Spam and Abuse Watch

8-Nov-14 23:32

This: http://www.codeproject.com/suggestions.aspx?msg=4939930#xx4939930xx[^]
From this: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11218238[^]

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Gone

DamithSL8-Nov-14 23:43

8-Nov-14 23:43

Gone!

Codeproject Bot!

DamithSL8-Nov-14 21:17

8-Nov-14 21:17

user @CodeprojectBot:http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11218254[^]
Answers(225 now and counting..) : http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=answers&mid=11218254[^]

I have seen some background processes running on Q&A sites like StackOverflow but what those process mainly do;
1. Randomly poke old unanswered questions every hour so they get some attention
2. Own community questions and answers so nobody gets unnecessary reputation from them
3. Own downvotes on spam/evil posts that get permanently deleted
4. Own suggested edits from anonymous users
5. Remove abandoned questions etc..

I'm guess this Codeproject Bot is google for question title and answering with one of search result as link. Some links may be correct but most of them not.

I don't think this is done by CodeProject team and should do the needful as soon as possible Laugh | :laugh:

modified 9-Nov-14 3:42am.

BillWoodruff8-Nov-14 21:32

BillWoodruff

8-Nov-14 21:32

This is clearly some kind of a bad thing. Whatever, whoever, it is just generating static.

« I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do » HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) in "2001, A Space Odyssey"

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter8-Nov-14 21:34

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

8-Nov-14 21:34

The funny thing is that at the first you may think it is only poor level, but after that you can see that some of the links point to unanswered questions...

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan8-Nov-14 21:38

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

8-Nov-14 21:38

And the best part is that he has created the profile just today. 255 answers, and mostly the answering hyperlink text is similar but the link is mostly accurate or maybe he uses the tags to check for an answer or something.

Stack Overflow bot is a usefull bot. He just reposts the stuff, he doesn't gets involved. This guy is getting involved. If he continues posting previous answers to the questions, there won't be a need for new answers.

However, I have reported the user as Abusive/Troller.

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DamithSL8-Nov-14 21:45

8-Nov-14 21:45

You are not alone, 4 reports already submitted

OriginalGriff8-Nov-14 21:44

8-Nov-14 21:44

Some of the links are probably the real purpose: spam.

I'd guess it's a "hide it in the mass of stuff" approach.

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Richard MacCutchan8-Nov-14 21:54

Richard MacCutchan

8-Nov-14 21:54

Don't know how he's adding those answers so fast, I can't keep up.

OriginalGriff8-Nov-14 22:11

8-Nov-14 22:11

The "Bot" bit is probably a clue... 14 all posted "11 seconds ago"? Gotta be a bot.
Got him down below 90 now...

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

OriginalGriff8-Nov-14 22:19

8-Nov-14 22:19

Zero.

I don't think any of them were relevant - judging by the comments neither did the original question posters - so I've deleted everything.

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Richard MacCutchan9-Nov-14 0:59

Richard MacCutchan

9-Nov-14 0:59

Well done, I guess your 'bot' is more powerful. Laugh | :laugh:

DamithSL8-Nov-14 21:58

8-Nov-14 21:58

Every weekends We have something like this, unfortunately few protections of the code project who available on weekend having tough time with cleaning stuff.