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    Can a couple more people flag the following crank "proof" of the Riemann hypothesis as spam so that it gets deleted : http://mathoverflow.net/questions/6912/on-the-proofs-and-disproofs-of-riemann-hypothesis/87178#87178

    Thanks!
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    Done, and also flagged for moderator attention, if they are awake and present.

    • CommentAuthorYemon Choi
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2012 edited
     

    Already done. It is apparent from here, here and here that this is "repeat offending".

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    Man, that's obnoxious. I recommend in addition flagging the three posts in http://mathoverflow.net/users/16346/jose-javier-garcia as spam so that they will be killed.
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    Actually, while we're flagging crank posts on the Riemann hypothesis let's flag this one : http://mathoverflow.net/questions/34699/approaches-to-riemann-hypothesis-using-methods-outside-number-theory/34785#34785

    Slowly we'll purge the cranks!
    • CommentAuthorAndy Putman
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2012 edited
     
    By the way, I see that someone has flagged Andrew L's infamous post here : http://mathoverflow.net/questions/34699/approaches-to-riemann-hypothesis-using-methods-outside-number-theory/34718#34718

    I agree that this post is spam. However, the comments by Brian Conrad on it are wonderful and have been cited elsewhere on the internet. Probably it shouldn't be deleted.
    • CommentAuthorYemon Choi
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2012 edited
     

    @Andy: am in a rush, but quickly

    • I think AL's answer was misguided, but not as "spammy" as the posts being discussed here, nor as obnoxious as the efforts of such luminaries as Ron L Winger, WM, and the guy who decided to insult me using the code of some kind of US visa form (slight misfire there, I fear; Trudeau would not have been impressed)

    • I think BC's comments are worth reading, but so are the comments by e.g. PLC. I don't like the idea of comments as gospel

    • I disagree that the answer needs more downvotes. It was, I believe, meant in good faith. There seems no sense piling on, we are all capable of finding a pinata should the urge arise.

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    @Yemon Choi : I agree that there were other good comments too (in particular, Pete's)! And you're right, there's no point in adding any more downvotes. I deleted that statement from my post.

    But I disagree with you that the post was any less spammy. The only difference I see is that he did not have a preprint handy to advertise.
    • CommentAuthorYemon Choi
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2012
     

    @Andy: fair enough.

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    Aww... I miss all the fun! :-P

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