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I am sure, they are automated. If you look carefully at the pattern over time, you will see it too. It is a progressive attack. The content itself does not matter, it is only there to make one believe, that it is posted by a person. I am sure, that the site is currently tested by a zombie network. I don't know what the purpose of it is - I suppose, finding an XSS leak.
Yes, the access to the site without those restrictions is making it really seamless. But it is among the few that did not introduce some sort of defense. I would not consider those as painful - maybe a little bit inconvenient. I, for myself, I am finding those spams more annoying than a capthca would be. There was a point yesterday when more than the half of the questions on the first page was spam. That was painful.
But, your site, your decision. Let's be confident, that locking out OPs will be enough.
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Quote: Sorry, I don't believe in solutions that just make things painful.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Captcha is so annoying and I would hate to see it introduced here.
Soren Madsen
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I would hate it too. But I hate also seeing spams all around... Do you have any other suggestion?
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Dear Chris sir,
My friend account( email :sajeeshpayolam@gmail.com account:Sajeesh Payolam)is closed due to answering a spam question.He realy sad now.  .He don'tthink that was a spam question.
He promised that he will never do it again. He loves code project site very much and he has good reputations. Can you please re-activate the account again? I know the final decision is taken by site admin, ie, you. please sir
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Have your friend email me directly at chris@codeproject.com
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Dear Sir,
I don't know this is a genuine question.But iam asking you. How much time take to re activate the account back?
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It would be a nice touch if when a message is automatically removed and the user is also deleted due to spam reports if the whole message also vanished. At the moment, we have ten threads in a row in the Lounge all of which are just "Message automatically removed" by the same (deleted) author, and they kinda make the place look untidy! 
Not that anyone here is at all OCD, no, no, not at all... 
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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We had this (at least a version of this), and it ended up with legit members having their accounts cancelled. I'm not keen to revisit that, especially given that one of the members whose accounts was cancelled is armed
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I'm not suggesting that all messages associated with a user are auto deleted, just those that are empty of replies and have also been marked as spam and "Automatically Removed" to stop the forum looking like a war zone when the spammers have been as active as recently.
I can see what you're saying, and the last thing I want to do is start removing all of a users messages!
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Sometime in the past year the CP editor was updated to handle paste events from Opera. I'm not sure when exactly it happened because I was normally visiting CP in FF because the reduced functionality editor was more of a pain than switching browsers; but now everything appears to be working perfectly in Opera. Give the hamsters an extra serving of whiskey soaked pellets for me. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I'll try not to break it.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Since Lounge voting has been turned off for quite a while (and I haven't seen any update, in over a month, from CP, on whether or not it will return), I think it would be an interesting time to survey the membership on voting in general, as well as, specifically, what type of voting, if any, would be appropriate to the Lounge.
Merry Xmas, Bill
"We live in a world ruled by fictions: mass merchandising, advertising, politics as advertising, instant translation of science, technology, into popular imagery, increasing blur of identity in realms of consumer goods, preempting any free, original, imaginative, response to experience by the television screen. We live in an enormous novel. For a writer it's less necessary to invent a novel's fictional content: fiction's already there. A writer's task is to invent a reality." J. G. Ballard, 1974
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I read some time ago about the possiblity of adding "good message" button to +5 and the standard reports.
I think that would be a nice idea to avoid the univoters, giving the rest the possiblity of highlighting good posts. At least in the social forums.
Regards.
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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.
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I think the way Chris has it set up right now, intentional or not, is nice. Put the points where the knowledge and help is at, and leave it out of bar room banter.
You have a happy holiday, as well.
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Hi,
I have found one article regarding Interface and abstarct. It was too good and written by Arati Kadi on 11 Jun 2009. But currently it is not available in code project. could you please publish it again. It is very good article for interview purpose and help other peoplr as well.
Thanks
Anup Roy
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If it has been deleted, there was a reason for that. The commonest reason is because the author does not want it published anymore. We have to respect that.
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Here[^].
The date is in the middle of the authors name.
Firefox 17.0.1. Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
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Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
 2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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It's the same result in all the browser on Windows XP too.
Jibesh.V.P
India
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Good to know.
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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I suspect it has something to do with the Hebrew characters which are written right to left.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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Hi Chris,
I recently changed my email address for my account, as a result, I got a new member ID which replaced my old one 572967. I like to get my old member ID back because i have earned 3693 points with 4 articles posted. I hate to lose the points because they are quite hard to reach. Please let me know if it is possible. And anything you need to verify my membship.
Thanks
Hanbo
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Hi Hanbo,
I've sent you an email so we can sort this out for you.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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