Green hover color for bitcointalk.org links

[HeroC]

Huh, neat! Hopefully it will cut down on the fake sites a bit. Does this apply to PMs as well?

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Though there are a lot of other changes I'd like to see that are a bit more important, this is a good thing to see.  Good idea, good implementation.

[apoorvlathey]

Huh, neat! Hopefully it will cut down on the fake sites a bit. Does this apply to PMs as well?

Yes, as the PMs are also in BB code so the green hover color works there too. I have verified it myself.

@theymos, nice feature you applied to attack phishing links.

[apoorvlathey]

It doesn't work for the beta forum's link.

Link : https://beta.bitcointalk.org

[Lauda]

It doesn't work for the beta forum's link.

It is not supposed to work for the beta. Bitcointalk != bitcointalk beta.

Does this apply to PMs as well?

It would be normal to assume that it does. Just test it out.

[OgNasty]

The more I've started seeing this feature in use, the more I'm wondering if it is backwards...

This appears to be a warning system, correct?  I feel like it is warning you that the link you are clicking is good.  Maybe a better idea would be making the non bitcointalk.org links red?  This way when someone is heading off site they are warned, instead of it appearing normal.  It would also be a reminder to open a new tab, instead of leaving bitcointalk when I click a link. 

[jamesl22]

The more I've started seeing this feature in use, the more I'm wondering if it is backwards...

This appears to be a warning system, correct?  I feel like it is warning you that the link you are clicking is good.  Maybe a better idea would be making the non bitcointalk.org links red?  This way when someone is heading off site they are warned, instead of it appearing normal.  It would also be a reminder to open a new tab, instead of leaving bitcointalk when I click a link. 

yes making all non bitcointalk external links red will make this feature more secure, normally this green hover text isn't noticed by many new users but making bitcointalk links green and all others red will easy to notice and help easily find phising links

if it is possible then make all external links red without hover

[Dyatrev]

yes instead of hover direct color would be better but i dont know if user can change direct color or not with codes

[jambola2]

The more I've started seeing this feature in use, the more I'm wondering if it is backwards...

This appears to be a warning system, correct?  I feel like it is warning you that the link you are clicking is good.  Maybe a better idea would be making the non bitcointalk.org links red?  This way when someone is heading off site they are warned, instead of it appearing normal.  It would also be a reminder to open a new tab, instead of leaving bitcointalk when I click a link. 

Since the purpose was to highlight when a link to bitcointalk.org s safe, instead of making all non-bitcointalk.org links red, they could even try to guess which links are attempting to phish bitcointalk.org....
For example, any link with bitcointalk in its text which does not direct to bitcointalk.org would have red hover text maybe.

[OgNasty]

The more I've started seeing this feature in use, the more I'm wondering if it is backwards...

This appears to be a warning system, correct?  I feel like it is warning you that the link you are clicking is good.  Maybe a better idea would be making the non bitcointalk.org links red?  This way when someone is heading off site they are warned, instead of it appearing normal.  It would also be a reminder to open a new tab, instead of leaving bitcointalk when I click a link.  

Since the purpose was to highlight when a link to bitcointalk.org s safe, instead of making all non-bitcointalk.org links red, they could even try to guess which links are attempting to phish bitcointalk.org....
For example, any link with bitcointalk in its text which does not direct to bitcointalk.org would have red hover text maybe.

I understand that.  However, is that any better than looking at the mouseover url at the bottom of your browser or looking for a secure logo in your browser when you click through?  If you know what to check for, the feature really isn't there to protect you.  Since this is a non-standard feature, most users will not be looking for green highlighted text when clicking a link.  However, a link lighting up red would let them know there's something suspicious going on, which now that external links aren't popping up in new windows, could be the only warning a user gets.

[Spoetnik]

Ya i was like WTF was it always green recently ?
I thought maybe it was an update to my GreaseMonkey color script i use globally on Firefox.
Anyway, yeah i like it.

[ibminer]

Why not both red for offsite links and green for bitcointalk?  I realize this might upset some of the atheists - it may resemble Christmas too much... but it seems like it would draw attention to the fact that there are different types of links. Tooltip might be another option if its too colorful but just a thought... its a good implementation regardless.

[OgNasty]

Here's an example of a common scam attempt.  This one is from today.  A red hover would have made it much more obvious.

!!! WARNING: This user is a newbie. If you are expecting a message from a more veteran member, then this is an imposter !!!

Yes Escrow is arranged apologies for the mix up., too many pm's and escrow requests

Please follow the steps below

Terms :
Seller : ample1
Buyer : cool21

Localbitcoins account ref:
https://localbitcoins.com/accounts/profile/celobacara/

Total price : 0.55 Bitcoin


Escrow steps:

• cool21, please transfer 0.55BTC to the Escrow address detailed in the first post of my main Escrow thread on the forum linked below:
  
  www.bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=303281
  
  Never send to any other address!
  
  After transfer please pm ample1 the transaction I.D.
  
  
• ample1, after you have confirmed transfer by the transaction I.D you are safe to send the localbitcoin account password and information to the buyer.
  
• cool21, After you have verified and secured the account please pm me to allow release of the BTC to ample1.
  
  

Thanks,
OgNasty.

[Spoetnik]

Ya i think the Red + green idea is good..

IDEA: Spoetnik Approved™

[ravens]

Nice! This should help fight against phishing attempts. Keepup the good work!

[Quickseller]

Is there any way to update this so that this feature extends to reference links in users' trust profiles?

[OgNasty]

The more I've started seeing this feature in use, the more I'm wondering if it is backwards...

This appears to be a warning system, correct?  I feel like it is warning you that the link you are clicking is good.  Maybe a better idea would be making the non bitcointalk.org links red?  This way when someone is heading off site they are warned, instead of it appearing normal.  It would also be a reminder to open a new tab, instead of leaving bitcointalk when I click a link. 

This topic seems to be back in discussion so I thought it should probably be done on the appropriate thread. 

[Vod]

This topic seems to be back in discussion so I thought it should probably be done on the appropriate thread. 

This thread is four years old.  Yes, we see you brought this up back then - nice job!

The discussion thread is here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5300919.0

[OgNasty]

Yes, we see you brought this up back then - nice job!

Thanks!  It is a bit curious that this warning was left out of the system to seemingly focus on positivity, and then the next addition was trust flags that are purely negative.

I can see not wanting to label every outside link with a warning as that would seemingly be harmful to business here.  A better compromise to my previous idea would be to only make outside links red that are disguised using the url command.  That way users could post outside links without them being red so long as the link was displayed naturally.  If they try to disguise the link's true destination by using the url command, it would display as red, warning the user that the actual destination is not being displayed and needs to be checked.

Example:
Check out this cool new way to donate: Donate to Bitcointalk (link would be red)
Check out this cool new way to donate: https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html (link is green)
Check out this cool website that I like: https://www.wandera.com/signs-youve-been-phished/ (link is normal)