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Some months undetected, found by casuality:
spammer[^] and spam messages[^]
M.D.V.
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modified 19-Nov-14 17:59pm.
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I removed the spam solution.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yeah, I did think she was offline for a while and didn't know she was quite banned.
I was having a bad feelings about plagiarism in that new article of hers in the moderation list and was missing Griffy to show up. Good thing Rohan, for bringing it up.
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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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.
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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.
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Question : how to use ******[^]
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
modified 19-Nov-14 6:34am.
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I'm not sure if this is spam.
He is asking about an api and how to code against that api.
Looking at his profile, he has asked several valid questions before and some of them are about mp3 manipulation, so...
The question could use some clarification but to qualify it as spam, I don't know.
Therefor I haven't reported it and I leave it up to the 'protectors' to decide.
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I don't think it is spam or even site driving. He just want to know how to use that non commercial API.
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Are you sure all links he mentioned are legal?
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: Are you sure all links he mentioned are legal?
No. I did not check that. If so, the question should be closed but not by reporting as spam.
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Jochen Arndt wrote: If so, the question should be closed but not by reporting as spam
Then how to close it?
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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Rohan Leuva wrote: Then how to close it? By reporting it. But not as spam.
The problem here is that you posted a message 'Spam in QA' which usually leads to the message being closed and the user kicked off very fast. The user may still be kicked off because the closed message can be opened and one click later you are on the profile page of the user.
In this special case there may be legal issues with one link. So an adequate subject would be something like 'QA question contains link to problematic site' and a reporting option would be Off-Topic or Spam/abusive with a comment.
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I agree with the other opinions above.
Question is already closed, but I would say the user should not be reported. Maybe striking the link?
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Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Nelek wrote: user should not be reported
I have no issue giving him a chance. Done.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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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.
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This may be related to the recent post here by den2k88, "Q&A Abuse."
Today I came across this question: [^] by Member 11046620.
While I am pretty sure this is a question about using a ComboBox in WinForms and persisting its contents using Application.Settings, and it's a question I could easily answer (if it is WinForms), I took a look at the history of the OP's questions [^], and what I see is a clear pattern of never voting on any response, not responding to any question/comment except to restate what's they want in the most terse terms possible, and, apparently, no vote on any response given.
Assuming my perceptions of this OP's history are correct, I am reluctant to take the trouble to post code that will answer the (probable) question, and show a possible efficient way to improve the use of Application.Settings.
My perception of this OP's behavior over time corresponds with my hypothesis that there are a relatively small number of people who really abuse CP QA, asking a lot, giving back nothing, ignoring suggestions, posting frequent questions where the content remains virtually the same.
Further, I think allowing this to go on is one factor (among many) contributing to the high degree of "static" on QA. Whether this factor is as important as other factors like the egregious behavior of some frequent-solution-posters, apparently in a state of reputation-lust, or the structural problems in CP's handling of QA in general ... other issues, other cans of worms, there.
What facility could be created to somehow deal with frequent QA posters who fit the hypothetical profile I describe here ?
I deliberately do not state my ideas about what might be done, because I am more interested in your ideas, and knowing your reaction to my hypothesis; also, I've already posted many specific ideas to improve QA on Suggs&Buggs in the past.
thanks, Bill
«If you search in Google for 'no-one ever got fired for buying IBM:' the top-hit is the Wikipedia article on 'Fear, uncertainty and doubt'» What does that tell you about sanity in these times?
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In my case, I would have reported it as "unclear/incomplete" or "not a question". But considering the debates in B&S in last time about scaring new users and being agree with the arguments pointed out there, I have drastically reduced my reporting in such cases.
On the other hand, regarding your comment to my answer in one of his questions[^]. I still think it is not a bad approach. I usually give links to start from and try to educate them saying what is being done wrong and why aren't they getting better answers.
Coming back to your points:
BillWoodruff wrote: what I see is a clear pattern of never voting on any response, not responding to any question/comment except to restate what's they want in the most terse terms possible, and, apparently, no vote on any response given
The more they stay in that behaviour, the more I get tempted to start reporting his questions as "unclear" or "not a question". Opportunities have been given to improve the questions, ignoring that opportunities makes them lose the status "they are new and don't know how it works".
BillWoodruff wrote: Whether this factor is as important as other factors like the egregious behavior of some frequent-solution-posters,
I don't really understand what you mean with this.
BillWoodruff wrote: Assuming my perceptions of this OP's history are correct, I am reluctant to take the trouble to post code that will answer the (probable) question
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What facility could be created to somehow deal with frequent QA posters who fit the hypothetical profile I describe here ?
A possible solution (I know it would not increase the quality of QA, but I think at least could reduce the grade of frustration on users trying to help and getting no feedback at all) could be to give the possiblity of a black list in our profile. I mean, something similar to a "ignore user" function.
Another possibility would be the suggested "limbo" in B&S where such users, having a certain (high) number of special reports by a (possibly limited) number of users get a different cathegory. Once there, their questions would not be fully public (reducing the "noise" in the public QA), other users willing to answer / educate them might choose voluntary to see that kind of "limbo" questions in their profile settings.
About the "non voting, not accepting solutions" I think the suggested idea (time ago) of giving the possibility to set a "solved" flag by consens of other users (high number of clicks again) in solutions that would be good enough to solve the "described" problem of the "question". But as I say in my signature, "voting an answer can be nice, saying thanks is even nicer". And this (or the lack of it) is something related to the education of the people, being thankful for the effords of anonym helpers in the internet and giving feedback. And this... this is something that can not be automated .
But the problem I see is, there is no magic formula to solve such issues, there is always going to be people giving requirements and trying to get their job done here, criptic or very low quality questions and similars. IMO the only way to manage this is the implemented one with the reporting tools. But every person is a "different world" so there is always going to be differences in opinions, criteria, reactions and so on, what lead to a certain degree of polemics.
EDIT: Another possible suggestion posted in my message below.
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.
modified 19-Nov-14 7:02am.
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