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I would add something to your feature...
It could be a "only protectors or higher" check box near the red flag to report an account... something like:
This user is a massive spammer, if closed, delete {all messages // messages younger than X days} related to this account
So we check the box first and then hit the report button. Combining the power of several small hits to make a big spam hammer as CP Staff's
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
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Whew, I wouldn't have noticed, I received the gold just yesterday.
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Meanwhile, let's get to work.
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Flagged the user, but it keeps posting.
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This Member 14076414 - Professional Profile[^] posted 70 ++ questions. There should be a mechanism in place to prevent this replay attack from happening again in the future. Maybe include a reCaptcha control or limit the post or something.
Bryian Tan
modified 4-Dec-18 0:38am.
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they are not questions, they are spam.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Spammer continuously creating new member accounts and flooding spam in Q&A.
Limiting number of question for just created member would be a good idea.
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Good point, Specially newly joined should not be able to post more than 3 unresolved questions. Should have some level of recognition, such as activity like "Responding questions"
I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.
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 Exactly. We need to upgrade to Bob 3000.
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I don't remember that I undo anything here... Most probably the OP removed his post and I do not see a reason why my post should be "undoed" because of that. Anyway a very minor thing
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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It's a bit of a balance here. If a thread gets removed then it's tricky to cherry pick the posts that should get credit and those that shouldn't. We specifically do not want to give credit for posts that are off-topic or abusive, and we don't want to encourage members to pile on comments on threads that shouldn't be there in the first place. A single "probably not the best place to post this" message is always appreciated, but then we get into lots of if-then messy logic and start second guessing everything.
So we've chosen the simple route, for better or worse.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Message Removed
modified 3-Dec-18 10:32am.
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In the message moderation queue we have a yellow highlight for links, to make them easier to see when they are hidden or disguised.
Would it be feasible to add that to article moderation?
The reason is that in a longish document it can be hard to spot a link - take a look at this one: Tips and tricks for navigating large codebases[^]
If you search for "great article" then the second hit is a link - but when reading the article it's not that obvious that it is. (In this case the link is pretty innocuous, it's just hard to see on a quick "is this spam?" overview read).
When they hide them in full stops it's even harder ... and we do get some people copy and paste a reasonable article from elsewhere to add their site links to. 
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Hello OG,
Honestly, unless anyone's willing to go the other 99 yards to really affect any just cause,
such as providing non-transparent backgrounds in "colored" equations (which NOONE does like it was contractually not permitted) ... even speaking of yellow or this or that ... is never gonna help.
See what I'm talking about?
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I just checked and the article / quick answer moderation has the same highlight system.
I guess what you're after is this to be implemented in the Pending Article page?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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yes, just so the links "pop" more, and we can spot the spam more easily. We've been getting some where they copy a chunk of book or similar, and add semi-hidden links that are hard to see.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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If I select the notifications list at the top (red box) and click "View all notifications", the list is displayed in ascending date order. So the first item is from January this year (yes I will purge the list), and the latest is on page 140.
modified 29-Nov-18 5:25am.
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After reporting an off-topic advert in the top bar, the message blocks the user drop-down menu:
Hopefully just needs a tweak to the z-index. 
"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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The messages in the message board of articles / tips are missing the red flag to get reported.
all other items are there (e.g. permalink and protector delete / edit)
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
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Perhaps a screenshot might help?
I've got a report flag everywhere I look today. Any particular forum?
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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All the articles / Tips I open today. IE and FF.
When clicking in the subject of a message, it changes the URL as I would take the permalink everytime.
eg:
<a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/223095/Simple-Singleton-Pattern-in-Csharp-2">Simple Singleton Pattern in C#</a>[<a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/223095/Simple-Singleton-Pattern-in-Csharp-2" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>]
changes to:
<a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/223095/Simple-Singleton-Pattern-in-Csharp-2?msg=5333049#xx5333049xx">Simple Singleton Pattern in C#</a>[<a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/223095/Simple-Singleton-Pattern-in-Csharp-2?msg=5333049#xx5333049xx" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>]
instead of just opening the message.
Possible influencer? I have started the browser session doing a search and opening some articles from the search results. Those articles are loaded will all messages in the board expanded.
e.g.2
EDIT:
I completely closed the browser and started over again. Without searching anything... no changes.
I miss the report flag in the message boards of the articles, but I get it in the forums.
BTW... the affected messages are missing the bookmark icon too
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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That one has been closed now - your spam report in S&A - so I can't check it:
But I could - and did - hit the red flag when it was still open, and I get a red flag on the message below it:
Have you tried CTRL+F5?
I'm on Chrome Version 70.0.3538.102 (Official Build) (64-bit), Win 10.
But it works fine in Execrable Edge as well:
My URL's aren't being played with either - do you have extensions or net nazis getting involved? Are you signed in on that page?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I am almost always signed in, I do it when I come straight away.
I do have net nazies involved (now at work), but nothing different as usual. And anyways... if that should be a reason, why the inconsistency and the URL-changing when clicking the message
Choosing the permalink on my previous message... I landed in the nuked message of the picture you posted. I clicked in the second message and my URL changed to:
<a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/223095/Simple-Singleton-Pattern-in-Csharp-2?msg=5220202#xx5220202xx">Simple Singleton Pattern in C#</a>[<a href="https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/223095/Simple-Singleton-Pattern-in-Csharp-2?msg=5220202#xx5220202xx" target="_blank" title="New Window">^</a>]
I can't see the flag nor the bookmark in the second message. 
CTRL+F5 --> No difference.
The browser tab is still showing "wait for codeproject.com" as title. Looks like it would not finish the load process.
Weird enough... it now works in FF again... IE still failing
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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Any ad blockers or uBlock installed?
You mentioned IE. Which version?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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