profile[^]

modified 28-Jun-17 16:16pm.

Copied image

Richard Deeming27-Jun-17 1:00

27-Jun-17 1:00

~~This article: Windows Azure Active Directory[^]~~ : Gone

The "Identities everywhere" image is a cropped copy of slide 20 from: Integrating your on-premises Active Directory with Azure and Office 365[^]

The slide in question[^]

EDIT: Copyright issue, not plagiarism, as Jochen pointed out below. D'Oh! | :doh:

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- Homer

modified 27-Jun-17 7:33am.

Richard MacCutchan27-Jun-17 1:14

27-Jun-17 1:14

I tried a search on parts of the opening paragraph but couldn't find anything. I marked it unclear/incomplete as I don't think it really explains much.

Richard Deeming27-Jun-17 1:16

27-Jun-17 1:16

Yeah, I couldn't find a source for the text either.

But that image is definitely plagiarised.

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Richard MacCutchan27-Jun-17 1:19

27-Jun-17 1:19

Then maybe the author just needs to cite it correctly.

Richard Deeming27-Jun-17 1:22

27-Jun-17 1:22

I've posted a message on the article.

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Jochen Arndt27-Jun-17 1:24

Jochen Arndt

27-Jun-17 1:24

Good spot.

But such is a copyright violation which should be reported as format/layout issue according to Sean (would be good to have a "Copyright Violation" report option).

But there are sentences copied:

Quote:
With few clicks, Azure AD can be integrated with an existing Windows Server Active Directory. So using Directory Sync organizations will have ability to leverage their existing on-premises identity investment.

What is Azure Active Directory? | Microsoft Docs[^]:
Additionally, with just four clicks, Azure AD can be integrated with an existing Windows Server Active Directory, giving organizations the ability to leverage their existing on-premises identity investments to manage access to cloud based SaaS applications.

Richard Deeming27-Jun-17 1:35

27-Jun-17 1:35

Thanks for pointing that out.

The article's back in the queue without the offending image.

Now the only question is, does that sentence fall under the "Slightly Modifying Words"[^] umbrella?

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Spam article by nzmountainbiketours - gone

Jochen Arndt27-Jun-17 1:45

Jochen Arndt

27-Jun-17 1:45

It does fall there and requires reference. So I have reported the new article already.

And there seem to be more:

Quote:
Windows Azure Active Directory is a multi-tenant service that provides enterprise-level identity and access management for the cloud.

Creating Azure Active Directory: Part One[^]:
As you know, Windows Azure Active Directory is a multi-tenant Service, that provides an enterprise level identity and access management for the Cloud, built to support global scale, reliability and availability

Richard MacCutchan27-Jun-17 0:49

Spam would-be article - Reposted - gone

27-Jun-17 0:49

Article: BIKE NZ[^].
Spammer: nzmountainbiketours - Professional Profile[^]

modified 28-Jun-17 16:17pm.

Richard Deeming27-Jun-17 0:43

Spammer from moderation (priaboost) - gone

27-Jun-17 0:43

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As reported yesterday: Spam article ?[^]

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modified 28-Jun-17 16:17pm.

Richard MacCutchan26-Jun-17 23:05

Spam would be article - gone

26-Jun-17 23:05

Male enhancement: priaboost - Professional Profile[^]

modified 28-Jun-17 16:18pm.

OriginalGriff26-Jun-17 18:58

OriginalGriff

26-Jun-17 18:58

This: The Use of WebAssembly for [REDACTED] Engine 5.0[^]
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modified 28-Jun-17 16:18pm.

Spammer in article forum - gone

OriginalGriff26-Jun-17 10:02

OriginalGriff

26-Jun-17 10:02

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modified 26-Jun-17 16:17pm.

Spammer moderated (Disha Osawal) - gone

Nelek26-Jun-17 1:15

Nelek

26-Jun-17 1:15

It seems shorten URL are coming back from nirvana Sigh | :sigh:

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modified 26-Jun-17 16:19pm.

Spam (movies)

Richard Deeming26-Jun-17 0:51