Only allow whitelisted URLs for new scratchers or don't allow them to post offsite links

--ThatCrownedKing--

I agree!

SlackinOff

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Last edited by SlackinOff (Nov. 9, 2023 06:19:22)

PaperMarioFan2022

Bump

Scythn

bump

PaperMarioFan2022

Bump

daydawday

Your post was a suggestion.

Also here's an example of a signature:

(long unnecessary quote removed by moderator - please don't spam)

Woah that's long.

Last edited by Paddle2See (Nov. 13, 2023 17:49:31)

PaperMarioFan2022

daydawday wrote:
Your post was a suggestion.

Also here's an example of a signature:

-snip-

Yes, but please don't quote the op, because THAT can happen.

FirstPrism12

Support, this could easily prevent the preponderance of suspicious actions involving alternate sites.
also not to be pedantic but I think the word is endeavor

Scythn

Scythn wrote:
(#265)
bump

Horsekatto

Support, phishing isn't the only danger though, people could also somehow send links to really really innapropriate sites which could traumatize kids and ruin their innocence(This kind of happened to me except I looked up warrior cat fanfiction expecting it to be just cats in love, instead it was ugh*shudders* disgusting stuff that people should not write about cats.)

arogix342

support/bump

Scythn

(quick note: I am OP, I simply moved again but I'm probably gonna use my original main for this after this)

arogix342 wrote:
(#272)
support

please state a reason for supporting

Horsekatto wrote:
(#271)
Support, phishing isn't the only danger though, people could also somehow send links to really really innapropriate sites which could traumatize kids and ruin their innocence(This kind of happened to me except I looked up warrior cat fanfiction expecting it to be just cats in love, instead it was ugh*shudders* disgusting stuff that people should not write about cats.)

Not really much doable about non-blocked manmade horrors websites other than reporting them, since unfortunately if it exists, then there's bound to be downright horrifying garbage of it.

This could prevent a few of those situations (atleast, if the person attempting to post that URL is a New Scratcher).

ImmortalJelly13

how does the filter know thats its a link tho? You can just add spaces and it likely wont recognise it.

Scythn

ImmortalJelly13 wrote:
(#274)
how does the filter know thats its a link tho? You can just add spaces and it likely wont recognise it.

the most common domain name is already censored to my knowledge
The only issues are the less common ones (net, etc), and yes that is something I forgot of when I did make the OP, though spaces did already get mentioned:

ImARealDogNow wrote:
(#242)
-snip-
You forgot the domain URL is already censored due to that being already a bypass of something.

And it's impossible to create a filter that is bulletproof to all bypasses, though not negligible.

Pretty sure trying to see how DjangoBB censors it (if possible) could help it a bit though

floppasyay

Support. Many bots may use it to spam lots of bad websites and nasty, very inappropriate websites for children.

Last edited by floppasyay (Nov. 17, 2023 07:32:23)

Scythn

bump

Scythn

Scythn wrote:
(#277)
bump

again

Scythn

Scythn wrote:
(#277)
bump

Zydrolic

bump with this alt since im lazy
also because its been awhile (due to maintenance) so i think i can still bump
unsure tho

MagicCoder330

Looks like a good addition, this would keep a lot of bad, bad things out of scratch. How about as well as this, if you click on an offsite link there is some sort of popup that asks if you are sure you want to proceed, with a timer on it so you can't click “yes” until 5 seconds have passed, to make sure people read it. New scratchers shouldn't be able to click on offsite links at all, and for them it should be censored to (link) instead so that they can't copy paste it into the search bar.

Scratchers would see this (too lazy to make a mockup)

Hey click this link, linkety.link.com/something its just a link to this post, not something else lol

while new scratchers would see this

Hey click this link, (link)

Last edited by MagicCoder330 (Nov. 30, 2023 17:09:10)

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