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    Richard C Bishop
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    This user was advertising a business in a question. http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10307367[^]

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      This user was advertising a business in a question. http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10307367[^]

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      RedDk
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      Leave the spam alone, call attention to it. Sure. But don't erase it.

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      • R RedDk

        Leave the spam alone, call attention to it. Sure. But don't erase it.

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        Richard C Bishop
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        Very well. Is the point of that so that others can see it for themselves and treat it as such instead of just taking my word for it?

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          Leave the spam alone, call attention to it. Sure. But don't erase it.

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          Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
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          What are you talking about? Spam should be removed, but it's more important to cancel spammer's account.

          —SA

          Sergey A Kryukov

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            Leave the spam alone, call attention to it. Sure. But don't erase it.

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            Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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            richcb did the right thing. Anybody can look at the original post by using the versioning link. SPAM should always be removed and the corresponding account shall be nuked. Best practice is to also place a link to the question and the perpetrator in this here forum. Best,

            — Manfred

            "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

            Ron White, Comedian

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              Very well. Is the point of that so that others can see it for themselves and treat it as such instead of just taking my word for it?

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              Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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              Everybody can still have a look at the previous version, so it's OK to remove the SPAM content IMHO. Cheers!

              "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

              Ron White, Comedian

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              • M Manfred Rudolf Bihy

                Everybody can still have a look at the previous version, so it's OK to remove the SPAM content IMHO. Cheers!

                "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

                Ron White, Comedian

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                Richard C Bishop
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                Thank you sir. I couldn't see why we would want to keep the advertising up for free ya know?

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                • M Manfred Rudolf Bihy

                  richcb did the right thing. Anybody can look at the original post by using the versioning link. SPAM should always be removed and the corresponding account shall be nuked. Best practice is to also place a link to the question and the perpetrator in this here forum. Best,

                  — Manfred

                  "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

                  Ron White, Comedian

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  I believe he's responding to OG's comment here[^].

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                    I believe he's responding to OG's comment here[^].

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                    CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier

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                    Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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                    Aha, now what Griff said in that post does make sense. :thumbsup: I guess instead of rambling on RedDK should have just linked to that. Cheers!

                    "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

                    Ron White, Comedian

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                    • R Richard C Bishop

                      This user was advertising a business in a question. http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=10307367[^]

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                      Brisingr Aerowing
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                      Gone!

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                      • R Richard C Bishop

                        Very well. Is the point of that so that others can see it for themselves and treat it as such instead of just taking my word for it?

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                        Partly, but there is another reason. From time to time, Chris tries out automated antispam systems - and if you edit the message and remove the spam content itself, then the system has nothing spammish to learn from. This causes the systems to either be ineffective, or to learn entirely the wrong things! I used to edit the message, but Chris did ask us all very politely not to for this very reason. Spam reports (or a staff member / Protector) will remove it soon enough! :laugh:

                        The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger. English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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                          What are you talking about? Spam should be removed, but it's more important to cancel spammer's account.

                          —SA

                          Sergey A Kryukov

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                          Spam should be removed, yes - but it is important hour it is removed. From time to time, Chris tries out automated antispam systems - and if you edit the message and remove the spam content itself, then the system has nothing spammish to learn from. This causes the systems to either be ineffective, or to learn entirely the wrong things! I used to edit the message, but Chris did ask us all very politely not to for this very reason. Spam reports (or a staff member / Protector) will remove it soon enough! :laugh:

                          The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger. English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            Spam should be removed, yes - but it is important hour it is removed. From time to time, Chris tries out automated antispam systems - and if you edit the message and remove the spam content itself, then the system has nothing spammish to learn from. This causes the systems to either be ineffective, or to learn entirely the wrong things! I used to edit the message, but Chris did ask us all very politely not to for this very reason. Spam reports (or a staff member / Protector) will remove it soon enough! :laugh:

                            The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger. English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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                            Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
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                            Agree. That's why I was concerned about reporting the spam posts: it may leave no time for reporting on the spammer account instead. Spam content should not be replaced. I used to edit it a while ago, until I realized that it's counter-productive. In this very thread, I only discussed spam reporting and fighting spam as such. As to the antispam systems, please see my short article: A Plan for Spam[^]. What do you think?

                            —SA

                            Sergey A Kryukov

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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              Spam should be removed, yes - but it is important hour it is removed. From time to time, Chris tries out automated antispam systems - and if you edit the message and remove the spam content itself, then the system has nothing spammish to learn from. This causes the systems to either be ineffective, or to learn entirely the wrong things! I used to edit the message, but Chris did ask us all very politely not to for this very reason. Spam reports (or a staff member / Protector) will remove it soon enough! :laugh:

                              The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger. English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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                              Richard C Bishop
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                              Thank you for the clarification.

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