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Exposing Codeforces Cheating: A Tale of Two Submissions
Difference between en3 and en4, changed 9 character(s)
ompetitive programming is built on hard work and integrity[user:monocode], but sometimes, those values are compromised. Recently, in Codeforces Round 975 (Div. 2), two participants, [user:AhmedIbrahim24010,2024-09-27] and [user:monocode,2024-09-27], were caught submitting nearly identical code for the same problem, raising concerns of plagiarism. Both are new to the platform, yet their actions cast a shadow over fair competition.↵

Here are the suspicious submissions:↵

[AhmedIbrahim24010's submission](https://mirror.codeforces.com/contest/2019/submission/283235393) ↵
[monocode's submission](https://mirror.codeforces.com/contest/2019/submission/283213538)↵
approximately the same code structure but one of them changed the variable's names, what a genius!↵

** While struggling as a beginner is normal, copying solutions defeats the purpose of competitive programming.**
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  Rev. Lang. By When Δ Comment
en5 English BB.BB 2024-09-27 22:41:27 16
en4 English BB.BB 2024-09-27 22:39:47 9
en3 English BB.BB 2024-09-27 22:38:42 62
en2 English BB.BB 2024-09-27 22:38:18 83
en1 English BB.BB 2024-09-27 22:37:16 951 Initial revision (published)