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Re: Show HN: UrlRoulette – Pass a URL to the next visitor

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Post by mmathias »

primitivesuave wrote: post #6
zelah wrote: post #4

I like this idea but there is a lot of porn. Can you block the porn?

I second this. Here is a big list of websites to filter. http://pasted.co/b2dc3032

Wow, thanks, that's a long list. Will try to implement in the coming days... :)

Re: Show HN: UrlRoulette – Pass a URL to the next visitor

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Post by ptr_void »

Tried it a few times, submitted some general interest links from my bookmarks, only to be redirected to scam sites :( Interesting idea, but it's unrealistic to expect good behavior from internet as a whole.

It could be useful to have a delay before redirect to be able to read the url and choose whether or not to go in it.

Re: Show HN: UrlRoulette – Pass a URL to the next visitor

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Post by [deleted] »

primitivesuave wrote: post #9
mmathias wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, I'm not exactly sure about how to do that. I could implement a list of all the major porn sites, but then people could still post porn URL using URL shorteners...

This is actually a good point, but I'd imagine people put down a porn website out of pure impulse when trying this service, so having their URL rejected with a friendly warning would certainly reduce the amount of porn spam. You could also block common URL shorteners. This is a really cool app though!

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Re: Show HN: UrlRoulette – Pass a URL to the next visitor

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Post by tyingq »

mmathias wrote: post #5
zelah wrote: post #4

I like this idea but there is a lot of porn. Can you block the porn?

Well, I'm not exactly sure about how to do that. I could implement a list of all the major porn sites, but then people could still post porn URL using URL shorteners...

Display the URL with a countdown and a prominent "no thanks" button. Redirect after the countdown if they don't opt out.

A fair amount of sites you don't want to visit have obvious urls. Or maybe you could scrape the title and display that as well.

Re: Show HN: UrlRoulette – Pass a URL to the next visitor

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Post by mmathias »

ptr_void wrote: post #14

Tried it a few times, submitted some general interest links from my bookmarks, only to be redirected to scam sites :( Interesting idea, but it's unrealistic to expect good behavior from internet as a whole. It could be useful to have a delay before redirect to be able to read the url and choose whether or not to go in it.

Thank you, that sounds like a good idea!
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