Report Bad Websites Tool

Charlescc · Feb 7, 2006

Hello all,

I just coded a very simple tool to help people reporting bad websites in the Report thread at the top of this forums. This tool helps you build a list of bad websites you have spotted in the directory and returns a forum code that you can copy and paste when posting into the thread. You can add websites, re-check them before copying the final code and eventually remove them. The tool also re-arranges websites by category, then alphabetically into each category. It also prevents double entries.

At the same time, this tool should be useful also for Editors working on the thread, since its main purpose is to include an EDIT link for Editors that points directly to the Editor directory management pages.

Please, if you report bad websites often, give it a try. If you spot bugs, errors, or you have some suggestion to improve it, let me know.

Report Bad Websites Tool

Changelog:
02/07/06 Auto Sort Feature Added
02/08/06 Now only dmoz.org urls are accepted in the Category Url
02/08/06 Fixed minor error in the javascript
02/11/06 Addressed a couple minor issues, plus activated cookies to save Site List area status

jeanmanco · Feb 8, 2006

Thank you Charles.

Charlescc · Feb 8, 2006

Don't even mention it! All surfers and even webmasters should thank you editors for fixing these entries everyday, really. I was enthusiast when I found out there was a thread just used to report bad websites.

Charlescc · Feb 11, 2006

Hehe I see this will never be a very popular script here, but just wanted to inform a couple limits of this simple script were fixed today; plus the script now keeps track of Site List box open/close status, while before you had to reopen the list everytime the page reloaded after a submission, which was annoying. I had this feature disabled because of a small error it caused when user pressed the clean list button. Again, if other bad links hunters want more features added to this thingie, let me know!

Charlescc · Feb 16, 2006

I have fixed a bug that prevented some strange but valid URLs from being accepted by the script. Thanks for reporting this issue (but I see nobody has ever used this ?!).

jeanmanco · Feb 17, 2006

Don't be put out Charles. Lots of people are wary of using scripts, however good and useful they may be.

dogbows · Feb 17, 2006

And a double thank you from me as well, Charles. As a former editor I have plans to use the tool quite frequently in the future. My internet time is very limited and sporatic at the moment, but the tool will be most useful in the future for me to report bad links. I have bookmarked it for fast access whenever I find bad links.

Thank you very much!

:dog:dogbows
former ODP slave

Charlescc · Feb 17, 2006

Hey you are way too kind! Please, if you ever use it and want me to add any other feature, I will be more than happy to do so!

Charlescc · Apr 23, 2006

I see a few people are using this small tool... please, if you need some changes or find some bug, just contact me via PM or in this thread!

Thanks!

Charlescc · Jan 11, 2008

Hey people -

thanks for reporting the issue. I have fixed the problem reported; please let me know whenever you need changes done to this simple tool.

xtina3230 · Dec 15, 2008

Charlescc said:
Hello all,

I just coded a very simple tool to help people reporting bad websites in the Report thread at the top of this forums. This tool helps you build a list of bad websites you have spotted in the directory and returns a forum code that you can copy and paste when posting into the thread. You can add websites, re-check them before copying the final code and eventually remove them. The tool also re-arranges websites by category, then alphabetically into each category. It also prevents double entries.

At the same time, this tool should be useful also for Editors working on the thread, since its main purpose is to include an EDIT link for Editors that points directly to the Editor directory management pages.

Please, if you report bad websites often, give it a try. If you spot bugs, errors, or you have some suggestion to improve it, let me know.

Report Bad Websites Tool

Changelog:
02/07/06 Auto Sort Feature Added
02/08/06 Now only dmoz.org urls are accepted in the Category Url
02/08/06 Fixed minor error in the javascript
02/11/06 Addressed a couple minor issues, plus activated cookies to save Site List area status

Please can someone remove these sites my daughter is on them and I am thoroughly embaressed. Please help.

brmehlman · Dec 18, 2008

None of the urls you mentioned are listed in our directory, so there isn't really anything we can do to help. I suggest you contact the site owners or their service providers.

Also, I'd suggest you not post those urls in any public forum. That could actually help them get traffic, which I'm sure isn't what you want.

PerfectMoney · Feb 21, 2009

as A man who know really small about "code is poetry"I think you already contributed a useful thing that can help many people spot and fix what become the problem however I think you need add ic3 link inside your application so that not just look "the problem of site,it also "report "direct call when web scam is try to make a crime

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