Disable URL parsing in Chat Box?

[Daniel]

Chrome has had this for years. I'm sure FireFox will have some of the cool new features Chrome has now like voice activation or 3D CSS


That's one hell of an assumption to make especially for a staff member.

This is what I want but the staff are looking for the easier alternative it seams

Well. It's just what i'm thinking..

Broadly speaking, there is a reason behind a yes answer.

And I think, most of them exploit it to their advantage.

I see everyday that people link to their own stuff. It's very rare, for an example that people is linking to something else that is not their own.

You're smart enough to understand what I mean

I click on anything that gets posted in the shout box. But much of it is crap. I have been a victim of bugs and lots of unnecessary nonsense.

So I hope that the majority votes no, so that it can be avoided in the future.

To answer bx:

I'm sorry, but it is not always that a moderator is available.

Daniel Reviewed by Daniel on 1st Apr 2011. Disable URL parsing in Chat Box? It's a pretty simple question. Disable it, or leave it be. Upside: Less spam. Downside: Links aren't clickable. Workarounds such as "Only allow this URL:" well, if you can code up such a modification I am happy to check it out! Vote away. Rating: 5

[l0calh0st]

lol who bothers , just give those spammers a perma ban.

[l0calh0st]

@Happy, it's easy... Once you ban spammers other members will think twice before spamming.

[Prazsky]

I would say leave it be. It's a chatbox, a little spam here and there hurts no one. As long the forum itself is clean, who gives a toss? It's not like the CB spam is outta control in any case. If someone spams excessively, the mods can always ban him.

Disabling parsing will only serve to annoy the regular members and nothing else. Its a bit like asking your members to type a captcha for every post.