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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.
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Delivered last kick in the groins
Geek code v 3.12
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Rohan Leuva wrote: Answering very old questions
Is this really a kickable offence?
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That is a good question - and I can't comment in this case, he's gone and so is the question list* - but in most cases the poster is posting answers to questions with an accepted solution, and which were originally posted in 2011...who does that help? Is anyone interested in an answer to a problem they fixed several years ago? Most of this is rep point farming: put what you like to "easy" old questions and rake in points for doing it, and you can build up a good Authority rep without knowing anything... That is abuse, I suspect, if you think about it - particularly from the POV of those who have worked hard to get a "genuine" 10K authority.
* - I notice that my name appears in the list of kickers, but I don't remember the name, and didn't "abuse" vote him as a result of this thread. So I'm guessing this isn't his first offence... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It is indeed complicated...I didn't saw other answers from poster, but here[^] I defended him as his answer was definitely better than the one posted 3 years before...
It also worth to remember that answers not only for the one asked the questions, but if someone got the proper brain can find answers for 80% of ones problems by simply searching CP...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Could it be a repeat of the coffee situation Griff? I think you should go take a nap now.
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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OriginalGriff wrote: but in most cases the poster is posting answers to questions with an accepted solution, and which were originally posted in 2011...who does that help?
Obviously depends on the quality of the solution and whether it's a genuine alternative.
OriginalGriff wrote: who does that help?
'Not helping' is not a sackable offence (otherwise I'd be long gone)
OriginalGriff wrote: and rake in points for doing it
He has 600 rep points after 2 1/2 years here, 200 of which are Authority - Not exactly raking it in, I suspect he has no interest in points and was just trying to contribute to the site. I don't answer questions but if I did I suspect I'd start with old hidden ones to build my confidence first.
OriginalGriff wrote: rep point farming
I would argue we're seeing another version of this with the reporters - Don't you get 5 points per report? You only need to look at some peoples organiser history since the middle of 2014.
One thing I have noticed with Chris is he is very fair and only kicks people as a last resort. In the old days before this forum, this may have got posted in sugs & bugs and Chris would have maybe had a quiet word with them - not close their account.
I guess I feel report should only be used in 3 circumstances
0. Spam
1. Plagirism (articles)
2. Personel attacks/abuse
I think banning people for small transgressions such as 'answering the wrong questions' is just going to lead to this site having a worse rep. than Stackoverflow.
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P0mpey3 wrote: look at some peoples organiser history since the middle of 2014
Look at the spam attacks since the middle of 2014.
P0mpey3 wrote: small transgressions such as 'answering the wrong questions'
Its 'small' only if its within limits. If it goes out, it will be reported,obviously.
- If you answer 5 wrong questions, its ok
- 10, its ok. Warning would work.
- but how it can be 20 per hour?
This is not my opinion, it's how CP works.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: Look at the spam attacks since the middle of 2014.
Exactly. Are you suggesting this guy is as harmful to the site as a spammer?
Rohan Leuva wrote: - If you answer 5 wrong questions, its ok
- 10, its ok. Warning would work.
- but how it can be 20 per hour?
This is not my opinion, it's how CP works.
Sorry. Not sure I understand this bit. Are you saying these are the rules cP has in place? Please link to them.
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P0mpey3 wrote: Are you saying these are the rules CP has in place?
No. I wanted to say is,if someone posts 5-10 irrelevant answers, it can be understood by the community that you don't know the rules so you are posting solutions here and there. They are advised how to post/where to post/why to post depending on the question/situation, but we have seen members in past who were posting 20-30 such solutions per hour. Such a high frequency clearly shows that you are abusing the reputation system.
Its not that we are reporting such members right away. They were warned. This guy was also warned but he didn't listen.I will especially invite you to have a look if i find such case in future.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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As I said: "I can't comment in this case, he's gone and so is the question list" - so I couldn't tell how many points he had accrued, or how he had accrued them.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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P0mpey3 wrote: Obviously depends on the quality of the solution and whether it's a genuine alternative.
