Talk:Cookie stuffing

Comments from TechnoSquirrel69
@Sohom Datta: As requested, I took a quick look at this article. Here are a couple of things I think need to be addressed before considering a trip to FAC. I tried to keep it to broad strokes, but there are a few times I couldn't resist a specific comment.


 * "dubious techniques" seems like a neutrality issue.
 * popups ads → pop-up ads
 * "Legitimate affiliates might lose potential customers as a result of this practice." reads like a non sequitur and is borderline speculative in the context it's in.
 * I see a few contractions like "didn't" in the lead.
 * "draw in a more targeted audience and drive sales" seems like business management jargon. Is there a way to clarify this or be more specific about the goals of affiliate marketing? Same comment for the lead.
 * The text in the image is illegible at normal sizes and serves next to no function on its own. Like we discussed on Cross-site leaks, try to keep the images as free of text as possible, which can instead go in the captions. The visual elements themselves, rather than a mockup view of the user's browser, should be a diagrammatic representation of the concept.
 * "This can be done with an iframe or a pop-up ad." That doesn't really explain anything to a layperson.
 * § Fraud could have a better title. The entire article refers to fraud or fraud-adjacent behavior, so that label isn't an accurate representation of what a reader could find there.
 * The initialisms in parentheses CPS, FTC, and FBI can be removed as they're not used anywhere else.
 * In a similar vein, is used without first being set up.
 * "in the wild" ???
 * I'm not comfortable enough in this topic area to judge whether the sources represent a comprehensive view of the literature, but double-check that you've included every reasonable source and given it due weight.
 * Like I said earlier, I tried not to get in the weeds with a prose review, but the article definitely needs a good copyedit for clarity.

Let me know if you have any questions! —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 06:33, 20 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I've listed the article for a GOCE, I'll address the rest when the copyedit is done :) Sohom ( talk ) 22:47, 7 June 2024 (UTC)