[wp-forums] not sure how to title this

[wws words with style]

> "I've noticed a rise in people posting in the forums purely to get google juice."
Why not simply change the forum code to add rel="nofollow"?

On 7/26/05, Podz <podz at tamba2.org.uk> wrote:
> Michael B wrote:
> > I didn't think the forum was the correct place to discuss this, and
> > perhaps I am once again over stepping my bounds, but I have an issue
> > with this thread:
> > http://wordpress.org/support/topic/40156
> > I know there's been much discussion about the practice, and that's not
> > what I'm talking about, what I'm talking about is the fact that the
> > blanket answer was buy my product, in the support forums.
> >   Is that an invitation to anyone to put up a shingle offering paid
> > "support" and offering up a link in the forums?  Or am I over reacting?
> 
> I don't think you are over-reacting, and I think an email to Denis (as I
> see matt has suggested) is very much in order - he can be beaten on
> price every single time and I do not think it's right that anyone 'sell'
> through the forums at all. If someone's sole presence is to sell - and
> maybe answer a few questions - that that annoys me.
> 
> On a side note - seeing as I'm here - I've noticed a rise in people
> posting in the forums purely to get google juice. There have been a
> number of single posts asking for help which have always been tagged
> onto existing threads (thinking we make not notice maybe ?) and on
> checking the link there is no problem. Right now, if I'm in #wordpress
> I'm asking for a bit of advice then deleting them. We cannot be known as
> somewhere to do this.
> In a similar vein, I've noticed certain posters doing this too - and I'm
> sure the reason is not so much linkage for the use of people as much as
> for the bots. I won't claim to know enough about bots and PR, but this
> is something that's been noticed and I will edit accordingly. Thinking
> about it now, what I will do in the future is break the direct link but
> leave the address intact. Thoughts ?
> 
> Matt - you or me do the email ?
> 
> P.
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