The spammer has changed his signature.
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Guys, All you need to do is use the 'Report Message' link at the bottom right of each message. This won't stop the spammer but it will render their efforts futile.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Perhaps when 'Report Message' option is exercised, the links in the post should be applied with
rel="nofollow"to deactivate its original purpose. Source Courtesy: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/preventing-comment-spam.html[^]Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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I've already sent an email to the admins this morning. no need to post in the lounge each time that guy create a new account to spam... BTW, good spot, but don't give too much credit to that insignifiant moron
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I've already sent an email to the admins this morning. no need to post in the lounge each time that guy create a new account to spam... BTW, good spot, but don't give too much credit to that insignifiant moron
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toxcct wrote:
to that insignifiant moron
The mantra of '
Do not feed the trolls' is to be adhered and upheld more than these trivial junk and dirt.Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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Guys, All you need to do is use the 'Report Message' link at the bottom right of each message. This won't stop the spammer but it will render their efforts futile.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris, as i have a hand on you, i had a question. when an account is disabled/deleted, are its votes also removed ? I heard it would become possible with the "new codeproject", so i'm curious to know...
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How long has this guy been doing this? Does he just spam articles? What is his point?
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leckey wrote:
How long has this guy been doing this
don't know, but for several months now AFAIK.
leckey wrote:
Does he just spam articles? What is his point?
don't know much. maybe to get more messages avoiding message boards where the people are certainly more rude and direct...
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Chris, as i have a hand on you, i had a question. when an account is disabled/deleted, are its votes also removed ? I heard it would become possible with the "new codeproject", so i'm curious to know...
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toxcct wrote:
account is disabled/deleted
I have observed the profile page does not show up anything. But I still, am able, see their posts. For example, there was one junk article in the homepage. The profile page loaded blank.
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How long has this guy been doing this? Does he just spam articles? What is his point?
New feature! Scroll down to see CP offenders! Current rant: "The 50 Greatest Comedy Skits of All-Time!" http://craptasticnation.blogspot.com/[^]
leckey wrote:
guy
I think it is a stupid marketing team of that company.
leckey wrote:
What is his point?
Desparately trying to get some search engine rank for thier crazy and useless crap.
leckey wrote:
Does he just spam articles?
It is a unique, baseless and useless skunk which dirties all over the place it wanders.
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson -
Chris, as i have a hand on you, i had a question. when an account is disabled/deleted, are its votes also removed ? I heard it would become possible with the "new codeproject", so i'm curious to know...
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How long has this guy been doing this? Does he just spam articles? What is his point?
New feature! Scroll down to see CP offenders! Current rant: "The 50 Greatest Comedy Skits of All-Time!" http://craptasticnation.blogspot.com/[^]
A while now. The point is they are trying to get search engine ranking for their site. They are an Indian outfit so there are a bunch of accounts originating from India being created each day and then messages linking to their site are being added. So each morning I bring out the broom and dustpan and cleanup. It's a pointless exercise and I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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A while now. The point is they are trying to get search engine ranking for their site. They are an Indian outfit so there are a bunch of accounts originating from India being created each day and then messages linking to their site are being added. So each morning I bring out the broom and dustpan and cleanup. It's a pointless exercise and I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I must really tell that CP has improved ALOT since I first knew it (Not to forget the recent addition of the "Useful answer" option on message boards, the improved looking blog, etc.,). While we keep whining about the flaws/bugs, we do appreciate the fantastic work. Keep it up, Chris. :)
A 'C++' question asked in the Visual C++ forum: Title: please stomuch me if i have string s[7]; s[1]="hello" ... s[7]="how are you" can i trace s[1] by loop and select specified item as example i, want to select e from s[1]="hello"..... the question is : this process possible or impossible!? I hope help me.......thanks - sofia_111
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I must really tell that CP has improved ALOT since I first knew it (Not to forget the recent addition of the "Useful answer" option on message boards, the improved looking blog, etc.,). While we keep whining about the flaws/bugs, we do appreciate the fantastic work. Keep it up, Chris. :)
A 'C++' question asked in the Visual C++ forum: Title: please stomuch me if i have string s[7]; s[1]="hello" ... s[7]="how are you" can i trace s[1] by loop and select specified item as example i, want to select e from s[1]="hello"..... the question is : this process possible or impossible!? I hope help me.......thanks - sofia_111
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A while now. The point is they are trying to get search engine ranking for their site. They are an Indian outfit so there are a bunch of accounts originating from India being created each day and then messages linking to their site are being added. So each morning I bring out the broom and dustpan and cleanup. It's a pointless exercise and I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
For every rule, there was an incident. :)
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A while now. The point is they are trying to get search engine ranking for their site. They are an Indian outfit so there are a bunch of accounts originating from India being created each day and then messages linking to their site are being added. So each morning I bring out the broom and dustpan and cleanup. It's a pointless exercise and I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
Would Geo detection help out? I have seen websites that offer to detect the region from their HTTP request. If we can detect it, we can have their comments held for moderation (similar to Article Moderation) and release it only after it has earned enough scores.
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ok, i tell you why... on the 43 votes '1' i got there[^], i'm quite sure some are from such disabled/deleted accounts, but i still have those votes there... and that looks bad on an article
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Perhaps when 'Report Message' option is exercised, the links in the post should be applied with
rel="nofollow"to deactivate its original purpose. Source Courtesy: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/preventing-comment-spam.html[^]Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinsona
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Please forgive my ignorance on this. I don't see why this article is spam. It looks like a decent article for someone that needs it. What's wrong with it. Again, please forgive my ignorance. Thanks. Kalvin
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Please forgive my ignorance on this. I don't see why this article is spam. It looks like a decent article for someone that needs it. What's wrong with it. Again, please forgive my ignorance. Thanks. Kalvin
It's not the article, it's the comment which is now deleted. They spam new articles with their website url to try and draw traffic and rankings.
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Please forgive my ignorance on this. I don't see why this article is spam. It looks like a decent article for someone that needs it. What's wrong with it. Again, please forgive my ignorance. Thanks. Kalvin
The bone of contention was not the article. There was a message in the article's forum below which carried some series of dots hyperlinked to the spammer's website. This spammer carried different names and user accounts for some time now and has been crop-dusting our forums with the same dirt. Did this clarify?
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson -
The bone of contention was not the article. There was a message in the article's forum below which carried some series of dots hyperlinked to the spammer's website. This spammer carried different names and user accounts for some time now and has been crop-dusting our forums with the same dirt. Did this clarify?
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis LevinsonYes, thank you very much. Kalvin
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm adding some filters now seeing as they don't understand that their efforts are totally futile.
Would Geo detection help out? I have seen websites that offer to detect the region from their HTTP request. If we can detect it, we can have their comments held for moderation (similar to Article Moderation) and release it only after it has earned enough scores.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
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A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis LevinsonYou're not suggestion I block all messages posted from India are you?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP