Im probably dreaming but would it be possible to create a mod that prevented submitters from copy and pasting the same text twice into the description field, something that would recognise that every word in the description is duplicated. Maybe rejecting the submission from going through? I get a hell of a lot of submissions where the description is pasted in twice.
ZeRo_CoOl, your right, il mention it over there. humm, well im thinking of every single word duplicated, but as i mentioned im probably dreaming. I realise its easy for me to come up with an idea but possibly not practical in the coding world. I will ask around though, maybe it is possible.
It should be fairly easy, if you're talking about repeated sentences in the same field: just measure the length of the string, split it in half, and compare the two halves for similarity. You could also just take the first few characters and check the rest of the string for their repetition, which would weed out the instances where someone has copied a short description more than twice. It's totally do-able, although you may get a few cases where you don't catch 100% of this if people change round the odd letter or so. Is this a major problem for directories which are demanding longer descriptions?
I also mean word only not alphabet...eg: Description: ......a unique directory, a unique category structure, a seo friendly directory. So as a is repeated... duplicate words or content?
Obelia and humm, i tend to get a lot of the following: "A gathering of web sites that are reviewed by an editor before acceptance into the directory. Regular and permanent listings allow you free submission into an appropriate category and yearly featured listings appearing on top in their category are also available. A gathering of web sites that are reviewed by an editor before acceptance into the directory. Regular and permanent listings allow you free submission into an appropriate category and yearly featured listings appearing on top in their category are also available." Obelia, your right that some could get around it by just changing something maybe. I can verify that i get a substantial amount of this, thats even with the minimum characters at an acceptable level. I do review slowly and carefully so notice many things like this, to be honest i cant blame them trying either, they want to make a quick submission but it ends in me deleting it.
Pipes are you running a free directory? Possibility of a improper setup of a profile in auto-submitters and they being in action with your directory?
It is very easy you need just to take descriptions from the url instead of the descriptions provided by them! this would easily solve your problem!
I guess it could be a part solution, do you mean that they would have no option but to have descriptions from the url, or that they could still copy and paste a prepared description in if they choose? I dont want to restrict or annoy submitters who dont do anything wrong regarding this description problem.
Are you dreaming for it only with phpld? If it can be done I'm the man, but I aint treading on toes so if it can be done it will be done but probably for other scripts.
Well i currently only experience it on PhpLD as of course were able to set the minimum characters for description etc. But i also have indexscripts directories but dont have the problem there really but thats only because of indexscript having less control over character amounts for the time being (hope im not wrong about that ) i haven't used others yet so im unsure how people get on with them.
I am talking about Meta description and it can be used as description itself You can give them a copy and paste description if they are paying for a featured link!
As I said, I won't be treading on other people's toes making it for phpld, as I was waiting by there I wrote some code to test the theory and in theory It can be done so if there are some good mod writers out there for phpld then they shouldn't have any problems.
Freewebspace, yeah that sounds like a good idea, of course if their meta description is poor i would end up deleting that too. I dont enjoy deleting either, i do a huge amount of editing and would rather approve more.
The Pheonix, im happy to hear by yourself and others, that in theory it is possible, i imagine im not alone in getting this with submissions, ive posted it over on phpld forums too.
It's an open market Phoenix, if you can make this code why don't you? An0n and whomever else you are referring to won't care and you certainly won't be stepping on anyones toes. IF you can make it you should.
You talking to me? @dubz I know that dubz, anon's words about phpld put me off making any for them so IF I do make it then it will be for others and I wont charge for it. @pipes; Its a tough cookie this one, but I did figure out the algorythm to do it. So to you anon, I'm doing it! But not for phpld.