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Can an admin fix an inaccurate description that can't be edited?

I noticed the description on this and how it falsely attributes this pedal to be a Dumble style circuit. https://equipboard.com/items/jetter-traindrive

I found an accurate description on this site, but I am unable to alter it. https://www.soundpure.com/p/jetter-gear-traindrive-overdrive-pedal/11966?srsltid=AfmBOop1-gQd3eDSzHDhgU9AFayE-8lc0bUT7ZqO36Xeu1seFsUwbz5f Can an admin edit this for me?

GEAR:
  • Fender Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster
  • Rivera Chubster 40
  • Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive (1990s)

what error message are you getting when you try to insert these edits?

GEAR:
  • Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
  • Roland SH-101
  • Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer

I get a tan textbox that says "This item's description cannot be edited."

GEAR:
  • Fender Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster
  • Rivera Chubster 40
  • Nobels ODR-1 Overdrive (1990s)

Here is what I believe is going on:

As I recall, the admins had to lock down editing of item descriptions after it was discovered that google penalized the site in search rankings if the item descriptions were 1:1 copy/paste from the manufacturer's site. So a process was put in place to lock down edits post-creation and use ML to re-word descriptions to ensure that each one was unique from the manufacturer's site. In this case, the ML perhaps hallucinated a bit and/or the original lister added incorrect info.

Kind of a bummer, because the manufacturer's descriptions are usually the most accurate, if wordy -- but this site is funded by ads and affiliate links AFAIK, so it makes sense that this community lives or dies by search rankings.

Anyway, I was able to make some quick edits to remove the Dumble mentions. If you've got some original copy that you'd like me to swap-in in place of what's there, just add it here to the thread.

GEAR:
  • Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
  • Roland SH-101
  • Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer