Bots could easily get around this, by just adding them from the steam profile instead

Phishers do not need to use the "add on Steam" button at all to get out there to others. They simply need a users SteamID number and can add others directly through the Steam client.

We've taken numerous points of action to lessen the effects of Phishers on the site that phishing comments are now rare. It's just that they've simply resorted to scrubbing the site for ID numbers, something they can get just about anywhere profile is publicly displayed. It's fully up to Valve at this point to implement anti-phishing policies.

Originally posted by Currier Bell:

Phishers do not need to use the "add on Steam" button at all to get out there to others. They simply need a users SteamID number and can add others directly through the Steam client.

We've taken numerous points of action to lessen the effects of Phishers on the site that phishing comments are now rare. It's just that they've simply resorted to scrubbing the site for ID numbers, something they can get just about anywhere profile is publicly displayed. It's fully up to Valve at this point to implement anti-phishing policies.

imo your approach is wrong then.. its actually fairly simple what needs to be done and that is to remove the steamid 64 from the html source

<li><a href="steam://friends/add/765611XXXXXXXXXX" data-XXXXXX="Add on Steam"><div

this is all the info the bot needs and u provide it to them so what u need to do is remove that which would imply u wont be able to add a person from outpost to steam.

if this isnt an option, well then u should make an option like csgolounge that allows u to link ur tradeofferlink similiarly u could that with the 64id and allow a user to have the option to add his 64id and activate "add on steam".

this would give the users the option to decide wether a direct add link to steam is worth it or not :)

Originally posted by AK87:

imo your approach is wrong then.. its actually fairly simple what needs to be done and that is to remove the steamid 64 from the html source

<li><a href="steam://friends/add/765611XXXXXXXXXX" data-XXXXXX="Add on Steam"><div

this is all the info the bot needs and u provide it to them so what u need to do is remove that which would imply u wont be able to add a person from outpost to steam.

This would completely destroy Outpost's SEO on all search engines and consequently diminish the traffic on the site - and ruin the trades or people trading here.

Originally posted by AK87:

if this isnt an option, well then u should make an option like csgolounge that allows u to link ur tradeofferlink similiarly u could that with the 64id and allow a user to have the option to add his 64id and activate "add on steam".

this would give the users the option to decide wether a direct add link to steam is worth it or not :)

Enabling or disabling "add on steam" is completely irrelevant. They don't need this button to add people.