False positive on the word "Expression"
Summary: chicweb reports a false positive issue when using the word "Expression" in an eBay listing, which mistakenly triggers an error message related to JavaScript elements. To circumvent the problem, they had to misspell the word in the title and use HTML entities in the description. lotzofuniquegoodies shares a similar experience, expressing frustration with eBay's error messages, especially when using foreign languages, and highlights issues with AI-based suggestions, citing a news story on incorrect AI advice.
Hello @devon@ebay ,
There seems to be a false positive when using the word "Expression" in a listing title or description. It's a standard English word, but it triggers this error:
Your listing cannot contain JavaScript (".cookie", "cookie(", "replace(", IFRAME, META, or includes), cookies or base href.
As a workaround, I had to intentionally misspell it as "Expresion" in the title, and use the HTML entity "Expression" in the description to get the listing to save.
I'm assuming the filter is matching the substring "expression", but this shouldn't apply to plain text in a title. Could this be reviewed?
Thank you.
devon@ebay
Hi @chicweb ! Thank you for letting me know and I will get this over to the Product team to review.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·1 week ago · EditedPretty sad when Freedom of Expresion is banned!!! I've also received error messages on a random basis when my title included a foreign language. It becomes a lot of trial and error when dealing with eBay's AI and the runaround it "can" cause!!!
Like it has been reported recently on the news AI has been auto suggesting/sending in Google, Chat GPT etc searchers in the wrong direction. It also advised users that a restaurant in Ontario was closing when in fact it wasn't. It was connected to another restaurant that was...in USA.
3 min new story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjxcP5rl118
Bad programming is a whole other can of worms.