My solution was wrongly flagged for similarity in a recent contest

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Describe your issue

My solution in Starters 188 my solution was flagged for similarity with other guy.

I believe this is a false positive — the problem was simple and may lead to similar logic, but my code was written independently with different structure and variable names.
This is the second time I’ve faced this issue, and I request a careful review.

Please review and reconsider the penalty.

Additional info

Its actually unfair to flag a fair person, PLEASE RECTIFY IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

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You both definitely copied lol, they are ditto to the exact variable naming, syntax, spacing and reserved keywords.

I compared both the code on a txt diff, they were exactly same except:

  • a single space before #include <bits/stdc++.h> (who even does this?)
  • a comment on the third line: // shruti.
  • replaced k with i in the first for loop.

which I assume were added to throw the scanner off.

Also you have been cheating using your alt account, got caught, made the exact same post:

Stop cheating and accept the penalty.