VN-Zoom
Type of site | Computer and Technology Forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | 1 edition (Vietnamese) |
| Created by | PeMit#1[1] |
| URL | vn-zoom.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional[notes 1] |
| Written in | vBulletin |
VN-Zoom is a public, free-access internet forum from Vietnam.
Found
VN-Zoom was founded by PeMit#1 on August 3, 2006.[4] VN-Zoom was created by Internet forum software, vBulletin.[5]
Content
VN-Zoom is a forum about computer and technology, such as Windows, computer hardware, video game, and mobile phone.[6] VN-Zoom is also famous for uploading pirated software.
Access and limits
VN-Zoom is public and free-access for everyone on the Internet from Vietnam. But if a visitor wants to create a new topic or create a new article in a topic, they must register to become a user of the forum so they can do certain tasks like create a new topic or create a new article. New user also doesn't have some advanced features of forum like creating a new topic or thanks to a person on the forum, the user must have create more than 5 articles to thanks and more than 10 articles to create a new topic.[7]
Restrict users from foreign countries
If VN-Zoom sees that the IP address of the visitor is not from Vietnam, the website will block access to VN-Zoom from that visitor. If the visitor is not from Vietnam and wants to have access to the site, the visitor must hide the IP address using software like Hotspot Shield or SafeIP.[8]
Rules
Basic rules
VN-Zoom has a strict rules. If a user violates the rules, they will be banned.[9]
Spam and violating article and user banning
Like many forums on the Internet, many users can spam or create topic or article that violated the rules of forum easily as a new topic or article. If moderators and admin view some topic and see spam or violated topic or article, they will delete that topic or article and ban the spammer or violated user. Normal user can also report a spam article or violated topic or article to the moderator and the moderator will review the report and see that the topic or article that user reported is a spam or violated or not? If it's a spam or it violated the rules of forum, the user with that topic or article will be banned. The banned time of that user depends how serious of violation or spam is that topic or article. User with a spam or violated topic or article can be banned forever.[10]
Legal issues
File sharing
VN-Zoom is a famous forum for uploading unauthorized copies of software, games and films. This content is shared by users on the forum and can be downloaded easily. Because of this, VN-Zoom has received several DMCA copyright claims from software publishers.[11]
Trouble with Google Search
VN-Zoom is restricted by Google Search for its focus on unlicensed distribution. Google identified VN-Zoom as a malicious website and made VN-Zoom pages not show in search results. If users want to see VN-Zoom's content in a search, they should add the "vn-zoom" keyword behind the keyword that they want to find. Sometimes, when users click on the VN-Zoom link from Google in Google Chrome, Google identifies VN-Zoom as a malicious website and recommends that users not visit this page.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Diễn đàn [V-Z] tròn 3 tuổi". PeMit#1. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "VN-ZOOM có nghĩa là gì?". hoanggiakim on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Alexa info for VN-Zoom.com". Alexa. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Vnzoom thành lập năm nào". cmo on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "VN-Zoom Homepage". VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "VN-Zoom Homepage". VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "[TUT] Thủ thuật khi post bài lên VNZ". Home Sweet Home on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Hỏi về box movies". jackiephamvn on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Nội quy của VN-Zoom". VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Quy định về bài viết trong diễn đàn". Admin of VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Hỏi về box movies". jackiephamvn on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Vn-zoom nên cải thiện quan hệ với google". tiktiktac on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "có ai khắc phục được google chrome chặn vn-zoom ko?". laobeoIII on VN-Zoom. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
Notes
- ^ Registration is required for certain tasks such as creating a new topic, creating a new article in a topic, and viewing web links.