Can rel=nofollow be added to all urls?

Anthony · 04-04-2012, 01:38 AM

It's a standard anti-link-spam measure, and doesn't seem to currently be applied.

Ts_ · 04-04-2012, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony

It's a standard anti-link-spam measure, and doesn't seem to currently be applied.

If the spam links don't persist (due to our moderators), this option would only decrease the value of the real contributions on these forums.

In a perfect world, one could make all links nofollow by default and have them become "real" links after being vetted in some way (e.g., by surviving the next work day in Austin). Too much trouble, though, I think.

Regards
Ts

mlvalentine · 04-06-2012, 09:57 AM

At this time, we are not discussing "rel=nofollow" because, as the previous commenter pointed out, that would devalue the forums from a search perspective.

I know they're researching the spam issue, though!

- M

PK · 04-06-2012, 05:15 PM

Also, perhaps most important, doing that wouldn't faze the spammers because they likely wouldn't even notice. They don't bother checking stuff like that. It's not worth their time. They just set up bots to spam spam spam like crazy, on thousands of forums. Some will help their hits, some won't. They don't care. It's about volume.

04-04-2012, 01:38 AM	#1
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Can rel=nofollow be added to all urls? It's a standard anti-link-spam measure, and doesn't seem to currently be applied.

04-06-2012, 09:57 AM	#3
mlvalentine Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Madison	Re: Can rel=nofollow be added to all urls? At this time, we are not discussing "rel=nofollow" because, as the previous commenter pointed out, that would devalue the forums from a search perspective. I know they're researching the spam issue, though! - M __________________ For more about my work as an author and game designer, visit: www.mlvwrites.com Last edited by mlvalentine; 04-06-2012 at 09:57 AM. Reason: Clarification of badly worded sentence.

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