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Removing Bad Comments From Your page
SweetGuy
#1 Posted : Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:27:36 PM(UTC)


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There have been a recent flood of "bad" comments being posted on profiles the past few days. These comments makes it hard to remove, and hard to maneuver.

Here are some ways to try and remove the offending comments. It will be broken down into 2 parts: Firefox and IE.


Firefox

Open Firefox, then click Tools in the menu bar
Click Options
Click Content
Uncheck "Enable Javascript" and "Enable Java"
Click ok

Now, log into your profile
Click "Profile Comments"
Delete any comments you aren't sure of. It will generally be in the first couple comments and likely people you really don't know.
Follow the above directions and Check the Javascript and Java again and click ok.
Check your page.
If it didn't work, delete more comments. If it did, then breathe easy again, lol.
SweetGuy
#2 Posted : Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:28:20 PM(UTC)


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Internet Explorer

I decided to cheat a bit on this one, seeing as Microsoft hates simplicity.
Here are instructions on disabling Java straight from their website.

"If you are unable to load a particular Web page using Internet Explorer, the problem may be caused by active content that the Web page contains. To determine if this is the case, perform the following steps.

After performing each step, check to see if you are able to successfully load the Web page. If you are not able to successfully load the Web page, you should contact the administrator of the Web site to report the problem and inquire about additional methods to access the Web page.
1. Configure Internet Explorer so that it does not run Active scripts automatically:

Internet Explorer 3.x:
a. On the View menu, click Options, click the Security tab, and then click to clear the Run ActiveX Scripts check box under Active Content.
b. Click OK.
Internet Explorer 4.x:
a. On the View menu, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click the Internet Web content zone, click Custom (for expert users), and then click Settings.
b. Scroll down to the Scripting section, click Disable under Scripting of Java applets and Active scripting, click OK, and then click OK again.
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, 6:
a. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click the Internet Web content zone, and then click Custom Level.
b. In the Settings box, scroll down to the Scripting section, and click Disable under Active scripting and Scripting of Java applets.
c. Click OK, and then click OK again.

NOTE: In Internet Explorer, the term "Active scripting" or "ActiveX scripting" refers to both Microsoft JScript scripting and Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition. When you complete this procedure, you disable both types of scripts.
If you are able to load the Web page after performing this step, the problem is being caused by Active scripting that the Web page contains. The script most likely is written incorrectly, or contains unsupported objects, properties, or elements.
2. Configure Internet Explorer so that it does not automatically use items that show active content, such as vertical marquees or animations.

Internet Explorer 3.x:
a. Click Options on the View menu, click the Security tab, and then click to clear the Enable ActiveX Controls And Plug-Ins check box under Active Content.
b. Click OK.
Internet Explorer 4.x:
a. On the View menu, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click the Internet Web content zone, click Custom, and then click Settings.
b. Click Disable under Download unsigned Active X controls, Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting, Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe, Download signed ActiveX controls, Run ActiveX controls and plugins, click OK, and then click OK again.
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, 6:
a. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click the Internet Web content zone, and then click Custom Level.
b. In the Settings box, click Disable under Download signed ActiveX controls, Download unsigned ActiveX controls, Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe, Run ActiveX controls and plugins, and Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting.
c. Click OK, and then click OK again.
If you are able to load the Web page after performing this step, the problem is being caused by active content that the Web page contains.
3. Verify that Internet Explorer's internal Java Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler is disabled:

Internet Explorer 3.x:
a. On the View menu click Options, click the Advanced tab, and then click to clear the Enable Java JIT Compiler check box.
b. Click OK.
Internet Explorer 4.x:
a. On the View menu, click Internet Options, click the Advanced tab, and then click to clearthe Java JIT compiler enabled check box under Java VM.
b. Click OK.
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, 6:
a. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, click the Advanced tab, and then click to clear the JIT compiler for virtual machine enabled (requires restart) check box under Java VM.
b. Click OK.
If the problem is caused by a Java program that the Web page contains and the problem still occurs when the Java JIT Compiler is disabled, the Internet Explorer status bar should display a message that provides additional information about the problem. If the message indicates that a particular class is not found, the appropriate class file may not exist on the server that contains the Web page, or the server may be too busy.
4. Configure Internet Explorer so that it does not run Java programs automatically.

Internet Explorer 3.x:
a. On the View menu, click Options, click the Security tab, and then click to clear the Enable Java Programs check box under Active Content.
b. Click OK.
Internet Explorer 4.x:
a. On the View menu, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click the Internet Web content zone, click Custom, and then click Settings.
b. Click Disable Java under Java Permissions in the Security Settings dialog box, click OK, and then click OK again.
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.01, 5.5, 6:
a. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, click the Security tab, click the Internet Web content zone, and then click Custom Level.
b. In the Settings box, click Disable Java under Java Permissions, click OK and then click OK again.
If you are able to load the Web page after performing this step, the problem is being caused by one or more Java programs that the Web page contains."

Now, after doing all of that you can try to delete the comments.
Log into your profile. Click "Profile Comments"
Now, delete the offending comments. They will normally be with in the first couple and probably someone you don't really know.
Now, follow the above directions from Microsoft and re-enable and check everything so that it is back to the way it was.
Now check your profile.
If it still happens, try the above again and delete more comments. if it worked, breathe easy. lol
Violator1200
#3 Posted : Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:45:12 AM(UTC)


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Why is everything so much easier with firefox?;d
Just tell them to use firefox and save the trouble of typing all that IE crap LOL:d ;d
Download it here :
http://www.download.com/...-10208565.html?tag=lst-4

Great job SG Thank You.
Braxin
#4 Posted : Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:51:59 AM(UTC)

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Additional information:

The offender who is posting the bad comments is also using another trick to redirect your browser to another profile concerning 6_Naughty_Fakes. Turning off java & javascript still allows this. They are using META REFRESH to accomplish this.

To prevent META REFRESH from redirecting you:

In Internet Explorer:

Click Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > Allow META REFRESH

Set this to disable. Click OK until you are out of the Internet Tools box. You can then view your comments and delete any offending ones.
Make sure you re-enable META REFRESH when you are done since many web sites use this legitimately.

In Firefox 2.x:

Firefox does not have the option to disable META REFRESH. It will in Version 3. In the meantime, you can install an add-on which will allow you to disable it.

This add-on can be found here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/992

Hope this helps.
Larissa_Love
#5 Posted : Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:24:09 AM(UTC)

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Any chance we're going to get the option to approve comments in the future, to prevent things like this from happening, especially over the weekend when no one is around to do anything about it?
DJ_Reaper320XX
#6 Posted : Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:34:59 AM(UTC)


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Ditto
wanderinginspace
#7 Posted : Sunday, February 24, 2008 2:54:34 PM(UTC)

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Well, we all know that the banner script is hidden in the comments. To know exactly which comment you gotta delete just look at the source of the page.

View ---> Page source (for firefox)
View ---> Source (IE)

Then Press Ctrl+F to open "find" and type "naughtyfakes". You'll get to the banner code. In that same line or a line about the code, you'll see the name of the person who has posted the comment. Note down the name. and Go to your profile again and delete that comment. that'll solve the prob. and u wont have to loose any other comments either.. =)
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