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That was a bit hair raising. Still working backwards to find the root cause but it was some bad data that resulted in a null-ref that had escaped all our testing.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Fun.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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When an account is disabled for spamming, any messages they may have posted (especially those that have links) should be automatically removed as well.
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That's a difficult one: Yes, it would help "tidy up" the site, but ... we have had malicious "spammer" or "troll" reports which have closed accounts (this happened mostly in the early days after downvoting was prevented in the Lounge). And while it's good for actual spammers to lose all messages, I'd be quite annoyed if my account was restored and everything I'd typed in the last ten and a half years was gone ... I suspect you would as well.
Maybe remove all messages if the account was opened in a specific timeframe? ... But that means adding special cases and I don't like those if I can avoid them.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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one of my roommate account is closed, saying that "Content has been posted that is abusive and trolling", he himself not aware of that when this happened and without any warning etc account is closed. he has contributed lot in this forum and very annoyed that all his articles/blogs are destroyed.. any chance to get it reopen and get the all data back? if yes please suggest.. we are people who help in most of forums like code project and sometime challenging each other go into different direction.. i feel code project should give one warning before deleting full record which people take years an years to do. please suggest if any request can help my friend.
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Abusive/trolling can also mean "publication of plagiarized material".
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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where can we request on which mail id to re activate account, so that he understand the plagiarize material and not to repeat the same.
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First thing would be to state which account you are talking about.
But you should be aware that admins have tried to give second chances to plagiarists in the past, and that did not prevent most of them to do it again. It is a fact that those who try to present others' work as their own seldom change their ways. So nowadays it is rather uncommon that closed accounts for plagiarism are reopened.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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What was his user ID? Without that we can't check why it was closed.
(Yours is "Member 147678311")
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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how to get the user id once account is closed? but i can help you to identify in your database by checking the article closed by you today,
Plagiarised would be article ("Azure Monitor using custom template").
we understand the plagiarism seriously and this was a mistake unknowingly happened, we are just trying to help more and more people using this community not to hurt anyone. can you please help here Mr OriginalGriff and Phil o.
we do not want to lose all data and want to take further by helping this community.
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That was "Ashutosh Gpt"
And he was closed for serial plagiarism.
His articles have been under suspicion for a while, but the latest one was blatantly stolen from MS.
His account is gone, and will not be returned - we really, really don't like plagiarists here - and he knew exactly what he was doing, that was obvious from the content. If you don't want to lose your account, don't steal others work and claim it as your own: all moderators write articles, so we know how hard it can be to produce good quality original material and we don't appreciate people "taking a short cut".
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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we really understand mr OriginalGriff, this is mistake happened unknwongly. i would like to explain the in detail.
if you have close look on this article has two parts, first part was concept which was referred from Microsoft doc and second part was implementation.. we thought writing just implementation will not sufficient for readers hence had to refer Microsoft doc. i truly agree with plagiarism and rules of code project. we event wanted to add references as Microsoft doc at the end but was not fully sure to do that.
this is lesson learnt for us and wrote a the same thing in mail to webmaster. give us one chance to rectify and continue to help this community. that is what our passion. we joined this community to help other by answering, writing article(but not cost of copying other data).. we try to write our story with reference of few book and forum and tey with 99% unique data.
please consider our request this time and give one chance to show case by re activating
thank you.
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Member 14678311 wrote: first part was concept which was referred from Microsoft doc
it was not referred, it was copied without any reference.
Member 14678311 wrote: this is lesson learnt for us and wrote a the same thing in mail to webmaster.
Then you have already done all what you could do, that is the email to webmaster and the thread here. Be patient and wait for their decission.
Member 14678311 wrote: give us one chance to rectify
we can't. We have some privileges, but still are only users. Only CP Staff can reinstaurate. But I don't think they will, as it has already been explained.
Member 14678311 wrote: continue to help this community. that is what our passion.
then create a new account and continue...
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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Nelek wrote: then create a new account and continue...
I think it is a new account, and the same person is posting on behalf of their "room mate". 
As explained by OG and others, plagiarists get multiple warnings before an account is closed.
If that could not serve as a lesson, nothing else will. 
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"My roommate" agrees with your investigation.
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GKP1992 wrote: I think it is a new account, and the same person is posting on behalf of their "room mate".
So do I, but I still give the benefit of the doubt.
GKP1992 wrote: If that could not serve as a lesson, nothing else will.
That's exactly the reason why the accounts are not reanimated anymore. They don't learn. And that's exactly what I wanted to say with the "then create a new account" as answer to the "continue to help this community. that is what our passion." because I don't think the nuked account will live again.
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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You seem to be doing an awful lot for your "roommate". What are the odds that you live alone in that room? 
Member 14678311 wrote: i feel code project should give one warning before deleting full record which people take years an years to do
The plagiarism prevention policy triumphs your feelings. In other words, it's far more important for this site not to host plagiarised content, rather than ensuring that you "feel good".
Besides, may be let your roommate talk for himself and explain why he was plagiarising to begin with, and then a site admin might take a look at it.
Also, "my friend" does not appreciate you hijacking this thread for your plagiarist friend. 
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It seems fairly simple to me. If a member's account is voted out for being a spammer, then check for their valid posts to spam post ratio (check the votes). If the ratio seemed alarming, then take those posts down (at least hide it so it's not publicly displayed so it could be reinstated if necessary).
Some good checks to see if the member had just joined the site, say less than a month or so as spammers don't wait. If the member has published an article or has been answering questions, or have tips/tricks that are well received. There should be several factors that would indicate which direction to move in, and it is most certainly not as complicated as you're laying it out to be.
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It does not seem complicated unless you are the one who has to set it up.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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phil.o wrote: It does not seem complicated unless you are the one who has to set it up.
Yeah, I would happily set it up if I had access to the code. Do you have a point?
Geez, what's with people like you who come out here just to shoot down valid suggestions?! In case you did not know, this forum exists for that very purpose, so I would appreciate you leaving this out for someone who runs the site to respond.
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I'm sorry you take it like that, I did to mean to upset you.
My point is: when you have to setup a rule which will impact a website of this size, nothing is easy.
So, please, chill out a bit, I'm not your enemy 
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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phil.o wrote: My point is: when you have to setup a rule which will impact a website of this size, nothing is easy.
Also, the moon is really big. Both of which I call out as completely irrelevant here. The complexity in implementing a suggestion is firstly not for you to judge, and is secondly beyond the scope of this forum. This forum does not exist to only for members to suggest quick and easy fixes.
phil.o wrote: So, please, chill out a bit, I'm not your enemy
I am calm as I could possibly be without you needing to tell me, but that doesn't stop me from calling out people on their nonsense.
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Whatever 
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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phil.o wrote: Whatever
That sums up your contribution to this thread pretty well.
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You keep aggressing me for no obvious reason.
Please stop.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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