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Indeed, 'tis a pity, and more's the pity because many questions that start off like this do not get closed, but get comments asking the OP to clarify, post code, describe error messages, etc., and remain open, sometimes leading to a clear question, and solid answers.
But, looking a little further upstream from the flood to how the dam got broken: it is obvious to me there are certain simple things (and, imho, low-cost in terms of engineering/development required of CP staff to implement) that could be done to dramatically reduce the "dross."
I've already described those ideas in detail here (more than once), and I see no point describing them again.
« I am putting myself to the fullest possible use which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do » HAL (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) in "2001, A Space Odyssey"
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I understood that when OP updates the question the previous reports are removed - say reports are version specific...
So I did signed that specific question as 'unclear' (and I do it in other cases too as I see appropriate)...
It seems that the question got trapped as OP added comments but not updates and reports killed it even it got some sense. I do not think that it has anything with 'trigger-happy' behavior, but the way a question's lifetime expanded - maybe a few changes can help here:
1. If I reported a question and OP comments or updates it CP may send a notification so I can review my report
2. Option to remove report without editing the question
3. Grant new life to the question even on comment from OP and not only on edit
4. Make much clear to OP the importance of adding details not via comment but by edit...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
תפסיק לספר לה' כמה הצרות שלך גדולות, תספר לצרות שלך כמה ה' גדול!
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: If I reported a question and OP comments or updates it CP may send a notification so I can review my report
I got the notifications, but by the time I looked at the question it had already been deleted.
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: do not think that it has anything with 'trigger-happy' behavior,
I beg to differ. I agree the question was unclear, but I do not think the OP was given time to respond to requests for more information, owing to the trigger-happy voting.
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I've looked at some of this other articles. I'm sending him a stern message and some terms. Let's see if he accepts them.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Fine by me - if it turns him from the Dark Side and to embrace the Force that's a good thing. 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I read his comment in the SPAM forum. Is it legitimate? He claims it was marked as closed because it was "without a reference." I haven't been in the articles section but if that is the only thing he saw as to why it was closed it seems that "without a reference" may not be descriptive enough in cases of plagiarism.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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It's the standard CP text that says "this article is not available for viewing..." And doesn't include the words " because you stole it from someone else you thieving little %£&#@%!@v"
Possibly because the Hamsters don't want to be sued...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: %£&#@%!@v
Is that Klingon?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Glaswegian!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Thanks for the heads-up. Sean's on it.
I've *just* touched down in Melbourne so apologies for being out of touch for a few days. Back in the drivers chair, give or take a little jetlag.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I guess you do not have enough points collected to be eligible put a survey.
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Thanks.If I have enough points then only it came working.I don't know that is the problem.Have you getting it properly.
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I get same issue. Link appears broken.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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See this[^] report.
/ravi
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Thanks.I didn't see that.
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Could we add Linux to Platforms, Frameworks and Libraries?
You can tag as Linux... but anyone else think a new category would be a good idea?
We could also add Mac and IOS too 
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Message Closed
modified 4-Dec-14 14:14pm.
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Thanks - was beginning to think I was the only one!
Anyone else?
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With all the recent spam, would it be a good idea to allow heavily trusted users to blacklist URLS or sites, and then redirect all posts containing them to a blackhole?
Obviously open to abuse/misuse. However, might help control the problem if the spammers never see there posts appear. Would be interesting to test the effectiveness of appearing to accept the message and blackholing silently verses returning Post Not Acceptable messages.
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I think you will find these guys already exist, take a look at OG's badge, there are a number of protectors it is just the volume over the weekend was pretty extreme apparently.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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NeverJustHere wrote: a blackhole
I have one ! I have one ! Here : www dot osmosian dot com. On second thought, better not post a real link and make him profit of CP's high ranking.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Is it possible to become a protector to be able to lock some account/member in case of spamm posting?
Is it possible to delete question (reported as a 'spamm')?
I declare to protect this site from spammers (etc.). I want to be a protector! Seriously!
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