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I'd like to report myself.

6-Jun-13 10:16

ATM 6 reports but still alive D'Oh! | :doh:

Maybe the hamsters have drunk to much beer and don't find the nuke button Poke tongue | ;-P

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 helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Lutosław6-Jun-13 2:27

Lutosław

6-Jun-13 2:27

I often risk my life spamming -- by posting "thanks" or other stupid responses. I like my account ("Member since Monday, April 4, 2005 (8 years, 2 months)" + some articles associated with it). Could somebody give me a good reason why posting a "thank you" or "it worked" is against netiqette? It is quite informative (gives other users information that an answer is a solution -- besides "answered" status) and polite for a person who provided the answer (personally I appreciate when someone writes it). I do my best when writing, I check words in a dictionary etc. but at the same time I do write a "thank you". Sigh | :sigh:

Greetings - Jacek

OriginalGriff6-Jun-13 3:33

OriginalGriff

6-Jun-13 3:33

A very quick look (just the first page) doesn't show any "thanks" or "it worked" messages - are you referring to a specific question / answer? If so, could you point us in the right direction?

The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

Lutosław6-Jun-13 4:00

Lutosław

6-Jun-13 4:00

I was referring to a netiquette, which I have read recently, but now I cannot find it. So, maybe I was wrong and it is not considered as spam? That would be good.

Greetings - Jacek

OriginalGriff6-Jun-13 6:03

OriginalGriff

6-Jun-13 6:03

I'd call it politeness. It tells someone that they helped, and you are grateful.
If it was against netiquette (and I've not seen that anywhere), then I'd ignore it. It's not like SHOUTING at people you want to help you, or telling them they are elephanting sunshines! Laugh | :laugh:

Carry on, I say!

The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

Thomas Daniels6-Jun-13 5:42

6-Jun-13 5:42

Jacek Gajek wrote:
Could somebody give me a good reason why posting a "thank you" or "it worked" is against netiqette?

Against netiqette? It's not against netiqette:

http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=479032&section=1.1[^]
Good netiquette involves:

1. Thanking, acknowledging, and supporting people: People can’t see you nod, smile or frown as you read their messages. If they get no acknowledgement, they may feel ignored and be discouraged from contributing further. Why not send a short reply to keep the conversation going? This can make a big difference in a small group setting like a tutor-group forum. (But bear in mind that in a large, busy forum too many messages like this could be a nuisance.)

Netiquette - Learning to Learn v2 - LabSpace - The Open University

Source : http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=479032§ion=1.1

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

Author: Labspace - Bridge to success

The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.

My latest article: Understand how bitwise operators work (C# and VB.NET examples)

My group: C# Programmers Group

Nelek6-Jun-13 10:14

6-Jun-13 10:14

Take a look to the 3rd sentence of my signature (I have not changed it since... I can't remember)

So no, being polite doesn't go against any rule, actually just the opposite, there are not so many people that thanks the help has been given.

But...

Just one advice. If you have to thank people helping you in the Q/A Section... then better don't post a solution to say "Thanks" or "It worked", that could be reported by users as "not a solution".

If you just use the widget "Have a comment or question?" below each post, then noone will tell you anything against it. On the other hand, the person who helped you will receive a notification of your thankfull feedback, and probably will be glad to help you in future questions.

M.D.V.

Thomas Daniels7-Jun-13 5:31

7-Jun-13 5:31

Nelek wrote:
Take a look to the 3rd sentence of my signature

Nelek wrote:
Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

I see a spelling error in your signature.
helpfull is wrong, the correct spelling is helpful:
http://www.how-do-you-spell.com/helpfull[^]

I hope this reply is helpful Smile | :)

The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.

My latest article: Understand how bitwise operators work (C# and VB.NET examples)

My group: C# Programmers Group

Nelek7-Jun-13 7:58

7-Jun-13 7:58

It is.

Thanks. I am going to correct it.

M.D.V.

Live stream spammers [All gone!]

NotPolitcallyCorrect8-Jun-13 4:50

NotPolitcallyCorrect

8-Jun-13 4:50

Jacek Gajek wrote:
why posting a "thank you" or "it worked" is against netiqette?

