Improve referrer spam filter usability #108

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opened 2015-04-04 16:13:30 +00:00 by GoogleCodeExporter · 7 comments

GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:30 +00:00

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At the moment, the blacklist is displayed on the "preferences" page rather
than on the "referrer-page" itself. The checkboxes next to every referring
link lead people to add whole links to the blacklist which is not the best
way of using it because they don't only want to get rid of
http://123.fakeviagra.com, but also http://132.fakeviagra.com and
http://333.fakeviagra.com etc. On pages with lots of referrers and long
blacklists, it takes long until the filtered list is displayed, on slower
computers, users get notified of an "unresponsive script". 

I therefore suggest 
* moving the blacklist to the referrers page
* removing the checkboxes next to the links 
* changing the text from "Enter one filter pattern per line to be applied
on every URL in the referrer and backlink lists." to e.g.
"Enter one filter pattern per line, e.g.
gambling
viagra
pharmacy
spammer.com

Do not enter blanks and character combinations frequent in legitimate links."

* Instead of the small form and the buttons "Filter" and "Reset" only one
"Save" button to save changes to the blacklist and the "Include Referrer
Spam" checkbox.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kinomu.w...@gmail.com on 2 May 2010 at 2:39

``` At the moment, the blacklist is displayed on the "preferences" page rather than on the "referrer-page" itself. The checkboxes next to every referring link lead people to add whole links to the blacklist which is not the best way of using it because they don't only want to get rid of http://123.fakeviagra.com, but also http://132.fakeviagra.com and http://333.fakeviagra.com etc. On pages with lots of referrers and long blacklists, it takes long until the filtered list is displayed, on slower computers, users get notified of an "unresponsive script". I therefore suggest * moving the blacklist to the referrers page * removing the checkboxes next to the links * changing the text from "Enter one filter pattern per line to be applied on every URL in the referrer and backlink lists." to e.g. "Enter one filter pattern per line, e.g. gambling viagra pharmacy spammer.com Do not enter blanks and character combinations frequent in legitimate links." * Instead of the small form and the buttons "Filter" and "Reset" only one "Save" button to save changes to the blacklist and the "Include Referrer Spam" checkbox. ``` Original issue reported on code.google.com by `kinomu.w...@gmail.com` on 2 May 2010 at 2:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:31 +00:00

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GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:31 +00:00

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Changed the headline to reflect it's not an issue of aesthetics. 

Looking at the lists at 48 blogs, I found that for every user that uses the 
filter in
a reasonable way, there are two who don't. And if there weren't instructions in 
the
support blogs and FAQs, the number would be even worse.

Original comment by kinomu.w...@gmail.com on 5 Jun 2010 at 6:46

Changed title: Improve referrer spam filter usability
Added labels: Priority-High
Removed labels: Priority-Medium

``` Changed the headline to reflect it's not an issue of aesthetics. Looking at the lists at 48 blogs, I found that for every user that uses the filter in a reasonable way, there are two who don't. And if there weren't instructions in the support blogs and FAQs, the number would be even worse. ``` Original comment by `kinomu.w...@gmail.com` on 5 Jun 2010 at 6:46 - Changed title: **Improve referrer spam filter usability** - Added labels: **Priority-High** - Removed labels: **Priority-Medium**

GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:31 +00:00

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Update: you have already removed the checkboxes next to the links (thanks for 
that!) and the old "Include Referrer Spam" checkbox was renamed to "Display the 
referrers unfiltered" ("Rückverweise ungefiltert anzeigen") last year to 
reduce confusion, I suggest keeping this description.

Original comment by kinomu.w...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2011 at 6:35

``` Update: you have already removed the checkboxes next to the links (thanks for that!) and the old "Include Referrer Spam" checkbox was renamed to "Display the referrers unfiltered" ("Rückverweise ungefiltert anzeigen") last year to reduce confusion, I suggest keeping this description. ``` Original comment by `kinomu.w...@gmail.com` on 30 Jan 2011 at 6:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:31 +00:00

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Original comment by interf...@p3k.org on 29 May 2011 at 9:08

Added labels: Milestone-Release-1.4

Original comment by `interf...@p3k.org` on 29 May 2011 at 9:08 - Added labels: **Milestone-Release-1.4**

GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:32 +00:00

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Original comment by m...@tobischaefer.com on 28 Jul 2013 at 8:50

Added labels: Milestone-Release-1.5
Removed labels: Milestone-Release-1.4

Original comment by `m...@tobischaefer.com` on 28 Jul 2013 at 8:50 - Added labels: **Milestone-Release-1.5** - Removed labels: **Milestone-Release-1.4**

GoogleCodeExporter commented

2015-04-04 16:13:32 +00:00

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Original comment by m...@tobischaefer.com on 21 Feb 2015 at 9:25