Hotlinking of Unlisted Scripts Disabled
Posted by Jesse Andrews on Jan 27, 2008
Disabling hotlinking for unlisted scripts means they cannot be used in bookmarklets.
Scripts that are marked as unlisted are no longer hotlinkable.
To install them you MUST visit the script's userscipts.org page, where a unique link to the script is generated for each visitor. If you try to get the source of an unlisted script using a URL like http://userscripts.org/scripts/source/20989.user.js, you are given a 403 Forbidden page.
I've also posted a page about unlisted scripts. As we move forward this page will be updated (as will other pages about userscripts.org as we allow other users to edit them.)
Britt has implemented a badwords filter that will automatically unlist scripts that contain certain words (orkut or scrap for example). It will be activated Sunday. If you have a valid script that is unlisted due to the filter, contact us and we will relist it. This is an interim solution until we have the karma system in place.
UPDATE
The "dirty word" filter is in place. and it has been a day without having to review scrap all scripts! Instead I'm dealing with lots of emails from those users and having to explain disabling hotlinking doesn't break a Greasemonkey script - it breaks using it as a bookmarklet. So you script still works...
You could comment on this post if you were logged in.
jesses
Scriptwright
|
Excellent news, that should drasticly cut down on the amount of orkut scrap crap. Does the filter get triggered whenever a script is uploaded or is it a scheduled task? |
KARASZI István
Scriptwright
|
ok, maybe it's not connected to this upgrade, but only the new comments count on this blog page. |
|
KARASZI István
Scriptwright
|
and unfortunately we still have craps on the first page on us.o :( |
|
KARASZI István
Scriptwright
|
sorry my fault 'it will be activated' :) and i turn myself off |
davey
User
|
fantastic! i was hoping for the day when a mass filter for okrut and/or scrap would finally take hold. looking forward to it being activated later today. |
jk-
Scriptwright
|
An interim solution that is, until you create an even bigger problem: "the karma system". |
Devilsworkshop
Scriptwright
|
@admin - now here is one serious problem. My website is based on the use of userscripts to be used for orkut. Now after this move, i am nearly screwed up if any of the script fails to load. You can have a look at my scripts which have been installed considerable amount of times. My blog is also a well reputed one (featured in PC World, Washingtonpost) Can you add me in your white list? otherwise i'll have to host these scripts somewhere else which will be a big headache. Looking forward to your reply. DWS |
Britt Selvit...
Admin
|
@devilsworkshop: We are working on better filtering solutions. As long as your scripts are not 'unlisted' (read: malicious or spam) than there should be no hotlinking problem. All unlisted scripts are reviewed manually for content, and we are working on a community oriented review process (see last blog post). If you have any questions about this please contact myself or Jesse. |
yourluckster
Scriptwright
|
Hey what Happened GuyS , Y my ScripTs NoT WoRkInG......???? |
matrixik
User
|
To yourluckster: Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!!! First step to kick ass that ... spam on that excellent page. |
Yansky
Scriptwright
|
"My website is based on the use of userscripts to be used for orkut. Now after this move, i am nearly screwed up if any of the script fails to load." Why have you hotlinked them in the first place? What is the need to do so? Why don't your users install greasemonkey so they can run greasemonkey scripts? I don't understand why you didn't just do this in the first place? |
ironside
User
|
Excellent! At last some action being taken against that plague of scripts that we have come to loath! Well done, A move in the right dirction at alst :) |
Jesse Andrews
Admin
|
"dirty word" filters is live - if your script gets unlisted contact the admins and we will re-enable it .... |
jerone
Scriptwright
|
How do i know if my scripts aren't unlisted? |
|
Jesse Andrews
Admin
|
jerone, you can see what scripts of your are unlisted on your scripts listing. None of your scripts are unlisted. On the other hand, you can see this user's scripts are all unlisted. |
|
jerone
Scriptwright
|
Thank you Jesse for the reply. Maybe you show this as a screenshot on the about page, to make clear how unlisted looks like. |
Tom Riddle
Scriptwright
|
Hello Admin! Its nice to see that you have added Badword Filter and its nice to see the word SCRAP is added into it. But I feel that, adding the word Orkut into the list will screw up a huge number of other useful scripts! For example, I use 13 Orkut scripts, which all are useful in one way or the other, making my Orkutting much easier! So, kindly consider removing the word ORKUT from the list... |
|
Devilsworkshop
Scriptwright
|
@yansky - i actually got something wrong. Jesses was kind enough to respond to my query and clear my doubt. thanks once again, and yea i always recommend installation of greasemonkey to use userscripts on my site. |
Rohit Kumbhar
Scriptwright
|
Sweet! Thanks a bunch guys! |
Prabhu Baska...
User
|
|
Descriptor
Scriptwright
|
@Devilsworkshop this site needs to make some money for hosting your scripts for free. Just link to your script page here and users can install it from here, and maybe click an ad while they are here. |
QP
Scriptwright
|
I would just like to congratulate you guys :) |
|
Tom Riddle
Scriptwright
|
Hurray! Userscripts seems to be more cleaner than its been over the past few months... Keep Going! |
|
Descriptor
Scriptwright
|
The filter does not appear to be working, though there are a few dedicated reporters. Can not the reported scripts be filtered? |
ersin
User
|
excellent. I liked this blog very much.
|
|
matrixik
User
|
Anyone know where Admins disappear? |
