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Thanks787229-Jan-15 1:44

29-Jan-15 1:44

Done.

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

Chris Maunder29-Jan-15 2:44

Chris Maunder

29-Jan-15 2:44

Thanks Griff, and yes.

I've explained to Matt that

a) A signature is part of a message, and
b) The Lounge rules are the lounge rules.

He's trolling. Nothing more, nothing less, and it's sad to see that he's so desperate to keep the thread about him alive, even resorting to insults and baiting.

We always get inappropriate posts and they come and go before we realise, and often the poster isn't really thinking about what they are doing. Matt's very, very clearly pushing buttons so it means we now waste our time watching him.

He stepped over the line this morning in the Lounge so he no longer has the right to auto-include a signature. As a follow up I would simply ask that everyone please stop feeding the troll. If we can stick to that approach and keep the focus of our site on technology and community - supportive, fun, relevant community - then we're gold.

cheers
Chris Maunder

OriginalGriff29-Jan-15 2:47

29-Jan-15 2:47

Sounds good to me!

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Thanks787229-Jan-15 2:53

29-Jan-15 2:53

Roger...

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

OriginalGriff29-Jan-15 4:05

29-Jan-15 4:05

A thought occurs: If you are adding special code to remove his right to post an automatic sig, why not make a sig a reward instead of a right?
Just as a suggestion, when you first reach Silver Participant you get a special award which allows you to have a sig? Abuse it (spamming, or trolling) and the award is removed.
500 participant points isn't difficult to get - most first time posters have 300/bronze to start with - so visiting every day for a couple of months should do it, and it shows "a commitment" to the site without really penalising people for being noobs. Also stops people from setting up a spam sig from day one.

And if your code is anything like mine (and I'm betting yours is better) it's easier to fit in than a "special case" that only applies to one user.

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Nelek29-Jan-15 8:24

29-Jan-15 8:24

OriginalGriff wrote:
so visiting every day for a couple of months should do it

There are a lot of ways to get participant points quite fast. Voting polls, voting contests, writing comments....

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.

OriginalGriff29-Jan-15 8:29

29-Jan-15 8:29

Ah. You mean "participating"? Laugh | :laugh:

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Nelek30-Jan-15 10:57

30-Jan-15 10:57

If voting the same poll 20 times in a day is participate... yes Poke tongue | ;-P

M.D.V.

Chris Maunder29-Jan-15 9:21

Chris Maunder

29-Jan-15 9:21

I prefer to work on the basis that people are mostly good rather than mostly bad.

cheers
Chris Maunder

OriginalGriff29-Jan-15 9:27

29-Jan-15 9:27

So do I. But I assume the best, and prepare for the worst!

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Nelek29-Jan-15 1:30

29-Jan-15 1:30

I agree with OriginalGriff. For that reason I would recommend you to remove the links.

M.D.V.

Thanks787229-Jan-15 1:44

29-Jan-15 1:44

Done.

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

Blatant advertising?

CHill6029-Jan-15 0:09

CHill60

29-Jan-15 0:09

In the moderation queue http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=157513&aid=870731[^]

Member - http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11411441[^]

modified 29-Jan-15 6:22am.

Re: Blatant advertising?

Thanks787229-Jan-15 0:18

29-Jan-15 0:18

I have removed the Article as its obvious Advertisement.

Would you please update the post with link to the member : http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11411441[^]

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

Re: Blatant advertising?

CHill6029-Jan-15 0:22

CHill60

29-Jan-15 0:22

Done!

gone

Nelek29-Jan-15 8:25

Yours... now gone as well

29-Jan-15 8:25

gone

M.D.V.

And another one

Richard MacCutchan28-Jan-15 22:44

Richard MacCutchan

28-Jan-15 22:44

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11399204[^] posted a long piece of junk in a 3 year old question, which I deleted.

Re: And another one

Rajesh waran28-Jan-15 23:17

Rajesh waran

28-Jan-15 23:17

Can you have a look here: page refresh problem in asp.net[^](solution 3)
by http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=8962507[^]
His solution is also not related to Question.

~R@JEES#

Re: And another one

Richard MacCutchan28-Jan-15 23:32

Richard MacCutchan

28-Jan-15 23:32

Obvious spam, just report it as normal.

Re: And another one

Rajesh waran28-Jan-15 23:41

Rajesh waran

28-Jan-15 23:41

~R@JEES#

Nelek29-Jan-15 1:33

29-Jan-15 1:33

If you catch a new user I would recommend you to start a new thread. It is easier to get track of it

M.D.V.

modified 29-Jan-15 14:26pm.

Re: Yours... on 9 atm

Rajesh waran29-Jan-15 1:35

Rajesh waran

29-Jan-15 1:35

Let me do this Next time. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

~R@JEES#

Yours... gone

Nelek29-Jan-15 1:32

[Gone] Big old spam hunt. Part XVII - 480 of 921

29-Jan-15 1:32

gone

M.D.V.

den2k8828-Jan-15 21:30

den2k88

28-Jan-15 21:30

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Re: Big old spam hunt. Part XVII - 480 of 921 plus one extra

OriginalGriff28-Jan-15 21:42