Other users unable to access my public list

Hello @MSebring​, 

I have read what you have told us and I thank you for your comments on the situation. However, let me clarify what I meant to say, the system does not block all the lists that have hyperlinks at the same time, but the system for security reasons checks the lists one by one and if it detects hyperlinks it will not open the links for security reasons and will block the list. That is why you have some lists with hyperlinks without this problem. As mentioned above, if you do not want the problem to happen again, we recommend you to remove the hyperlinks.

We appreciate your comments and understanding.

This still doesn't make sense.

IMDB specifically provides the ability to place links in list descriptions.
Why would they penalize users for using a feature that they provide?

Plus, many users use this cool ability to link their lists to each other.
There must be hundreds of Public lists that use this feature.
And now that some of those lists are having this unusual problem
you're saying that we shouldn't be using this feature anymore?

Please clarify this:

Are you saying that we should remove ALL links from our list descriptions,

or that we just need to remove links to websites other than IMDB?

I found this explanation of how to add links to a name or title page to a list description without

entering the entire URL:
https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/track-movies-tv/how-do-i-create-a-link-in-one-of-my-descriptions/GFC4688CN69BSF4M?ref_=helpart_nav_16#

But I tried it in a link to a list and it doesn't work. It apparently only works for name and title pages.

This list uses a technique that I often use.
Classic Movies:  https://www.imdb.com/list/ls521738112/

I have several related lists and they each have a link section at the bottom of their description that

contains links to the other related lists, so that when you're in one, you can easily find the others.

I always thought that this was the most common use for links in a list description,

and now you're telling me that you shouldn't do this if you want your list to remain Public.

@Jon​ 

I just found this conversation about external links in lists being disabled:

https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/lists-reenable-external-links/5f4a79928815453dba81b287

One thing that is still unclear to me is whether "external links" includes links to other YouTube pages

(i.e. links that begin with "http://www.imdb.com/").

What I'd like to know is this:

To ensure that my lists remain Public, do I just need to remove the links to my YouTube playlist,

or do I also need to remove the links to my other IMDB lists?

@Jon 

Before deleting the list that you fixed for me (since I have created a new one to replace it),

I decided to use it to test a hypothesis I presented earlier, and was able to prove it was correct.
Whatever you did to fix the list, that fix was not permanent.

I made an update to the list description, and the list was immediately broken again.

This explains why the problem with that list kept recurring.

Hello @MSebring,

As I mentioned before, it is advisable not to have hyperlinks in your lists. However, I did not point out why it is not recommended. Currently, we have a technical limitation with the option of having hyperlinks in the lists. You can have internal links, but it is not recommended to add external links at the moment. 

Thank you for the testing you have been doing and for reporting this situation. I have passed the feedback to our technical team for review. Nevertheless, for the meantime, it is preferable not to have hyperlinks in the lists, so that the situation does not keep repeating.

Thank you for your understanding.

​ 

I have removed the link to my YouTube playlist from all of my lists that had it.
If I understand you correctly, it is all right to have internal links,
so I kept all of my links to my other IMDB lists.