W00BOX now a banned word on MSE - but the comps are legit

IDeamOfFairies

I would imagine to stop the recent spammer that MSE have now banned the word W00BOX
Although these can sometimes be affiliate links (IE... the ones with 2 lots of digits after the .com ...such as .com/u1s4f/3saw4)
the ones with just 1 lot of digits are legit competitions from some large companies.

IE - I won a £250 laptop today from this comp
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5245783

so what happens to all these comps now?

weeowens

IDeamOfFairies wrote: »

I would imagine to stop the recent spammer that MSE have now banned the word W00BOX
Although these can sometimes be affiliate links (IE... the ones with 2 lots of digits after the .com ...such as .com/u1s4f/3saw4)
the ones with just 1 lot of digits are legit competitions from some large companies.

IE - I won one today from this comp
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5245783

so what happens to all these comps now?

Hi,maybe you could pm MSE Admin re the issue( forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com ) or post in: Site Feedback

Just posting here may not get a definitive reply.

HTH

IDeamOfFairies

Looks like a regular comper asked for it to be banned
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5258426

weeowens

IDeamOfFairies wrote: »

Looks like a regular comper asked for it to be banned
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5258426

All I can offer is: # 2

mjm3346

There doesn't need to be a link direct to the app, there should always be a page that leads to it.

mjm3346

In all cases you are asked not to attempt to bypass the filter.

IDeamOfFairies

mjm3346 wrote: »

There doesn't need to be a link direct to the app, there should always be a page that leads to it.

There wasn't any other page or link to the comp that I won today, I have also seen many comps on here with just the direct link

mjm3346

IDeamOfFairies wrote: »

There wasn't any other page or link to the comp that I won today, I have also seen many comps on here with just the direct link

It may not be posted but there is always a page that leads to the app.

This would have gone to the one you won

https://www.facebook.com/toshibauk/posts/923204247721558

sleepyjones

It jsut means that the posters will need to be a bit more diligent. If the comp comes from a Facebook post or a blog page, then they just need to link to the post / Page where they found the link and post that instead of just posting the "direct link"

I don't think a woo-box link will appear in the Google listings so it shouldn't really be a problem (although it could 'cause some hassles with existing comps that have already been posted)