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We are considering the idea of putting a lock on our content in regards to guest viewing (i.e. non-registered users).
The function would basically block guests after a preset number of page views which would help block some of the scrapers out there that are lifting content without permission. We have tried IP blocking as well as user agent blocking, but it's extremely easy to spoof IP addresses and user agent strings.
Once a user is a registered member:
1) Unlimited Viewing (of public areas, excluding any premium or private sections that senior members or future premium members may have access to)
2) Provides a metric for us to determine if an account is being used to gather content
3) And we won't lie... it also gives up some better measurement of what content people are reading the most of.
We would like to leave this RFC thread open for awhile to get some feedback on this idea and would appreciate some honest, sincere feedback on whether or not we should implement such a system.
Thank you for your time.
We are considering the idea of putting a lock on our content in regards to guest viewing (i.e. non-registered users).
The function would basically block guests after a preset number of page views which would help block some of the scrapers out there that are lifting content without permission. We have tried IP blocking as well as user agent blocking, but it's extremely easy to spoof IP addresses and user agent strings.
Once a user is a registered member:
1) Unlimited Viewing (of public areas, excluding any premium or private sections that senior members or future premium members may have access to)
2) Provides a metric for us to determine if an account is being used to gather content
3) And we won't lie... it also gives up some better measurement of what content people are reading the most of.
We would like to leave this RFC thread open for awhile to get some feedback on this idea and would appreciate some honest, sincere feedback on whether or not we should implement such a system.
Thank you for your time.