Spamming

[Abhishek Sur]

Guys, Please check, I can see a large number of spamming in the Quick Answers. For example : http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/56736/How-to-use-Server-Transfer-from-ajax-UpdatePanel.aspx[^] Few people is doing this. Please remove them. Thanks:rose:

Abhishek Sur **Don't forget to click "Good Answer" if you like this Solution.

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[Sean Ewington]

Thanks for the heads Abhishek. We're currently working hard at finding a solution Don't worry, we'll kill them dead. Promise

Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project

[Sandeep Mewara]

Hope you looked at this [^]too Sean! :)

[Sean Ewington]

Oh yeah. We're on it ;) Thanks for heads up and deleting some of the messages. You saved me some time!

Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project

[Kristian Sixhoj]

Here's some more spammer accounts: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110512[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110527[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110179[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7109946[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110193[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110098[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110530[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7109958[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7109953[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script

[Luc Pattyn]

there's three more suspects when you search for "cheap*" on the Who's Who. :)

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[Abhijit Jana]

I am doing Clean Up !!

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[Abhijit Jana]

Hey SEan, If I mark any Answer as "Delete" ( All are Spam ) , It status showing Status: Deleted . My Question is, Is the message still visible to all user after delete the message ? One Suggestion, If user account removed from system, please remove their the Message too from the forum.

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[Abhijit Jana]

Kristian Sixhoej wrote:

And I'm sure there's many, many more

Count less .... :doh: :(

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[AspDotNetDev]

Wow. Might be time to block a few IP's.

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[Abhijit Jana]

I guess some one doing some automation kind of things :wtf:

Cheers ! Abhijit Web Site : abhijitjana.net Don't forget to click "Good Answer" on the post(s) that helped you.

[AspDotNetDev]

FYI, I was able to delete some of the messages, but I couldn't delete all of them. They weren't upvoted and they didn't have any edits. Any idea why I couldn't delete them?

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[Sandeep Mewara]

I know you guys are on it, found few account no longer active... but these are still there and just deleted there lots of spam :doh: from few Q&A's http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110100[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110630[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7108637[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110732[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7109974[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110198[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110627[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7109948[^] http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7110089[^]

[Chris Maunder]

Thanks guys. what a monumental waste of time for everyone.

cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

[Tom Deketelaere]

Actually I get 10 suspects with that search One who's been a member for more than 7 years even

[Sandeep Mewara]

Thats strange!!! :omg: Sitting and waiting for 7 years to passon for doing this?!!! :confused: :)

[Tom Deketelaere]

Yeah The one's I get are all members longer than 2 months Check it out for yourself: http://www.codeproject.com/Members/cheap[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/cheap-charly[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/cheap-terp[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/veasna-cheap[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Cheap-Trick[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Cheap-Songhy[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/tamiflu-cheap[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/buy-cheap-carisoprodol-online[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/Hugh-on-the-Cheap[^] http://www.codeproject.com/Members/glucophage-for-cheap[^] A lot of those have been members for more than a year already

[Luc Pattyn]

I see 10 cheap guys, 3 of them have a medicine name as part of their account name. :)

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[Thiru Thirunavukarasu]

Which ones specifically?

[Sean Ewington]

Some people can see it. Special people. I like your. I wish I didn't have to see that mess of Deleted images.

Thanks, Sean Ewington The Code Project