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Re: Spam would-be article

22-Jan-13 14:41

I gave her punch # 5. The answers still remain:
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=answers&mid=9763179[^]

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

Spam would-be article

OriginalGriff22-Jan-13 5:58

OriginalGriff

22-Jan-13 5:58

This http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=58770&aid=532486&msg=4478044#xx4478044xx[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/extremeclouds5[^]

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

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov22-Jan-13 18:36

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

22-Jan-13 18:36

For the very first time, I observed that my vote (5th!) was immediately followed by disabling of this account.
Good riddance; thank you very much for reporting.

—SA

Sergey A Kryukov

Sock puppet account to push question back on top?

Jochen Arndt22-Jan-13 2:23

Jochen Arndt

22-Jan-13 2:23

This question
How to get ole object from ms access[^]
has been pushed back on top of Q&A a few times in the last days but there are no changings and no new answers.
The Q&A overview indicates that it has been updated by this member account (always the same one)
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=9750419[^].
It seems that the account is used only to add a solution and immediately delete it to push the question back on top.

Three spammers or only one?

PIEBALDconsult21-Jan-13 17:08

PIEBALDconsult

21-Jan-13 17:08

Link: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/adaeffci2sdsd

Link: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Taylor-Goslow

Link: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/jgdgydfdidid

OriginalGriff21-Jan-13 21:09

OriginalGriff

21-Jan-13 21:09

The first one has residual spam comments, so he is easy to smack.
The other two have nothing listed at all, so it's a lot harder to say "these are spammers".

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

SoMad22-Jan-13 0:14

22-Jan-13 0:14

The Taylor Goslow name has been used before by the live stream spammers.

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

Richard MacCutchan21-Jan-13 22:38

Richard MacCutchan

21-Jan-13 22:38

Clickety?

PIEBALDconsult22-Jan-13 2:26

PIEBALDconsult

22-Jan-13 2:26

Lazedy.

Richard MacCutchan22-Jan-13 2:30

Richard MacCutchan

22-Jan-13 2:30

That's not like you.

Interesting, but not necessarily abuse.

PIEBALDconsult22-Jan-13 2:54

PIEBALDconsult

22-Jan-13 2:54

I didn't say Lazenby.

fjdiewornncalwe21-Jan-13 2:58

fjdiewornncalwe

21-Jan-13 2:58

I have found it interesting that for at least the last week, every day, this[^] user has been on the top 5 Q&A posters with between 450 and 500 rep points. The odd thing is that he only answers between 5 and 10 answers a day and is averaging some 80 points per question, yet he isn't showing any of the sock puppet voting patterns I have seen in the past. He is also not having old answers voted up at any rate that should account for the kind of rep he is producing. Anyone have any ideas as to how he is doing this?

I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

André Kraak21-Jan-13 4:06

André Kraak

21-Jan-13 4:06

Might be he is profiting from this bug[^].

d@nish wrote:
I get awarded multiple times for answering a question once. Here's[^] the image.

BTW, you can leave it like that and soon I will be #1.

Update: I guess this happens when we get error like "We tried 3 times...". Even though the error message is displayed, answer/comment actually gets posted.

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fjdiewornncalwe21-Jan-13 5:13

fjdiewornncalwe

21-Jan-13 5:13

Good call. That may be it. I had forgotten about that issue. Cheers and thanks for that information.

I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

OriginalGriff21-Jan-13 6:09

OriginalGriff

21-Jan-13 6:09

In that case, he is going to squawk pretty loudly when we get the next point recalculation... D'Oh! | :doh:

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

Jibesh21-Jan-13 6:48

Jibesh

21-Jan-13 6:48

Yes. its because of a Bug with Rep calculation. even it happens to me, when I try to edit my own answer i get 10 rep points Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

serious bug!!! so answer + 2 edit = 30 points

Jibesh V P

SoMad21-Jan-13 16:30

21-Jan-13 16:30

I was going to say that there are not enough answers or edits (of own answers) in the past 24 hours to get that many points, but I just noticed he deleted 1 answer that had been downvoted (I remembered that one because SAK yelled at him and an identical answer from another member).
[EDIT]Removed theory to avoid possible abuse[/EDIT]

As I am writing this, I wonder if I should post my theory at all. I might start a new trend. Sniff | :^)

Soren Madsen

"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty

modified 25-Jan-13 3:03am.

List of recent live stream spammers

MT_22-Jan-13 19:00

MT_

22-Jan-13 19:00

Really interesting. member has answered only 9 question, only one accepted answer and none is heavily upvoted. Added 14 comments. Still, he is on top 5 list with 530 points in 24 hours.

Though as Marcus said, he is not spamming but really intriguing.

Thanks,
Milind

André Kraak20-Jan-13 9:13

André Kraak

20-Jan-13 9:13

http://www.codeproject.com/Members/dgfasdfasd[^]
~~http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Sema-Khan[^]~~
http://www.codeproject.com/Members/hdosdowsdsds[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/Members/dgfasdfasd[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/Members/foxljtxxccn[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/Members/rinkusakrar[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/Members/fdgsdfgk[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=9737025[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/Members/para1002g[^]

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modified 21-Jan-13 1:38am.

Re: List of recent live stream spammers

SoMad20-Jan-13 18:30