haha, that was awesome Oliver! On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Oliver Keyes <[email protected]> wrote: > We are Wikimedians from different parts of the world and conducted a study > on the world's longest piece of spammed mailing list notification, Biggest > Fake Conference in Computer Science, organised by [email protected]. > > We started a mailing list in April 2004, and again in April 2012, that had > numerous descriptors of its purpose. Sample descriptors include: > > (1) that this is a "Discussion list for the Wikimedia community and the > larger network of organizations (Wikimedia Foundation, chapter > organizations, affiliates, partners) supporting its work." > (2) that the examples given of possible discussion topics do not, at any > point, include Biggest Fake Conference in Computer Science > (3) that "Participants are asked to remain civil and stay on topic" > > Our mailing list descriptor contained many, many examples of contextual > meaning. Despite this, the world's longest piece of spammed mailing list > notification, Biggest Fake Conference in Computer Science, was submitted > without any modifications (and without the sender at any point realising he > was being improper or indecorous). > > We MUST say that you should look at the above mail if you want an example > of how not to send warnings out. Our study revealed that such a mail is > without a doubt a ludicrous way to do so that carries a higher chance of > annoying and infuriating mailing list recipients plagued by completely > off-topic emails, despite multiple notes on the page a user must go to to > sign up for the mailing list that reveal the list's topics, restrictions, > and desire to remain within those topics. > > Sorry for not including an apology; the author of this happens to believe > that apologies for posting to multiple lists are not so much apologies for > behaviour as they are admissions that the sender /knows/ that what they're > doing is wrong, but plans to do it anyway because *thumbs nose*. > > On 12 April 2013 18:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We are researchers from different parts of the world and conducted a study >> on >> the world’s biggest bogus computer science conference WORLDCOMP >> ( http://sites.google.com/site/worlddump1 ) organized by Prof. Hamid >> Arabnia >> from University of Georgia, USA. >> >> >> We submitted a fake paper to WORLDCOMP 2011 and again (the >> same paper with a modified title) to WORLDCOMP 2012. This paper >> had numerous fundamental mistakes. Sample statements from >> that paper include: >> >> (1). Binary logic is fuzzy logic and vice versa >> (2). Pascal developed fuzzy logic >> (3). Object oriented languages do not exhibit any polymorphism or >> inheritance >> (4). TCP and IP are synonyms and are part of OSI model >> (5). Distributed systems deal with only one computer >> (6). Laptop is an example for a super computer >> (7). Operating system is an example for computer hardware >> >> >> Also, our paper did not express any conceptual meaning. However, it >> was accepted both the times without any modifications (and without >> any reviews) and we were invited to submit the final paper and a >> payment of $500+ fee to present the paper. We decided to use the >> fee for better purposes than making Prof. Hamid Arabnia (Chairman >> of WORLDCOMP) rich. After that, we received few reminders from >> WORLDCOMP to pay the fee but we never responded. >> >> >> We MUST say that you should look at the above website if you have any >> thoughts >> to submit a paper to WORLDCOMP. DBLP and other indexing agencies >> have stopped indexing WORLDCOMP’s proceedings since 2011 due to its >> fakeness. >> See http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/conf/icai/index.html for >> of one of the >> conferences of WORLDCOMP and notice that there is no listing after 2010. >> See >> http://sites.google.com/site/dumpconf for comments from well-known >> researchers >> about WORLDCOMP. If WORLDCOMP is not fake then why did DBLP suddenly >> stopped >> listing the proceedings after? >> >> >> The status of your WORLDCOMP papers can be changed from “scientific” >> to “other” (i.e., junk or non-technical) at any time. See the comments >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg05168.html >> of a respected researcher on this. Better not to have a paper than >> having it in WORLDCOMP and spoil the resume and peace of mind forever! >> >> >> Our study revealed that WORLDCOMP is a money making business, >> using University of Georgia mask, for Prof. Hamid Arabnia. He is throwing >> out a small chunk of that money (around 20 dollars per paper published >> in WORLDCOMP’s proceedings) to his puppet (Mr. Ashu Solo or A.M.G. Solo) >> who publicizes WORLDCOMP and also defends it at various forums, using >> fake/anonymous names. The puppet uses fake names and defames other >> conferences >> to divert traffic to WORLDCOMP. He also makes anonymous phone calls and >> threatens the critiques of WORLDCOMP (see Item 7 in Section 5 of >> http://sites.google.com/site/dumpconf ).That is, the puppet does all >> his best to get a maximum number of papers published at WORLDCOMP to >> get more money into his (and Prof. Hamid Arabnia’s) pockets. >> >> >> Monte Carlo Resort (the venue of WORLDCOMP until 2012) has refused to >> provide the venue for WORLDCOMP’13 because of the fears of their image >> being tarnished due to WORLDCOMP’s fraudulent activities. WORLDCOMP’13 >> will be held at a different resort. >> >> >> WORLDCOMP will not be held after 2013. >> >> >> The paper submission deadline for WORLDCOMP’13 was March 18 and it was >> extended to April 6 and now it is extended to April 20 (it may be extended >> again) but still there are no committee members, no reviewers, and there >> is no >> conference Chairman. The only contact details available on WORLDCOMP’s >> website is just an email address! Prof. Hamid Arabnia expends the deadline >> to get more papers (means, more registration fee into his pocket!). >> >> >> Let us make a direct request to Prof. Hamid arabnia: publish all reviews >> for >> all the papers (after blocking identifiable details) since 2000 conference. >> Reveal the names and affiliations of all the reviewers (for each year) >> and how many papers each reviewer had reviewed on average. We also request >> him to look at the Open Challenge at >> https://sites.google.com/site/moneycomp1 >> >> >> Sorry for posting to multiple lists. Spreading the word is the only way to >> stop >> this bogus conference. Please forward this message to other mailing lists >> and people. >> >> >> We are shocked with Prof. Hamid Arabnia and his puppet’s activities >> http://worldcomp-fake-bogus.blogspot.com Search Google using the >> keyword worldcomp fake for additional links. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> > > > > -- > Oliver Keyes > Community Liaison, Product Development > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
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