BBO Discussion Forums: Forum indexed by search engines? - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Forum indexed by search engines?

#1 User is offline   helene_t 

  • The Abbess
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 17,397
  • Joined: 2004-April-22
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Odense, Denmark
  • Interests:History, languages

Posted 2010-April-27, 02:08

I suggest the Bridge Base Forums be indexed by search engines such as Google.

It is a question of amending forums.bridgebase.com/robots.txt.

PS: It might be a good idea not to index the Water Cooler, as most of what it contains isn't really stuff bridgebase want to be associated with, I suppose.
The world would be such a happy place, if only everyone played Acol :) --- TramTicket
0

#2 User is offline   Ant590 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 749
  • Joined: 2005-July-17
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Melbourne, Australia

Posted 2010-April-27, 04:40

But what will Csaba do with his free time then?

P.s. It's a great suggestion. Should certainly do it.
0

#3 User is offline   gwnn 

  • Csaba the Hutt
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 13,027
  • Joined: 2006-June-16
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:bye

Posted 2010-April-27, 05:01

i have 1 useful skill and you want to render it obsolete. :)
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
      George Carlin
0

#4 User is offline   paulg 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 5,207
  • Joined: 2003-April-26
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Edinburgh

Posted 2010-April-27, 05:27

I prefer to stay with Google 2.0 (g-w-nn, n. a modern search engine with attitude).
The Beer Card

I don't work for BBO and any advice is based on my BBO experience over the decades
0

#5 User is offline   cherdanno 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,640
  • Joined: 2009-February-16

Posted 2010-April-27, 07:09

I would rather keep google out of here.
"Are you saying that LTC merits a more respectful dismissal?"
0

#6 User is offline   helene_t 

  • The Abbess
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 17,397
  • Joined: 2004-April-22
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Odense, Denmark
  • Interests:History, languages

Posted 2010-April-27, 07:31

What is the reason for not indexing? Is it a concern that the forum would be invaded by non-bboers? I suppose that would be a risk.

Anyway, it is frustrating that it is so difficult to find old threads.
The world would be such a happy place, if only everyone played Acol :) --- TramTicket
0

#7 User is offline   hotShot 

  • Axxx Axx Axx Axx
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,976
  • Joined: 2003-August-31
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2010-April-27, 08:49

helene_t, on Apr 27 2010, 02:31 PM, said:

What is the reason for not indexing?

Maybe some posters should not use the internet for fun during work.

A posts in a thread like "how to kill time at work" could get them in trouble....
0

#8 User is offline   jdonn 

  • - - T98765432 AQT8
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 15,085
  • Joined: 2005-June-23
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Las Vegas, NV

Posted 2010-April-27, 10:02

gwnn, on Apr 27 2010, 06:01 AM, said:

i have 1 useful skill and you want to render it obsolete. :angry:

You can become the guy that fixes bugs in the search engine.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
0

#9 User is offline   jjbrr 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,525
  • Joined: 2009-March-30
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2010-April-27, 11:12

hotShot, on Apr 27 2010, 08:49 AM, said:

helene_t, on Apr 27 2010, 02:31 PM, said:

What is the reason for not indexing?

Maybe some posters should not use the internet for fun during work.

A posts in a thread like "how to kill time at work" could get them in trouble....

lol
OK
bed
0

#10 User is offline   barmar 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Admin
  • Posts: 22,033
  • Joined: 2004-August-21
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2010-April-27, 13:57

helene_t, on Apr 27 2010, 09:31 AM, said:

Anyway, it is frustrating that it is so difficult to find old threads.

Can't you use the forum's search page?

#11 User is offline   Jlall 

  • Follower of 655321
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Members
  • Posts: 3,293
  • Joined: 2008-December-05
  • Interests:drinking, women, bridge...what else?

Posted 2010-April-27, 15:55

I like this suggestion
0

#12 User is offline   cloa513 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 1,529
  • Joined: 2008-December-02

Posted 2010-April-27, 17:35

Sorry wrong forum
0

#13 User is offline   helene_t 

  • The Abbess
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 17,397
  • Joined: 2004-April-22
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Odense, Denmark
  • Interests:History, languages

Posted 2010-April-27, 21:51

barmar, on Apr 27 2010, 08:57 PM, said:

helene_t, on Apr 27 2010, 09:31 AM, said:

Anyway, it is frustrating that it is so difficult to find old threads.

Can't you use the forum's search page?

Yes but it is very poor. It seems to have problems with words containing non-alphanumeric characters. It ignores words with less than four letters. It can't find synonyms, alternative verb forms etc. And above all, it has no way of accessing relevance (OK, relevance is tricky on a forum because internal links are not so widely used, maybe Google would not be great either. But surely better than the search page)
The world would be such a happy place, if only everyone played Acol :) --- TramTicket
0
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

3 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 3 guests, 0 anonymous users