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Request for Manual Review of Disabled Account – puskaru2003
By devstack.daily, history, 2 days ago, In English

Hello Codeforces Administration and @MikeMirzayanov,

I am requesting a manual review of my original Codeforces account, puskaru2003 .

My profile currently displays "The user is disabled."

I participated in Codeforces Round 1117 (Div. 2) on August 17, 2026. I wrote my solutions independently using my own code. I referred to competitive programming documentation for learning purposes.

I did not use AI assistance or another participant's code during the rated contest.

I have not received any notification explaining why my account was disabled, and I am currently unable to log in.

I respectfully request:

  1. A manual review of my account and contest submissions.
  2. Clarification regarding the reason for the restriction.
  3. An opportunity to provide any necessary verification.
  4. Reinstatement if the restriction was applied by mistake.

I value my Codeforces account and the progress I have made through competitive programming. I am happy to cooperate with any investigation.

Original Handle: puskaru2003
Profile: https://codeforces.me/profile/puskaru2003

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Bro please don't just flood recent actions with this nonsense. First of all what on earth do you mean by competitive programming documentation ??? Then the timestamps are enough of a proof of cheating. Since, I am unrated myself I can't really review the code, but the timestamps are enough for me to tell that you have cheated. How on earth can you just solve C and D within like 10 minutes and then not solve A it is clearly very stupid that you created another account to restore the original account, since I believe this account could be banned as per one person one account rule on cf no?

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    Thanks for sharing your concerns. I understand why the timestamps and problem-solving order may look unusual. However, I genuinely solved the problems independently using my own code and did not copy or use AI-generated solutions. By documentation, I meant official C++ and STL references. My second account was only used to submit an appeal because I couldn't access my original account, not to bypass any restriction. I respectfully request a fair review of my submissions by the Codeforces team.

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      1. If you only used the new account for an appeal, why did you take a contest on it and use a completely different handle and photo.
      2. The only counterproof you said is "I'm not cheating". You didn't even bring up smth like "yeah i code wrong" or "yeah i use comments to make it clearer for me" No you just said Nah I'm not cheating Trust me
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        That's a fair question. I did participate in a contest on the second account, but my intention was to check whether the restriction was account-specific or related to my IP. I understand that participating on another account while my original account is disabled may raise concerns, and I acknowledge that I should have handled this differently. I'm not trying to bypass any restriction. I simply want my original account to receive a fair review, and I'm willing to cooperate with the Codeforces team.

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          So will you bring up any proof that you aren't cheating or what

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            I understand your concern, and I appreciate you taking the time to raise it. I don't expect anyone to simply take my word for it. I'm willing to demonstrate my problem-solving approach by attempting the problems independently and explaining my reasoning. I also acknowledge that I used AI assistance, and I'm happy to clarify how I used it. I sincerely request a fair review from the Codeforces team and am willing to cooperate with any verification process.

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An opportunity to provide any necessary verification.

ok give us the recording you redo the problems on your own

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    Thank you for giving me an opportunity to verify my work. I'm happy to solve the problems again independently and record the process to demonstrate my problem-solving approach. Please let me know which problems you'd like me to attempt and your preferred recording format. I'm willing to cooperate fully.

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This submission is one hundred percent AI-generated

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    Thank you for bringing this submission to my attention. I want to be transparent: I used AI assistance to understand the algorithm, but I worked on the implementation myself. I understand why this raises concerns, and I'm not trying to dismiss them. I'm willing to explain my approach and cooperate with the Codeforces team for a fair review.

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