It is not against netiquette at all. There is a policy at one particular site that "thank yous" are discouraged because they feel that a number of "thanks" or "it works" simply clutters the site with "noise". But that is just a site policy and nothing against netiquette at all.

Thomas Daniels5-Jun-13 6:37

Re: Live stream spammers [1/2 Active]

5-Jun-13 6:37

Spammer 1: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10094516[^]
Spam question[^]
Another spam question[^] [The member and the questions are gone!]

Spammer 2: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10094497[^]
Spam would-be article[^] [All gone!]

The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.

My latest article: Understand how bitwise operators work (C# and VB.NET examples)

My group: C# Programmers Group

modified 6-Jun-13 11:33am.

Nelek5-Jun-13 22:02

Well, I still think it is spam.

5-Jun-13 22:02

ProgramFOX wrote:
Spammer 2: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10094497[^]
Spam
would-be article[^] [The article is gone, but the member is still alive]

Not anymore.

M.D.V.

SoMad4-Jun-13 21:03

Re: Well, I still think it is spam

4-Jun-13 21:03

This gentleman is calling CHill60 and myself out (for reporting his previous answers as spam), but I still think he is a spammer. Not to mention he resurrects old questions to spread his message.
I am not going to link directly to his profile, but if you agree with me, you know what to do.

how to convert pdf to array jpg file - Solution 4[^]
convert pdf to tiff format - Solution 3[^]

Soren Madsen

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

Nelek4-Jun-13 21:34

Re: Well, I still think it is spam

4-Jun-13 21:34

I agree with you but... on the other hand, there are more Solutions on both questions with comercial solutions links. So if the one is to be reported as spam, the others should be as well, at least the Platinum members in both give other options too.

The point of resurrecting very old threads (even some that are already solve) just to add a "Solution" (that not always is such) is quite common and can't be avoid so easy.

M.D.V.

modified 5-Jun-13 3:46am.

SoMad5-Jun-13 0:36

5-Jun-13 0:36

Yes, the questions in this category are often littered with spam answers. A while ago I identified a whole bunch of accounts advertising the same product, but I got distracted before I could post a full report here. The scariest thing is how they have managed to boost one of the accounts to platinum Author level.

I will post that one of these days if those accounts are still alive.

Soren Madsen

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

NotPolitcallyCorrect5-Jun-13 16:31

NotPolitcallyCorrect

5-Jun-13 16:31

SoMad wrote:
This gentleman

What "gentleman"? Gentleman != spammer Smile | :)

SoMad wrote:
answers as spam

And rightly so. I am kind of surprised he did not call me out too. I seem to recall de-spamifying a couple of his spam. And yes, I just invented "de-spamifying".

SoMad wrote:
he is a spammer

Probably because he is was.

SoMad5-Jun-13 17:06

5-Jun-13 17:06

ThePhantomUpvoter wrote:
I am kind of surprised he did not call me out too.

So am I. I did notice you guys going back and forth, modifying his posts. Perhaps he was scared of challenging a Phantom, but not a Chill or Mad guy. Cool | :cool:

Soren Madsen

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

Manfred Rudolf Bihy6-Jun-13 1:00

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

6-Jun-13 1:00

Neither of the two posts in queston have any answers at all. At least not any more. What happend?

"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

Ron White, Comedian

SoMad6-Jun-13 6:43

User is posting test questions verbatum one after another.

6-Jun-13 6:43

I am not really sure. I just scanned through the other solutions without committing to memory since they were older. Nelek pointed out above that there were other spam solutions to these questions - I just can't say if all of them were spam.

We used to be able to see deleted answers, but I remember Chris changed that within the last 12 months. However, I think Protectors (and Admins) can still see them. Maybe one of them can verify if all the solutions deserved to be removed.

Soren Madsen

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

Richard C Bishop4-Jun-13 8:34

Richard C Bishop

4-Jun-13 8:34

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=6775749[^]

Surely this is not permitted here. All in favor say "Aye", all opposed I am not real worried. Laugh | :laugh:

Re: User is posting test questions verbatum one after another.

Nelek4-Jun-13 21:46

Spam would-be article [Gone!]

4-Jun-13 21:46

Gone

M.D.V.

Thomas Daniels4-Jun-13 6:50