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    Default Re: Listing Disappeared

    Right, I'll start again then.

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    Maybe change the thread title to something more specific, e.g. "Meerkat listings disappear! WHY???" so it catches the eye of the PTB.

    And if they still don't respond, mail support.

    Perhaps there's a hawk flying overhead, that usually causes meerkats to pop down their burrows!
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    We have a keyword filter for "Compare the Meerkat", you will need to change the title to something different to this.

    Before you say it, I know it sounds silly!! But as with everything strange that goes on there are reasons behind it, it is not our choice. This time it is legal reasons about intellectual property that we have received complaints about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnwash1 View Post

    Perhaps there's a hawk flying overhead, that usually causes meerkats to pop down their burrows!
    This is one of those rare occasions when I say LOL and actually mean it.

    The listing reappeared yesterday and - so far - it looks set to remain. I still have no idea as to why it disappeared but apparently changes have been made to the site in order to prevent it from happening again.

    Very impressed with the help team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gazza View Post
    We have a keyword filter for "Compare the Meerkat", you will need to change the title to something different to this.

    Before you say it, I know it sounds silly!! But as with everything strange that goes on there are reasons behind it, it is not our choice. This time it is legal reasons about intellectual property that we have received complaints about.

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    I trust СРАВНИТЕ МЕРКАТ will cause no such problems?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gazza View Post
    We have a keyword filter for "Compare the Meerkat", you will need to change the title to something different to this.

    Before you say it, I know it sounds silly!! But as with everything strange that goes on there are reasons behind it, it is not our choice. This time it is legal reasons about intellectual property that we have received complaints about.

    Gazza
    Presumably it's not the phrase itself, regardless of context, that's protected intellectual property?

    If there are situations where it CAN be used, which appears to be the case with Fudbucket's listing, then the filter needs further tuning?

    Otherwise you would have situations as daft as banning refs to the town of S****horpe!

    Edit: I typed that name in clear... I'd not anticipated attention would be drawn to such problems by actually Bowdlerising. Amazing. Depressing.

    Lucky I didn't make a typo when referring to Fukbuddet. Sorry, I mean Fudbucket.
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    Got it.
    How about Comparison of suricate?
    Is that acceptable?

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnwash1 View Post
    Presumably it's not the phrase itself, regardless of context, that's protected intellectual property?

    If there are situations where it CAN be used, which appears to be the case with Fudbucket's listing, then the filter needs further tuning?

    Otherwise you would have situations as daft as banning refs to the town of S****horpe!

    Edit: I typed that name in clear... I'd not anticipated attention would be drawn to such problems by actually Bowdlerising. Amazing. Depressing.

    Lucky I didn't make a typo when referring to Fukbuddet. Sorry, I mean Fudbucket.
    Intellectual Property was the fundamental problem here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gazza View Post
    Intellectual Property was the fundamental problem here.

    G.
    Right now, if you search on ebay for "Compare the Meerkat" you'll find 892 auctions! So it would seem ebay don't find it necessary to worry about this and kowtow. Perhaps their solution is to remove only auctions that are specifically complained about.
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