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Has anyone noticed that there seams to be a large number of new users that are just copy and pasting their homework requirements into their post and that's it? Do we have anything like SO that analyzes post to see if they might not meet the sites standards? Just from today on the 1st C++ page we have these post that are making no effort at all to try and solve their problems

https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/493340/c-question-
https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/493921/write-a-program-in-c-that-allows-the-user-to-enter-amount-in-dollars-and
https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/493879/sub-directory
https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/493862/problem-help-me

It just seams to me at least that we are getting a lot of garbage on the forum.

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is right to flag the trend: many new accounts post only the assignment text with no attempt, no errors, and no minimal example. That pattern makes it hard for helpers to diagnose problems and lowers the usefulness of the C++ pages.

’s suggestion of approving every first post would improve quality but creates a heavy moderation burden and slows replies. A practical compromise is a lightweight first-post gate plus simple automation: require a short set of fields on a user’s first post (problem summary, what was tried, exact errors, minimal reproducible example, compiler/OS) and run automatic checks that flag obviously empty or homework-only dumps.

Suggested posting template (for first-post form or to copy/paste):

Title: short, specific problem

Problem:
- One-line goal

What I tried:
- Short bullets of attempts

Minimal reproducible example:
- Paste only the code needed to reproduce the issue (compileable and as short as possible)

Compiler / OS:
- e.g. g++ 11 / Windows 10

Exact error messages / output:
- copy-paste verbatim

Expected result vs actual result:
- short note

Operational notes: show the form only to brand-new accounts; auto-flag posts under a minimal word count or without a fenced code block; route flagged posts to a small volunteer triage queue for quick review. Pair enforcement with education — a brief “how to ask” sticky or automated welcome message — and prefer asking for a revision before hiding content. Those steps reduce low-effort homework dumps while keeping response times reasonable and moderator overhead manageable.

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I agree

Its difficult to poilce this automatically but how about a rule where all new users first post has to be approved? I don't know how many admins are on here but there are not that many new posts from new members that it can't be done. Its more about making sure you have admins around the globe who cover the 24 hour period.

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