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Plagiarising solutions to QA

13-Aug-14 8:14

I don't think it's spam - the product has a free version and two posts a month or more apart kinda say he uses it rather than is involved with it.

I'd say keep an eye on him rather than squash him like a bug at the moment: we can wield the ban hammer later if we need to.

You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)

Re: Member 10912884

PIEBALDconsult13-Aug-14 8:44

PIEBALDconsult

13-Aug-14 8:44

OriginalGriff wrote:
I'd say keep an eye on him rather than squash him like a bug at the moment: we can wield the ban hammer later if we need to.

That's my conclusion as well. Or a gentle visit by Sean...

Re: Member 10912884

Brisingr Aerowing16-Aug-14 14:43

Brisingr Aerowing

16-Aug-14 14:43

It's also Open Source[^] and can be hosted on your own server.

I have toyed with an instance on my personal server, and I like it.

What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?

OriginalGriff13-Aug-14 2:36

13-Aug-14 2:36

I had an email on a question I asked in 2010 - four years ago! - and it's a copy and paste from the already accepted solution immediately above it: Advanced Regex.Replace handling[^]
So this user: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10259006[^] is not just resurrecting old questions for rep points, but plagiarising the solution as well...

He's also done it here: How to update or Not Update image from database ?[^]
here: AJAX call works with int type but not working with string type[^]
And I'm sure others...

Kicking time!

[edit]
A quick look at his answers: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Answers/MemberPosts.aspx?tab=answers&mid=10259006[^] shows that at least 75% of "his solutions" are copied, either from previous answers on the same page, or from the links they point to.
Sad, really.
[/edit]

You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)

modified 13-Aug-14 8:46am.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter13-Aug-14 2:46

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

13-Aug-14 2:46

But why?! He only copies parts of the other answer... Laugh | :laugh:

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

OriginalGriff13-Aug-14 2:49

13-Aug-14 2:49

Oh!

Of course!
If he's only copy'n'pasting that's OK! Laugh | :laugh:

You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)

Thanks787213-Aug-14 4:50

Thanks7872

13-Aug-14 4:50

Sorry...solutions don't have plagiarized flag.... Laugh | :laugh:

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

OriginalGriff13-Aug-14 4:55

13-Aug-14 4:55

They have an Abuse flag though! Laugh | :laugh:

You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)

Cleaned up

Nelek13-Aug-14 22:38

Re: Plagiarized Would-be-Tip

13-Aug-14 22:38

User gone, answers got quite cleaned up

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.

Plagiarized Would-be-Tip

André Kraak13-Aug-14 1:27

André Kraak

13-Aug-14 1:27

This tip http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=136983&aid=807209&action=Report&acr=Success[^] is a copy off Getting started with Query Notifications with SQL Server 2008 R2[^].

Member http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=9772607[^]

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The Boy Scout Rule[^]

Richard Deeming13-Aug-14 2:15

Richard Deeming

13-Aug-14 2:15

Your link to the tip is wrong - it displays "Success" instead of the report flag.
Try this one instead: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=136983&aid=807209[^]

"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer

Tip gone, user still there

Nelek13-Aug-14 22:23

http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=136991&aid=807233[^]
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11010184[^]

13-Aug-14 22:23

With 4 atm

M.D.V.

Spam...

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter13-Aug-14 1:19

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

13-Aug-14 1:19

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

gone

Nelek13-Aug-14 22:22

13-Aug-14 22:22

Gone

M.D.V.

Smells like SPAM

Manfred Rudolf Bihy13-Aug-14 0:08

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

13-Aug-14 0:08

This post definitely has a rotten smell to it: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4881402/Lumosity-does-it-help.aspx[^]

What to do?

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

Ron White, Comedian

Thanks787213-Aug-14 0:13

Thanks7872

13-Aug-14 0:13

Why? I found nothing wrong in the link he posted. Nothing to report here, IMHO.

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

Manfred Rudolf Bihy13-Aug-14 0:32

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

13-Aug-14 0:32

First of all it is site driving SPAM and now I just found this: Subscription page.

Definitely SPAM!

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

Ron White, Comedian

Thanks787213-Aug-14 1:21

Thanks7872

13-Aug-14 1:21

Nope. In Lounge, tons of such posts come everyday. Not be reported in such case.

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

OriginalGriff13-Aug-14 1:13

13-Aug-14 1:13

I'm not sure it is spam: the OP is based in SA, while the company the link takes you to is US based, so it's not obvious he is related to it, particularly since his other posts don't seem to be spammy.

I'd let it go, myself.

You looking for sympathy?
You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric
(Page 1788, if it helps)

ZurdoDev13-Aug-14 9:26

ZurdoDev

13-Aug-14 9:26

Manfred R. Bihy wrote:
What to do?

Nothing.

There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

Nelek13-Aug-14 22:21