Question

I've been getting messages lately that have been advertising a certain site with the initials P.A .
Not sure if this is a new problem or i'm just late for the invite.

Anyway, I have a suggestion to this problem:
Filter messages of links

Answer 1

There should be a filter on the pms, filtering things such as:
-curse words
-links
-etc

Answer 2

Oh

Answer 3

Yeah, that's is peeranswer, a FAKE, WANNABE & STUPID version of OpenStudy! :D Remember to spread the word about this!!!

Answer 4

It's not that bad :)

Answer 5

Report
Block
Ignore
There is nothing else you can do sorry!

Answer 6

Or you can pm a mod actually :P

Answer 7

@pooja195
Filtering the pms still seems like a good idea to me >.>

Answer 8

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Afrodiddle
There should be a filter on the pms, filtering things such as:
-curse words
-links
-etc
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
-cuss words \(\small\color{red}{done}\)
-filtering links? What if its to another OS post?

Answer 9

Yeah, links are pretty important. Maybe block certain links like tinychat links, P.A links, and links like that.

Answer 10

Yes.

Answer 11

What @sammixboo said.

Answer 12

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @e.mccormick
They are spammers who have been told they are not welcome. Still, they come and do ads in violation of a few laws. They could get in serious trouble for unfair business practices, spam, and CFAA violations.
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

Answer 13

There has been a lot of posts with external links lately which isn't allowed on OS. I saw an advertisement for an etsy page last night.

Anyway, PeerAnswer is a wannabe clone of OpenStudy, Facebook, and Twitter mashed up together to form a super social site.

I do agree that some links should be filtered or even banned such as Peer Answer, Etsy, Tinychat.. etc. Only educational sites like Math Overflow or Math Stackexchange should still be allowed (sometimes I do attempt my work on Math Stackexchange and I find it easier to just copy and paste the link rather than retype everything on OS)

Answer 14

Then let's start a petition to filter any external links that have not proved useful to Openstudy.

Answer 15

Why should we start a petition? Just ask @Preetha ... If she likes the idea, it will get done. :)

Answer 16

@TheSmartOne
It's just a petition. :P
Not a riot.
If we get enough people to agree on the subject then we can ask a mod. :)
( This is how we got free cheese sticks on tuesdays at my old public school, a bunch of kids signed my petition and I turned it in to the principle... made his day.)

Answer 17

Links that have not been proved useful? That mean every link sent, regardless of a persons question or not, would have to be approved by a Moderator, which could be anywhere from 60-100 per subject per day. I would love to do that job, if I got payed. :)

Answer 18

no one gets payed on OpenStudy (talking about mods and ambis)

(don't know about Preetha and the few devs/admins that we have)

Answer 19

I know, that's the point. It would be crazy for that to happen.

Answer 20

Personally, I think they sould just add it to the bad word filter and munge it.

Answer 21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_wingspanens

It's true that links are already included in the filters, it even changed the wiki link...

Answer 22

I'm IP BANNED BY URI

Answer 23

Yeah, possibly put 'peeranswer.com' in the black list, same with 'tinychat.com' and other external chat links.

Answer 24

@veryamerican Are you rooting for the other team, PA? Are you not aware of how great the term OS is? With OS you got Windows, Linux or Mac, and OpenStudy. With PA, you just have Potential Adware, or PeerAnswer for short.

Answer 25

lol @chrisdbest that's funny. PeerAnswer is super sketchy that it won't even let me read their terms of service or about us page. Moreover, PeerAnswer was created this year (I can tell by the copyright date) while OpenStudy has been around for 5 years and counting. You know what PeerAnswer stands for? Pretty Average XD!

Answer 26

Open Study stands for Overall Superb ;p

Answer 27

Thanks @UsukiDoll

Answer 28

Not tryna be rude @TheSmartOne , but OS stands for Open Study, Open Study doesn't stand for itself. It stands for MILLIONS!!!

Answer 29

Dang, that's deep.

Answer 30

Yeah, lols @Afrodiddle

Answer 31

But am I right, @Afrodiddle @sammixboo @Usukidoll @TheSmartOne @EclipsedStar ?

Answer 32

2Cheesy4me
Ima stay out of this :P
Gotta go punch a wall, not into sentimental stuff.

Answer 33

@chrisdbest yes you are...but @TheSmartOne is making a statement that OS not only stands for Open Study but it is Overall Superb because a few years ago, it was just Open Study that offered free tutoring. Most tutoring sites will charge people by the hour at high rates that no one can afford.

Also, while a filter will be a great idea, we need to expand that particular filter besides the word "peeranswer" or the link to that garbage site. What if some users become creative like PAnswer, PeerA, or P.A?
What I'm suggesting is that anyone who dares to post links or mention anything about PA to have their entry not only automatically deleted but their OS account suspended for a day. We, the members at OS, had enough of this. And if this continues, a permanent ban is a good idea. At least that's how I would handle it.

I know it sounds harsh, but seriously enough with that site. Right?

Answer 34

Yeah, a week rather than a day ban sounds more like it.

Answer 35

Ok. First violation should be a week suspension... and then permanent ip ban.

Answer 36

OS's IP bans only prevent someone from making any more new accounts, not stop them from going on the site (suspensions work for that).

Answer 37

but suspensions now result in temporary ip bans until the suspension is over...