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Re: Plagiarized or not giving the due to reference material?

25-Feb-15 22:53

Looks like standard plagiarism to me.

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super26-Feb-15 0:53

super

26-Feb-15 0:53

Its enough to point it out here right?

cheers,
Super
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Re: Plagiarized or not giving the due to reference material?

OriginalGriff26-Feb-15 0:59

Re: Plagiarized or not giving the due to reference material?

26-Feb-15 0:59

Yes - you can also hit the red flag on the article and mark it "plagiarised", and the user as "abusive or troll" if you want to. (We do, when we see a "plagiarism" report here)

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super26-Feb-15 1:12

super

26-Feb-15 1:12

I did not notice Red flag. May be I do not have the authority to see it. Also I did not want to Nuke him because I looked into his profile and it seems he is a MVP and wrote numerous articles. I just wanted to give him benefit of doubt.

cheers,
Super
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Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

Re: Plagiarized or not giving the due to reference material?

OriginalGriff26-Feb-15 1:55

Re: Plagiarized or not giving the due to reference material?

26-Feb-15 1:55

The "Red Flag" isn't a "Nuke" - even Protectors don't have that, just Staff - it just flags the account, and if he gets 10 flags, his account goes. Even then, if he asks nicely and promises to behave in future he can get the account back (without the plagiarised material of course).

Don't worry about the MVP or similar: we've had MVP plagiarists before, and even competition winning articles that were later found to be plagiarised. We don't like it, no matter who does it!

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Nelek2-Mar-15 7:08

Nelek

2-Mar-15 7:08

Isn't that MVP landing here quite often in the last time? I would bet to have seen at least 5 or 6 reports poiting to some of his contributions in recent past.

M.D.V.

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Not sure about this one

CHill6025-Feb-15 22:33

CHill60

25-Feb-15 22:33

Member is pushing their own "product" in many but not all QA answers[^]. Product is free (I believe) or at least has a community edition.

Because they have resurrected old questions to post links to their product, my view is that it is spam/abuse ... over to you guys to form your own opinion

Re: Not sure about this one

OriginalGriff25-Feb-15 22:48

[Gone] Big old spam hunt. Part XXXVI - 1052 of 1052

25-Feb-15 22:48

I've removed the spammy stuff - links to a "community edition" which is very restricted compared to the paid version - and his username is a dead give away as to why he is here: SelectPdf[^] - the same as the product he is pushing.

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den2k8825-Feb-15 20:41

den2k88

25-Feb-15 20:41

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modified 26-Feb-15 7:10am.

OriginalGriff25-Feb-15 21:01

25-Feb-15 21:01

Final spam deleted, final spammers await decapitation.

End of an era? Maybe - but my left hand will thank you, it won't get so much RSI reporting and deleting the drivel! Laugh | :laugh:

Well done! Impressive searching! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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den2k8825-Feb-15 21:05

den2k88

25-Feb-15 21:05

Thanks, but I don't think it's over yet. The gap between the former 919 to the current 1052 was filled in less than an hour of seraches, I have the distinct feel that the next 2 hours of boredom will spawn another hunt. Wink | ;)

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OriginalGriff25-Feb-15 21:12

25-Feb-15 21:12

Keep up the good work! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

(And have another +5 because you deserve it for all the work so far)

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Thanks787225-Feb-15 22:01

25-Feb-15 22:01

Well done!

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Rajesh waran26-Feb-15 1:00

Rajesh waran

26-Feb-15 1:00

Remaining one also Gone. Smile | :)

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OriginalGriff25-Feb-15 20:08

25-Feb-15 20:08

This: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11481080[^]
I think it's a different baba, but the same drivel (deleted).

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Thanks787225-Feb-15 22:04

25-Feb-15 22:04

Gone.

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

Spam in QA

Thanks787225-Feb-15 19:13

25-Feb-15 19:13

Question : How to ************?[^]

Spammer : http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=11480924[^]

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Rajesh waran25-Feb-15 22:08

Rajesh waran

25-Feb-15 22:08

Gone

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Spammer

_AK_25-Feb-15 19:11

_AK_

25-Feb-15 19:11

Here[^] he is and here[^] is the spam.

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Re: Spammer

Thanks787225-Feb-15 19:14

Possible plagiarized article

25-Feb-15 19:14

Spam removed.

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

Re: Spammer: gone ...

Richard MacCutchan25-Feb-15 22:01

Richard MacCutchan

25-Feb-15 22:01

... until?

phil.o25-Feb-15 8:45

phil.o

25-Feb-15 8:45

This article[^] from this user[^] is a perfect copy from this one[^].

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

Subtle spam in QA

Richard Deeming25-Feb-15 3:23

Richard Deeming

25-Feb-15 3:23

Spam: http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/880352[^]
Spammer: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/VladimirAIvanov[^]

The link in the question is an old regular.

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Re: Subtle spam in QA

Thanks787225-Feb-15 3:27

25-Feb-15 3:27

Question nuked.

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