Talk:Webshots

message: Removed Malware section
I've removed the recently-added Malware paragraph, as it appears to represent only one POV, and the references weren't really strong enough to support it. Only one reference claimed that the Kiwee toolbar was "malicious", and the rest were just about how to uninstall it etc. And in a search, I also found references that suggest Webshots does not install malware , and that the Kiwee toolbar is not malware (an ehow link, but that site is blacklisted for other reasons). The section also described the situation in the past tense, without giving any indications as to when it was the case, or whether it is currently the case. If this section is to be there, I think it should be re-written to be neutral - eg to state that some users have been unhappy with the Kiwee toolbar, factually state what the toolbar actually does, that it is an optional install, make it clear as to the current state, etc, rather than stating the one view that webshots installs malware as if it were uncontested fact. -- Boing! said Zebedee 10:57, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: (I've just struck the "optional" bit, as it seems that at least some version installed it automatically - but the historical and current status would still need to be clarified -- Boing! said Zebedee 10:59, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  I disagree. Actually there was an ongoing question on malware on this page before I started editiong the article (Aug/09) on this page, after people using the application started noticing the problem. You question whether it is malicious or not: According to Wikipedia, the definition of malware is "Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner's informed consent." which is exactly what it does. Looking at Webshots´ official blog I can see that they have an ongoing problem with malware check the 14/April/2010 messages. You can go through the long list if you want strong evidence whether "webshots installs malware as if it were uncontested an fact". If you scroll up, you´ll find further evidence from their apology, their official blog itself is part of the Webshots domain. The link that you provide yourself contains the following information at 23/April/2010: 1) 18/02/10 "A WebShots update silently installs Kiwee Toolbar into Firefox and IE. This toolbar is spyware and it changes the home page and default search engine to Bing!" 2)  28/01/10 "In the past month I nearly got two viruses from this site. I wasn't even downloading anything. One was a JS-downloader and was caught by avast!, while the other was caught only by Sandboxie and was named e.exe" Check 25/12/09 and 24/11/09... All these in the very first page and all related to malware. I will undo your deletion and invite you and other people to complement the article with your positive experiences with the Kiwee Toolbar, although a a quick search with Google shows in most of occurrences people asking how to uninstall/remove it (which is something I´d expect from malware). Jlascar 10:59, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Previously discussed points regarding Malware

message: * Users are unable to ever delete their usernames. Members must manually remove content from their account but their selected username is never deleted from Webshots database. (The following FAQ provides the steps to empty an account steps to remove content from it) Jlascar 10:12, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Users unable to delete created accounts

message: Based on the ongoing edit-warring between User:Looper72 and User:Jlascar about article content, I have locked the article for three days. The two editors - and anyone else who wants to voice an opinion - must work out the dispute out here on the talk page or seek dispute resolution. Any attempts to continue the edit war by either editor after protection expires may result in a block.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:15, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article lock 

message: A complete NPV article about Webshots should describe all its aspects and history. In 2010 one of the uses that Webshots gave to its customer's installed desktop application was malware distribution which affected many of them. This might be a fact that shareholders of Webshots might not like, but it happened and I wonder why should it be hidden or just barely mentioned in the article?
I had proposed a different section as I had seen that many articles show similar topics on its own paragraph, but I would like to hear another proposals, perhaps a paragraph within the article in a new section? I however think that just mentioned a short like about the subject is insufficient and should be expanded.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jlascar (talk • contribs) 05:19, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I feel that the current mention is the weight that should be given to the malware incident; false positives by malware scanners are nothing unusual.--Jasper Deng (talk) 05:33, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeking a NPV article that is complete and reflects its history 

message: Very nicely done page.
I was writing an article about the rise and fall of webshots and found this blog:
http://smilebywebshotssucks.com/
Which claims (pretty convincingly, he shows screenshots from their web pages) that the "new" Webshots has reactivated user accounts and is again charging users $2.99 a month to their credit cards.
This sounds like the "negative option" tactics that AOL was using towards the end.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_option_billing)
Comment?
Joe Patent (talk) 14:46, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-activating user accounts and charging credit cards? 

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