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11-Jul-17 1:24

This: Is there a solution that lets Node.js act as an HTTP reverse proxy?[^]
From: ~~Jamie Munro - Professional Profile[^]~~ User gone

It's nothing more than a direct copy of a StackOverflow question and accepted solution, republished on his blog:
nginx - Is there a solution that lets Node.js act as an HTTP reverse proxy? - Stack Overflow[^]

The post has also been truncated, with a large "click here to view the original blog post" link, which I'm sure we've previously decided counts as site-driving spam?

EDIT: It's the same plagiarist as reported below:
Plagiarized would be blogs - Please verify[^]

EDIT 2: And another: Auto-reload of Files in Node.js[^]
And another: Data Store for Capturing Votes & Aggregating Them[^]
And another: How Do I Do a Deferred Response from a node.js Express Action Handler?[^]
And another: gzip Without Server Support?[^]
And another: Best Server-side JavaScript Servers[^]

Who the feck keeps approving these?! Mad | :mad:

EDIT 3: Another one in the queue: Uncatchable errors in node.js[^]

The full list, in case the user goes first: Technical Blog Feeds[^]
All the dodgy ones seem to be on this feed: Node.js Recipies[^]

EDIT 4: Another one added, over an hour after the user account was closed! D'Oh! | :doh:

Is there a Thrift or Cassandra client for Node.js/JavaScript[^]

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- Homer

modified 11-Jul-17 11:36am.

Bryian Tan11-Jul-17 2:01

Bryian Tan

11-Jul-17 2:01

Hi Richard,

Thanks for bringing up this topic again. I saw lots of blogs from this author being approved today Frown | :(

. which i think they should not be approved.

Bryian Tan

Richard Deeming11-Jul-17 2:08

11-Jul-17 2:08

They're still coming. I think @Sean-Ewington needs to have serious words with whoever's approving these.

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

Nelek11-Jul-17 2:34

Nelek

11-Jul-17 2:34

The "who is approving this crap" topic has been risen several times (a couple of them by me) in the B&S Forum... unsuccessful until now.

About Sean having a look to the list and maybe doing a bigger clean up... we already summoned him some threads below.
I have already reported user and 13 of the blogs in moderation, but he has 80+ (and some of them look not so crappy, but might be plagiarized)

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.

Richard Deeming11-Jul-17 2:39

11-Jul-17 2:39

I'm starting to wonder whether his account has been hacked. He doesn't seem to have been active since 2015, other than posts on his "End Your If" blog. All of the plagiarised posts seem to come from the "Node.js recipies" feed: Technical Blog Feeds[^]

But if he hasn't been hacked, then everything he's ever posted has to be under suspicion.

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

Spam would-be article (Car insurance) - gone

Nelek11-Jul-17 2:55

Nelek

11-Jul-17 2:55

Richard Deeming wrote:
then everything he's ever posted has to be under suspicion.

Yeah, that's what I am fearing, and why I involved Sean

M.D.V.

Richard Deeming11-Jul-17 1:17

Re: Spam would-be article (Car insurance)

11-Jul-17 1:17

Spam: Car Insurance[^]
Spammer: Frank Kshirsagar - Professional Profile[^]

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

modified 12-Jul-17 2:40am.

OriginalGriff11-Jul-17 1:21

Spammer from moderation queue (Member 13303930)

11-Jul-17 1:21

Damn! If he'd been a week earlier, I could have ignored him better - I just arranged my next years insurance... Sigh | :sigh:

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Maciej Los11-Jul-17 0:10

Maciej Los

11-Jul-17 0:10

Member 13303930 - Professional Profile

Gone

koolprasad200311-Jul-17 2:14

koolprasad2003

11-Jul-17 2:14

Find More .Net development tips at : .NET Tips

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

Spam would be articles

OriginalGriff11-Jul-17 0:04

Plagiarist: Prashant M Bansal

11-Jul-17 0:04

All from this: Bunnytheis - Professional Profile[^]
NBA 2K18 Wishlist - Good Badges To Deal Problems In 2K17[^]
NBA 2K18: Bonuses Given To Players Who Pre-Order[^]
2K Sports Announces NBA 2K18 Canadian Cover With DeMar DeRozan[^]

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Gone

koolprasad200311-Jul-17 2:14

koolprasad2003

11-Jul-17 2:14

Find More .Net development tips at : .NET Tips

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

Richard MacCutchan10-Jul-17 21:51

Richard MacCutchan

10-Jul-17 21:51

Pending article: SharePoint URL Tokens[^]
A straight copy and paste from: URL strings and tokens in apps for SharePoint | SharePoint Simply[^]
By: Prashant M Bansal - Professional Profile[^]

Gone

koolprasad200311-Jul-17 2:11

koolprasad2003

11-Jul-17 2:11

Find More .Net development tips at : .NET Tips

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

Spammer from moderation queue (Robinbond)

OriginalGriff10-Jul-17 21:41

Spammer from moderation queue (clinamaxUsa)

10-Jul-17 21:41

More testosterone: Robinbond - Professional Profile[^]

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OriginalGriff10-Jul-17 20:11

Re: Spammer from moderation queue (clinamaxUsa) - Gone

10-Jul-17 20:11

"Male enhancement" again: clinamaxUsa - Professional Profile[^]

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Richard Deeming11-Jul-17 1:32

Plagiarized would be blogs - Please verify

11-Jul-17 1:32

Spammer terminated.

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

Bryian Tan10-Jul-17 15:18

Bryian Tan

10-Jul-17 15:18

The contents was posted by the original author on 2010, look like the current author Jamie Munro - Professional Profile[^] copied it into his blog words by words. Someone please verify it. I could be wrong

Is it possible in .NET, using C#, to achieve event based asynchronous pattern without multithreading?[^]
Source:
Is it possible in .NET, using C#, to achieve event based asynchronous pattern without multithreading? - Stack Overflow[^]

How to create a streaming API with NodeJS[^]

Source:
javascript - How to create a streaming API with NodeJS - Stack Overflow[^]

Bryian Tan

Wendelius10-Jul-17 18:46

Wendelius

10-Jul-17 18:46

Similar case like this pending post which is basically copied from javascript - Data store for capturing votes & aggregating them - Stack Overflow

Even though references are mentioned, the content is almost identical.

From CodeProject Plagiarism FAQ

CodeProject Plagiarism FAQ:
Not Enough Original Content

While we can appreciate that there are only so many ways to define things and that in your article you may require a number of definitions in order to help the reader understand a concept, there is a limit to the amount of references you can use in an article before you have committed plagiarism. As a rule of thumb, allow yourself no more than three references or instances of copied / modified text. 90% of the content must be your own, and you should aim for 100%.

Nelek10-Jul-17 19:09

Nelek

10-Jul-17 19:09

I agree with you and already reported him, but I would say @Sean-Ewington should have a look on it.
If found guilty, there is a lot to check and to clean up

M.D.V.

Wendelius10-Jul-17 19:46

Wendelius

10-Jul-17 19:46

Didn't report the user yet since I wanted to hear the result first. Best to wait for Sean Smile | :)

Definitely Site Driving

Pete O'Hanlon10-Jul-17 20:48

Pete O'Hanlon

10-Jul-17 20:48

Whether or not it's plagiarised, it is site driving; and we remove site driving articles as they are spam.

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