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I just posted a message telling that the author shouldn't include links to commercial products. He is a new member, so I assume that he didn't yet know that links to commercial products are considered spam. If he does not remove the link, however, then I'll report his account as spammer.
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Too late - the tip and account are both gone...
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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I received an email from the author, saying he would remove the link, but that his account is disabled.
I forwarded the email to Chris and asked him to reinstate the account if he thinks I made a mistake. I admit that is always a possibility.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Both gone
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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AFAIK, it is not. That is site-driving spam.
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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He didn't answered the question in the other site. He asked something and the answers can be useful for the Enquirer here.
jschell wrote: So is that a valid way to answer a question on this site?
It is something difficult to generalize.
If the user is waking up old questions and all answers point to the same place... yes, I consider it spam.
But if the user has a blog and puts a link in a single question pointing to a well written article of his... I don't report it
There are a lot of answers with links to Stackoverflow, MSDN forums and many other places in the net and that does is allowed.
I think the most important criteria is (at least is the one I try to follow) is the answer-poster trying to help? or trying to attrack traffic to the other site through the link?
In the case you are pointing... I have checked other messages of that user, and they have links to other places totally different and mostly according to the question. So I don't think he is a spammer.
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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I second that.
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
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Nelek is right, it's all down to context, and the other responses from the same poster. I don't think it's a problem in this case, and it's certainly a better way to answer a question than plagiarising the answer he was given and posting it as his own! 
I don't think the OP deserved to be downvoted for that, and have upvoted it in compensation.
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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OriginalGriff wrote: I don't think the OP deserved to be downvoted for that, and have upvoted it in compensation.
I didn't down vote it nor report it.
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I didn't say you did: I was just relaying my thoughts on the matter.
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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The article reported by bryce[^] is in the approval queue, again (clickety[^])
Veni, vidi, caecus | Everything summarizes to Assembly code
modified 3-Jan-14 17:34pm.
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Not a quick learner then: Abuse votes for the "author" then... 
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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article and user gone
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 is not an article, is it? Simple Calc App Using AndroidStudio[^] It's an application with a couple of screenshots!
Who let this through?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Why not report it using the flag at the top of the article?
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I did, but it takes more than one to remove it. Hence posting it here.
Is it just me or are some rather dubious articles passing these days?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Hmmm. I also reported it, but it said there was only 1 report.
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Hamsters in Poets Day mode?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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3 Reports at present (I used 'Extremely Poor Quality', as that is the issue).
Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.
- Mitchell Kapor
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Apparently, too many simpletons now have access to reviewing article submitions.
I remember that article. I hit "Extremely poor quality" on it early today, but apparently, was overruled.
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There is a question in Q&A that seems suspicious to me: update browser url without reload[^].
As of now I've only asked OP to clarify his intentions, somebody else might also want to check this.
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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