Question

If someone's obviously here to cheat on a test, what should one do? (I mean, asker asks question after question multiple choice and only lloks for answers)

Answer 1

@myininaya

Answer 2

@inkyvoyd just don't give answers. Try to engage them in one question. Make them work on the question

Answer 3

@ash2326 , what if it happens to be that other users are just giving answers?

Answer 4

You may use report abuse feature mentioning all instances of alleged cheating.

Answer 5

And what if this test is something important, like a final or something?

Answer 6

Should the answerers be reported for just giving asnwers?

Answer 7

@inkyvoyd ask other users not to give answers directly and if they still give, do as @FoolForMath suggested

Answer 8

Then you helped someone to get A on test.

Answer 9

Everyone report that person please.

Answer 10

But how would you know if he is in the examination hall, that's invigilator's job not ours.

Answer 11

he/she*

Answer 12

She's using the site as an asset. It's our job to stop her from doing this.

Answer 13

But how would you know he/she is cheating?

Answer 14

Doesn't matter. SHe's open closed 7 questions

Answer 15

She told us!

Answer 16

She's abusing the system.

Answer 17

She's breaking the CoC

Answer 18

@inkyvoyd: If an answer-er is giving only the answer without explaining or even alluding, then use can report abuse on the him/her.

But please note it depends on the context, if the questions are really elementary for example fill in the blanks on planer geometry or something axiomatic, then it's a good idea to discuss with the answer-er before hitting the abuse button.

Answer 19

She told that she's getting paid to solve the ged paper. She's using this site. UNFAIRNESS!

Answer 20

@FoolForMath , it's ECONOMICS

Answer 21

On math!

Answer 22

If you mods don' take a look at this user, then I promise you you will have a bad example in the future to look at.

Answer 23

She? lol ohh so you already have the culprit.

Answer 24

And, I've hit this abuse button, I don't want to hit it more.

Answer 25

I've too.

Answer 26

FoolForMath suspend her. You can suspend her right?

Answer 27

Please do.

Answer 28

@FFM. Go to math. CLosed closed questions. Scroll down.

Answer 29

I can see the abuse reports, I will look into it now. Thanks for helping.

Answer 30

The majority of us have reported her, now the mods cannot go on their own and not suspend her! Please, this is our request.

Answer 31

And a valiant request it is

Answer 32

I promote hhelping the person step by step but if they are relly sayin that they are out of time or need the answer we should trust their intragty and give them the answer REMBEMNER if they just ask for answers they are hurting them selves

Answer 33

if they are out of time and "NEED" an answer; that is not our problem is it? Anyone can say they are out of time, that it is a dire need, that we are their only hope for salvation, and other tripe.

We can verify thier answers or help them to work thru an issue; but in the end, if you just give an answer no matter how informed you present it, they tend to only see the final line ...

By engageing the askers, we allow them to be a part of the solutions and not a bystander to it. imo

Answer 34

@amistre64 and several others are right. Reporting abuse is the thing to do in this situation. Both the asker and those who just give answers are at fault: we want the community to make the asker understand that it is not ok to just ask for answers. As we look into these situations, we'll delete offending questions, which removes any gained points from medals or other actions. So it is not beneficial to anyone to provide answers in that way.

Additionally, we're considering whether to start applying point subtractions to people who are doing things like this. We don't want the OpenStudy rewards system to help those who don't give genuine interactive help.

Answer 35

I'm actually more concerned that the asker was claiming to get paid for getting someone's GED. This is why I was so insistent on the asker getting banned permanently.

Answer 36

*was actually

Answer 37

It seems like a bit of a one-off. I think if we focus on discouraging just-answers and such, those people will inevitably filter to other sites to get their problems attended to.

Answer 38

(Which is, of course, the best we can hope for.)

Answer 39

Closed, because all the questions have mostly been answered