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Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse
Hello, does anyone have any ideas on how I could integrate a link with each listing to make it easy for surfers to report that a link is either bad or violating a listing policy? For instance, for each link I would like to have:

Rate This site - Recommend this site to a friend - Write a Review - Report Link Abuse

When they clicked on the "Report Link Abuse" it would open up a short form for them to put in a description of the problem and their email address. When they clicked submit, it would be emailed to me the admin.

I think I can do it via formmail, but that script is so unsecure and I know lsql mails uses its own mail system for other things so I'd prefer to keep it in the family :)

Thanks for any thoughts!
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Re: [Demolitioncrew] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Hi:

I have a "Reoprt Errors On This Page" link I use, which would be very similar. Just take a bad Link script, and modify that for this purpose.
dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Thanks, Could someone point me to a good bad link script, by chance?
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Re: [Demolitioncrew] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Go to your Links Installation and click Plugins at the top. Then click plugin download and Show... browse until you find it...

Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [klauslovgreen] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
For what it's worth, I used an older, cgi script version. I found that one easier to configure than the one in plug-ins (No offense, Pugdod!). I would be happy to e-mail the cgi, if you needed it.
dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Carfac,

Could you post it here? I'd like a copy..

Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [klauslovgreen] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Hi:

You know, I just looked at the code. It is VERY personalized to my site. (If you have never seen BCDB, take a look- you will see it is NOT a standard use of LinkSQL). Anyway, in my version of the script, I pass through the film name, the film ID, and other information I need to correct problems with the film. It sends me an e-mail with a direct link to my admin so I can instantly modify the film I need to. It also has some code in in that deals with my detail pages (I have 4 different detail pages per film- an overview, a synopsis page, a crew page and a production notes page.)

So, there is a LOT of rewriting you would have to do to use this... If you still want it, I will post it... just know it is not plug and play, you will have a LOT of work to do to make it work for you...

Note to Pugdog: See, it was nothing personal about your plug-in... I just had to make it work in a different way! Tongue
dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Hi,

Yes I saw your site - I assume your script produce this:

http://www.bcdb.com/...20487&URL=591201

If yes, I am interested as I also need a special handling of errors - and it seems to be a good starting point. So please do post or send by mail.

Thanks
Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [klauslovgreen] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
OK, see attached! Note you will also have to add some new Language terms, like

PAGE_INVALIDDETAIL

PAGE_NOREASON

and others...

I will also attach a template...


dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Thank - appreciate it

Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
You'll want to take out the extra:

Links::init ('/path/to/admin');

in there. =)

Cheers,

Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Hi Dave,

I noticed that when searching on your site it just shows search.cgi - I assume you use POST instead of GET - is there an advantage to that?

Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [Alex] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Alex:

Whoops! I think that might have happened when I was de-linking the copy to send. Thanks for catching that! Crazy
dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase
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Re: [klauslovgreen] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Klaus:

No real advantage, I just think it looks cleaner. Plus, I really do not want people making their own search pages and such....
dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Ok then - I agree it looks nice - but people can still pass aruments in the url though (if they look at the source)

Cheers
Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [carfac] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Hi Dave,

Got it working - thanks a lot :-)

Klaus

http://www.ameinfo.com
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Re: [klauslovgreen] Want a hyperlink to let users report abuse In reply to
Klaus:

Glad to be of some help! I have gotten enough help here (Pugdog, Paul, Jagerman, Andy, Yogi etc) it is nice to help back!
dave

Big Cartoon DataBase
Big Comic Book DataBase