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Post breaks forum Peter_in_278016-Aug-12 18:42 Peter_in_2780 16-Aug-12 18:42  This post[^] is elephanting the Java forum. Apart from looking like a homework/assignment/interview test type question, it appears to contain a bumch of HTML formatting that, to put it politely, conflicts with the CP formatting. Could a hamster please either sanitise or nuke? Cheers, Peter Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012 Re: Post breaks forum Chris Maunder17-Aug-12 4:50 Chris Maunder 17-Aug-12 4:50  Thanks. Fixed cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP And another bogus article... OriginalGriff15-Aug-12 20:48 OriginalGriff 15-Aug-12 20:48  This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=31118&aid=441283[^] From this: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/hercules1425[^] Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water Span article - swimming pools OriginalGriff15-Aug-12 20:47 OriginalGriff 15-Aug-12 20:47  This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=31131&aid=441321[^] From this: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/poolbuilders[^] Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water Spam article re car spares OriginalGriff15-Aug-12 20:45 OriginalGriff 15-Aug-12 20:45  This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=31134&aid=441327[^] From this: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/mercedes01[^] Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water Mail fertility question: do we really need to deal with that? Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov15-Aug-12 15:28 Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 15-Aug-12 15:28  I don't think this person show any sign of interest in programming: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Marcelina-Kitzmiller[^]. Because — Can the hcg diet injections increase male fertility?[^]. Strictly speaking, this is not just of topic; this is the abuse. Does it make any sense to support this member's account? I would not think so. Thank you for consideration, —SA Sergey A Kryukov Another spammer Chuck N0rris15-Aug-12 0:58 Chuck N0rris 15-Aug-12 0:58  http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=9358459[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4338816/Re-Technical-Blog-update-problem.aspx[^] Chuck Norris Re: Another spammer Peter_in_278015-Aug-12 1:54 Peter_in_2780 15-Aug-12 1:54  Did you check the next message down? Didn't think so. Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012 Another less-than-clever one Peter_in_278014-Aug-12 19:25 Peter_in_2780 14-Aug-12 19:25  culprit[^] message[^] Go to it! Peter Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012 Spammer Ravi Bhavnani14-Aug-12 15:20 Ravi Bhavnani 14-Aug-12 15:20  http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=9358145[^] /ravi My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com Re: Spammer Chris Maunder14-Aug-12 15:21 Chris Maunder 14-Aug-12 15:21  ex. cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Re: Spammer Albert Holguin15-Aug-12 4:24 Albert Holguin 15-Aug-12 4:24  Why do I still see his account active then? Re: Spammer Pete O'Hanlon16-Aug-12 23:10 Pete O'Hanlon 16-Aug-12 23:10  Because I hadn't wielded my mighty tool on it. *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier Not sure if spam or CP collaboration Karl Sanford14-Aug-12 9:15 Karl Sanford 14-Aug-12 9:15  Has anyone else noticed that the only activity on CP for atbennett[^] has been to post links to ITWORLD articles? It only ever has copied text from the article in question, and only ever links to ITWORLD. The user has never engaged with other users that reply to the threads either. Which makes me think that it is spam. However, I see that atbennett won a competition for posting news links; CP wouldn't reward a spammer, would they? I also see that atbennett might actually be working for ITWORLD https://twitter.com/atbennett/[^] Quote: Content Manager at ITworld. I Tweet about technology and RT things I find funny or insightful. I have a penchant for the offbeat. Email: amy_bennett@ITworld.com Since her job seems to be to generate traffic on their site to increase their advertising revenue, and she never engages in the site in any other way, it sure seems like spam to me. I don't know, feels like a gray area to me, so I brought it here for further discussion before I flag the user. Be The Noise Re: Not sure if spam or CP collaboration SoMad14-Aug-12 12:20 SoMad 14-Aug-12 12:20  I don't have an answer to this, but veeraC85[^] is doing the same kind of thing with 133 answers in QA so far. Always posting links to technico.qnownow.com. In general the answers are appropriate and similar to other answers. Some of his answers have even been marked as the solution by the OP, but occasionally he has awakened threads that are over a year old - I think that is wrong. Soren Madsen Re: Not sure if spam or CP collaboration Chris Maunder14-Aug-12 16:08 Chris Maunder 14-Aug-12 16:08  We encourage everyone to post as much interesting news as they can. I don't condone spamming or abuse of our forums, but I also don't see Amy as being over the top at this point. An interesting read is an interesting read. cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Re: Not sure if spam or CP collaboration Karl Sanford15-Aug-12 2:46 Karl Sanford 15-Aug-12 2:46  sounds good, thanks for weighing in. I'll keep my finger off the button. Be The Noise Re: Not sure if spam or CP collaboration BillWoodruff16-Aug-12 13:25 BillWoodruff 16-Aug-12 13:25  Hi Chris, I agree that "atbennet" is doing no damage here, but the alleged case of VeeraC85[^] inflating "authority reputation" by simply posting copied, or linked-to, work by others, as reported by "SoMad" above, and posting on QA answers over a year old, if it's being done frequently, and that is the only type of contribution to QA that VeeraC85 is making: I do think that is a serious violation of CP's standards, and should be dealt with. best, Bill "One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us." Kurt Vonnegut Spammer Brisingr Aerowing13-Aug-12 17:41 Brisingr Aerowing 13-Aug-12 17:41  Luser[^] Messages[^] Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions. Dave Barry Read more at BrainyQuote[^] Re: Spammer Chris Maunder13-Aug-12 17:42 Chris Maunder 13-Aug-12 17:42  Gone. cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP Re: Spammer Brisingr Aerowing13-Aug-12 17:43 Brisingr Aerowing 13-Aug-12 17:43  Man you're fast! Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions. Dave Barry Read more at BrainyQuote[^] Q&A Spam André Kraak11-Aug-12 9:11 André Kraak 11-Aug-12 9:11  This http://www.codeproject.com/Members/fxqbtpfizdq[^] spammed this Airline time table[^] 0100000101101110011001000111001011101001 Re: Q&A Spam Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov15-Aug-12 15:32 Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 15-Aug-12 15:32  I'm glad this account was disabled. This is not for the first time though. What is that? A binary mafia? Alert: aliens are between us. —SA Sergey A Kryukov Childish abuse in forums. SoMad11-Aug-12 7:27 SoMad 11-Aug-12 7:27  Profile: sachin karade[^] Messages: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Messages.aspx?fmid=9350499[^] Soren Madsen Re: Childish abuse in forums. Chris Maunder11-Aug-12 7:53 Chris Maunder 11-Aug-12 7:53  All gone bye-bye cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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