Sunday, April 01, 2007

Comments In The Top 100 GSP Webs Turned Off

This e-mail notice went out tonight to all Users of the Top 100 GSP Web users.

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I wanted to send a note to notify all the Top 100 GSP Site members that I have disabled comments.  I have discovered an issue with the tool we use that allows someone to spam comments on Scout’s Paw Tracks Top 100 GSP Webs at our website.  It does not change the way the sites are ranked nor does it change how the voting buttons work or the ability for someone to rank your site.

Originally I saw this as a great tool to allow visitors to your site to give you feedback on how their experiance was at your website or with your kennel.  It is regretable that others saw it as a way to promote their own webistes with content unrelated to GSPs. 

With the high level of success we have had with the website and large volume of traffic it sometimes attracts spammers looking for ways to promote their own websites. 

I am sorry to say we had to take this action but I am concerned that someone could add comments each of us might feel inappropriate.  I know I do not want Scout’s Paw Tracks to be associate with such sites and I am sure you feel the same way.

In our efforts to be a valued source of GSP information I have taken the action to remove all the current comments and turn off the ability to add future comments.  I have spoken with the developers at evoTopsites and have asked them to resolve this issue or remove the comments feature completely.

Overall this is the only change you will notice is the removal of comments.  I want to thank everyone for being a part of this community and understanding the reason for this change in policy.

Regards,
Jim Brown
President and CEO
Scout’s Paw Tracks

Posted by J Brown on 04/01 at 07:26 PM
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