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VigLink?

Mad Mike

Mad Mike

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It looks like GTAMOTORCYCLES has signed up with VigLink (Sovrn Commerce) to monetize words typed in user posts. Not sure I like the idea of a discussion form making money off content created by users.

Thoughts?

Read more: about VigLink at VigLink - Wikipedia
 
I thought this was done many years ago?

Personally, I don't care. I doubt Paul is getting rich off GTAM. I know I paid for site supporter status more than a decade ago and haven't contributed anything since to help cover GTAM expenses. If he can monetize content in a non-obtrusive way that doesn't bother me at all.

Now, if GTAM started selling access to tutorials or similar created freely by users, I would have a problem with that. Right now, all the information is freely available, it just has more clicky bits.
 
just started happening for me the last few days
can't say I like the idea much either
will probably stop logging in at work
can't chance the accidental redirect to a site I don't plan on being at
so far it's just ebay and amazon...but still can't chance it
 
I have never seen it before, I noticed it in some of my posts. I cleared cookies but still words like tires and sport bikes are auto converting in the editor.
 
Forums cost money to run. I know because I admin/run more than a few myself.

Site supporters have chipped in a few bucks, most others have chipped in nothing.

Gotta pay the bills somehow.

It is what it is.
 
Sure there are costs associated with running a website, a site like this should cost <$250/year in hosting costs. Software licences for web forums cost about $200 every 5 years.

I dont see problem with ads that are displayed as ads. Once you start injecting and intercepting content, a sites integrity becomes challenged.

For example, did this link get automatically inserted or did I put it there?
 
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Weird, Lightcycle's posts show no links for me, but Mad MIke's and blackcamaro's do.

sportbike
cruiser
tires
spanish bikes
 
regder said:
Weird, Lightcycle's posts show no links for me, but Mad MIke's and blackcamaro's do.

sportbike
cruiser
tires
spanish bikes
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Perhaps site supporters don't see links on posts made by other site supporters?

And non site supporters see links from all?
 
Mad Mike said:
Perhaps site supporters don't see links on posts made by other site supporters?

And non site supporters see links from all?
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I see a viglink link in regders post. Good idea, but we havent figures out the magic key yet.
 
GreyGhost said:
I see a viglink link in regders post. Good idea, but we havent figures out the magic key yet.
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Yeah, I'm seeing links from everyone in the Harley thread.
 
Might be a bit of a complicated workaround, but you can install TamperMonkey for Chrome or GreaseMonkey for FireFox

and then add this userscript:

// ==UserScript==
// @name Hide VigLinks
// @namespace com.gtamotorcycle
// @include https://www.gtamotorcycle.com/*
// @description Hides Viglinks
// @version 1
// @Grant none
// ==/UserScript==
var linkList = document.querySelectorAll ("a");

Array.prototype.forEach.call (linkList, function (link) {
if (link.hostname.includes("viglink.com")) {
//-- Hide the link
link.href = "javascript:void(0);";
link.style = "text-decoration: none; color:black;";
link.target = "";
}
} );
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