Ticket #60 (closed defect: fixed)
POTD plugin ... what a douchebag!
| Reported by: | doug@… | Owned by: | chrisfnet |
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| Priority: | normal | Component: | potd |
| Severity: | normal | Keywords: | porn spam lame douchebag potd |
| Cc: |
Description
PROBLEM:
Am I the only one who has noticed that this plugin, in it's default form, is basically affiliate link porn spam? ALL the images/links defined in the images array contain the author's various affiliate account IDs.
Now, I have no probs with porn, and technically no probs with afilliate click whoring, but I do get a little annoyed that this is being passed off as a legitimate plugin, as the user generally has no idea that the author of this plugin is now potentially profiting of their web site traffic.
SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS:
A) With some very minor hacking, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to allow blog owners to supply their own POTD images, complete with their own affiliate IDs in the associated URL if they choose.
- or -
B) At the very least, inform users in the README file or code comments (weaker still) that you could profit at their expense (bandwidth, hosting, etc).
Change History
comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by anonymous
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to worksforme
comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by anonymous
- Status changed from closed to reopened
- Resolution worksforme deleted
