Spam and Abuse Watch

13-Nov-12 22:55

This user http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=8522102[^] is making a lot of editions to add code blocks or make links clickable, what is not bad. We all do it. The only thing I don't know if it goes a bit beyond the "good usage" is, the questions are quite old (I have seen from september 2012, Januar 2012 and two in 2011).

I am not reporting it as troll, because it seems to be a legitim user, with articles and questions and so on. I don't see the thing as a violation or abuse of the rules, but on the other hand... it looks not so usual.

I just wonder... what do you think about?

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Re: Correct behaviour?

Pete O'Hanlon13-Nov-12 23:33

Pete O'Hanlon

13-Nov-12 23:33

Looks like an attempt to boost the editor reputation. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - it's not something I'd choose to do, but there's nothing inherently wrong with it.

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Re: Correct behaviour?

Nelek14-Nov-12 2:25

There is nothing wrong (Re: Correct behaviour?)

14-Nov-12 2:25

I didn't report it as wrong, just wondering about the situation.

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov14-Nov-12 5:15

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

14-Nov-12 5:15

Agree. For example, I feel uncomfortable if I see any typo or other imperfection. If I see it in my post, which is very usual, I would edit it, no matter how old the post it. Nobody should be blamed for this. And if we are not sure if some behavior is for improvement or just for "boosting reputation", we should use the Presumption of Innocence principle.

—SA

Sergey A Kryukov

Re: There is nothing wrong (Re: Correct behaviour?)

Nelek14-Nov-12 11:25

Re: There is nothing wrong (Re: Correct behaviour?)

14-Nov-12 11:25

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov wrote:
we should use the Presumption of Innocence principle.

I did, I was just asking for opinions Smile | :)

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov14-Nov-12 12:43

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

14-Nov-12 12:43

Sure. I just gave you my opinion. I already noticed that you did not do any action, and that is correct.

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Sergey A Kryukov

Not too lazy commercial spammer want us to buy boots

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov13-Nov-12 18:16

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

13-Nov-12 18:16

I wish more of our real Questions & Answers inquirers provided this level of detail but did not follow this lousy typography:
classic tall ugg boots is in full wing[^].

Comprehensive this message or not, this is spam, by this hero: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/taebag[^].

Well, such an annoying member looks the best with the account disabled. Smile | :)

[EDIT]

This spammer appeared again, under the same name! How was it possible?
Here, same boots: UGG Classic Tall boots are apparently to be affected[^].

Thank you,

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Sergey A Kryukov

modified 14-Nov-12 22:51pm.

How come...

Nelek13-Nov-12 11:52

13-Nov-12 11:52

It is not a report, but just a question to the people who usually use this forum (ok it can be seen as a rant as well, but I don't think it belongs to lounge).

How come that lately so much new users are weaking up questions from years ago? Last one I saw was answering to a question of may 2010 D'Oh! | :doh:

I mean... I could have understood someone searching for a solution to a problem that see a similar question and ask there, posting a non-solution and waking it up to the top. Not correct, but somehow more plausible.

But actually going to a question of 2 years ago, I don't know how many pages back in the Limbo... and answering it (I don't get into the quality or correction of the answer)... It is something I can not understand.

What do you think about? I usually just say "Did you notice that the topic is from XXXX", but... it is somehow a bit annoying, don't you think?

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Trick or SPAM?

Manfred Rudolf Bihy12-Nov-12 14:31

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

12-Nov-12 14:31

This tip here looks like SPAM to me: SkinWin

Any other opinions on this?

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modified 13-Nov-12 4:53am.

Re: Trick or SPAM?

Thomas Daniels13-Nov-12 7:04

Thomas Daniels

13-Nov-12 7:04

I reported it as plagarism.
It's a copy of the documentation on the website where you can download the SkinWin library.

Re: Trick or SPAM?

Nelek13-Nov-12 11:43

Another one resurrecting old questions with bullsh..

13-Nov-12 11:43

I don't know why... but my antivirus is jumping out with the message "access denied" each time I open this tip/trick.

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Nelek11-Nov-12 21:22

Re: Another one resurrecting old questions with bullsh..

11-Nov-12 21:22

Solution 7 in how to display messages in asp.net using C# language?[^]
from user:http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7640646[^]

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OriginalGriff11-Nov-12 21:32

Re: Another one resurrecting old questions with bullsh..

11-Nov-12 21:32

Good catch!

If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

Nelek12-Nov-12 4:13

12-Nov-12 4:13

Thank you

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QA Spam

OriginalGriff11-Nov-12 21:01

11-Nov-12 21:01

This: ugg boots uk should be possessing no much less[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=9591936[^]

Ugg! Squash!

If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

__TR__11-Nov-12 21:14

__TR__

11-Nov-12 21:14

Marked as Spam.
Can't we just delete the question? It would be much easier and quicker that way.

Nelek11-Nov-12 21:16

11-Nov-12 21:16

Reporting it as spam has another background things running than just deleting it.

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OriginalGriff11-Nov-12 21:31

11-Nov-12 21:31

We could, but without the question, there is no way for other users to flag the account as "spammer". We want the account closed as well, which requires separate Spam reports - which is why we provide links to the offending message, and the person posting it.

If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

__TR__11-Nov-12 23:08

__TR__

11-Nov-12 23:08

Got it.

Nelek11-Nov-12 21:15

11-Nov-12 21:15

QA out
User should be out, mine was the 5th but still active. Maybe the hamsters had a tough weekend?

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Would-be Article again

OriginalGriff10-Nov-12 22:11

Re: Would-be Article again

10-Nov-12 22:11

This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=49504&aid=492315[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/world-email-addresses-database-zifzi[^]

He waited a year and a half to post this? Sigh | :sigh:

If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.

Nelek11-Nov-12 0:20

Re: Would-be Article again

11-Nov-12 0:20

Quote:
This article has not yet been approved for publication by our membership. It should be available soon.

I can't see it (maybe is something trivial, but I am not so oft in the non-approved articles)

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OriginalGriff11-Nov-12 0:28