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Re: Allow offsite links to an extent with conditions.

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Tccool is not online. Tccool
Joined: 27 Nov 2011
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07 Mar 2014 09:38 PM
Have you ever posted a thread, and wanted to link to something someone was asking about, but didn't want to get banned? We've all been there, and it's a problem that's been solved by some bigger companies that I believe ROBLOX could implement with some hard work.

INTRODUCTION
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Lets take a look at Steam, my example.
They allow you to post any link, but with a warning system for offsite links.

But of course, for ROBLOX, they should block some websites (popular sites for people over 13 etc.). If you post the link, it gets underlined and put in blue font after you post it (as per usual like a normal link) and if it links to something other than ROBLOX, .roblox, or any ROBLOX related site, my suggestion will take affect on that link. If it is a roblox or .roblox link, it will work like a normal link.


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CLICK THE LINK?
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Well, when the user clicks the link, a huge warning comes up, that says something like this:


"WOAH THERE! (insert concerned robloxian image with exclamation mark beside picture)

You have clicked a link that goes to a non-roblox site! You may see content for people over the age of 13, you may find lots of offensive content, or even worse, get your account hacked! If you continue, you may lose your account, or be displeased with what you see.

(insert link here, not clickable, just showing the site name)

Do you trust the poster of this link and the website link, if so, continue at your own risk!

[CONTINUE] [EXIT]

[REPORT] Does this link lead to a malicious site you have heard of before? Report it so other people do not have the risk of being phished or fooled!"

Seems like a good format, ROBLOX could simplify the language and make it shorter if they choose.


THE REPORT FUNCTION: HOW IT WOULD WORK?
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If a link is reported, a box will come up saying:

"Thank you for reporting! Thanks for keeping ROBLOX a safer and family friendly site."

and will shortly close after. It will get sent to a moderator or whoever can deal with the reports, and they will review it properly. If a link is denied blocking, it is still allowed to be posted, and the same warning will come up. If a site is accepted as a possibly malicious site, nobody will be able to post that link anymore, and the forum post or comment will be blocked from being posted.


HOW THIS WOULD BENEFIT ROBLOX
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As I explained in the beginning, this would help people like me explain things more in depth, and I could link people to cool plugins for Google Chrome from famous developers like Merely, I could link a confused person to a detailed news article or reliable source of information to answer their questions. There are endless possibilities, and the warning system could help with scamming links.


Q&A (Made by myself, of course)
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Q: What happens to old posts or comments with blocked links, will they get deleted?

A: No, the comment will not get deleted, but the link will be blocked with some red bolded text "(link removed)" and nobody can post that link anymore, but previous posts with blocked links will not be deleted unless it is breaking any other rules, that is a whole other reporting system.

Q: Would this make scamming/posting profane content easier?

A: No. It would make it less likely to succeed, because there is a warning system and a reporting system, which would stop scamming/profane links to an extent.

Q: no support

A: Please, don't post this with no reasons why you are in disagreement of my proposal.

Q: tl;dr

A: Good for you, you are extremely lazy and can't take a few minutes of your already taken-away time from the forums of ROBLOX to read a suggestion that has been worked very hard on.

I can just feel this will be posted A LOT. Please proceed to TL;DR if you are that lazy.

(Constructive criticism is encouraged.)



TL:DR
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Allow off-site links with a warning when you click the link.
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LittleL0L is not online. LittleL0L
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07 Mar 2014 09:40 PM
"A: Good for you, you are extremely lazy and can't take a few minutes of your already taken-away time from the forums of ROBLOX to read a suggestion that has been worked very hard on."

Lmao.
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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07 Mar 2014 09:46 PM
@LittleL0L
tl;dr

no support
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EoxTheHedgehog is not online. EoxTheHedgehog
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07 Mar 2014 09:48 PM
I like the idea but I would change the "WOAH THERE!" with "You are leaving Robloxia"
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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07 Mar 2014 09:49 PM
@Eox

I like it, but it should say "WOAH! You are leaving ROBLOX to a UNTRUSTED site!
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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07 Mar 2014 10:08 PM
#bamp
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BranFlakes1099 is not online. BranFlakes1099
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07 Mar 2014 10:21 PM
Support
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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07 Mar 2014 11:56 PM
Thanks @Bran!
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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08 Mar 2014 11:37 AM
#bump
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EntangledRiddle is not online. EntangledRiddle
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08 Mar 2014 11:39 AM
Wow, a lot of thought put into this. You covered just about every point! Support, I love it!
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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08 Mar 2014 11:53 AM
Thank you! It means a lot Entangled!
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coolblox2334 is not online. coolblox2334
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08 Mar 2014 11:57 AM
Support, but ban Deviantart automatically.
You can post 18+ content there.
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JakeVSGaming is not online. JakeVSGaming
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08 Mar 2014 11:58 AM
Support! Great idea.

~Training base for sale! - http://www.roblox.com/Training-Base-FOR-SALE-place?id=120984720~
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LittleL0L is not online. LittleL0L
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08 Mar 2014 12:12 PM
"Warning"

Good, then support.
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EntangledRiddle is not online. EntangledRiddle
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08 Mar 2014 12:20 PM
No problem! I love the idea!
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scotsoulgem is not online. scotsoulgem
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09 Mar 2014 01:06 AM
Ya


and the old links that worked, twiter and youtube, and I think twitch now,


wont give you UNtrusted sight thing



SUPPORT
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MEWTWO2001 is not online. MEWTWO2001
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09 Mar 2014 03:26 AM
Support.
You covered everything.
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Leqe is not online. Leqe
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09 Mar 2014 03:57 AM
Support, always wanted to show others legit sites.
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scotsoulgem is not online. scotsoulgem
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09 Mar 2014 10:47 AM
bump
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ILikeTrainzSir is not online. ILikeTrainzSir
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09 Mar 2014 11:07 AM
Copy paste

Eat Sleep Rave Repeat
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charlieandboomer is not online. charlieandboomer
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09 Mar 2014 11:24 AM
So u could post POpcoRN as long as people don't report?
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coldbloodedkiller9 is not online. coldbloodedkiller9
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09 Mar 2014 11:30 AM
@Charlie

Yes but you can already do that.

Support.

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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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09 Mar 2014 05:14 PM
people already do that anyways
but this would prevent mostly scamming and giving links to other people.
If you want to link that, that's your choice. You are breaking the rules anyways. Most of those popular sites would probably be banned from being posted in the beginning.
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Tccool is not online. Tccool
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12 Apr 2014 06:00 PM
b1
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RevolutionXPK is not online. RevolutionXPK
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12 Apr 2014 07:56 PM
i support this offsite links idea
google/youtube does it when you click links from youtube vids

and a few other sites do it to

great idea
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