Yes, it does
P0mpey3 wrote: 'Not helping' is not a sackable offence (otherwise I'd be long gone)
90% or more of your activity is in the lounge or not technical forums... You do help, giving others conversation and/or distraction
P0mpey3 wrote: He has 600 rep points after 2 1/2 years here, 200 of which are Authority - Not exactly raking it in, I suspect he has no interest in points and was just trying to contribute to the site. I don't answer questions but if I did I suspect I'd start with old hidden ones to build my confidence first.
And suddenly starts answering very old questions, with similar answers within small time lapse? You have to agree that it is a bit suspicious.
P0mpey3 wrote: I would argue we're seeing another version of this with the reporters - Don't you get 5 points per report? You only need to look at some peoples organiser history since the middle of 2014.
I feel involved in this affirmation of yours. My answer, yes you are right (partially). You can see the ones being in rep history, but you can not see how many reports are actually done. I remember many days(specially weekends) with spammers flooding CP and some members of those you mean (me included) here during hours, keeping the site clean. I would say I have reached the 500 reports mark in a day (and only 25 or so are rewarded).
P0mpey3 wrote: One thing I have noticed with Chris is he is very fair and only kicks people as a last resort. In the old days before this forum, this may have got posted in sugs & bugs and Chris would have maybe had a quiet word with them - not close their account.
In case of doubt, we do give warnings as well (at least some of us). After more than a year being frequent in this forum, there are other cases that are so clear, that the report and ban is more than right. I am not telling anything about this particular case.
P0mpey3 wrote: I think banning people for small transgressions such as 'answering the wrong questions' is just going to lead to this site having a worse rep. than Stackoverflow.
I partially agree with you. On the other hand... I am not so optimistic about how it would be without.
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.
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Hi Nelek, I see where you are coming from here, and I think you see my point is a valid one that deserves to be met with more than a "I'm right so I'm gonna carry on voting regardless".
Nelek wrote: You have to agree that it is a bit suspicious.
Even so, doesn't warrant an account deactivation. My observation has been that the majority of people who appeal to the admins about their accounts being closed get their accounts re-activated which suggests that the admins agree that some people are being over-zealous.
My main concern is that deleting too many accounts for woolly reasons will give CP a reputation for being over-zealous.
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P0mpey3 wrote: Even so, doesn't warrant an account deactivation. My observation has been that the majority of people who appeal to the admins about their accounts being closed get their accounts re-activated which suggests that the admins agree that some people are being over-zealous.
Partially agree with you.
People being "unfairly" baned, get the account back if they ask, yes. But, on the other hand...
I have seen many members being warned more than once and nothing. Once account closed and being re-opened with a "be careful and don't waste your 2nd chance" those members have learned the lesson and changed the behaviour.
As I said, I see your point and I partially agree. But there is no 100% answer for this and other themas. Sometimes is probably overreacted, but considering the volumen of the abuse...
Don't forget we are at the end just humans and we can be wrong as well.
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.
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OriginalGriff wrote: accepted solution, and which were originally posted in 2011...who does that help?
Anyone who finds that question through any searching and the solution helps them.
If it's just a repost of someone else's answer then no, clearly it does not help anyone.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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P0mpey3 wrote: Is this really a kickable offence?
It depends on how the solution can be helpful to someone. Sometimes you can clearly see that its nothing more than rep farming. Its totally ok to post solution to old questions if it adds value to it. e.g. i didn't report his two solutions which were really good.
But others were just a crap. Such users should be kicked.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: Such users should be kicked.
That's your opinion. My question was is it what the site owners would want.
Rohan Leuva wrote: i didn't report his two solutions which were really good.
So you admit he has made some really good contributions to the site - yet you still decided that his misdemeanor was so bad it required he was removed from the site immediately? Did posting an answer to an old question really outweigh the good answers he has provided?
(Please also see my reply to Griff)
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P0mpey3 wrote: That's your opinion.
And a majority concensus till date.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: majority concensus
No we just know the people who decided to vote the account - We don't know who decided not to vote his account.
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You misunderstood. I didn't mean that. I mean, we have reported millions of such accounts and they were closed. It happened just because majority people agreed on that,acted on that.
P0mpey3 wrote: We don't know who decided not to vote his account
So you want that account should be closed after 11,220,707? Do you want two flags stating "Account should be closed or not-Yes/No?".
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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