[wp-hackers] OT: "Nofollow" Rant

[Chris Traweek]

I think it's a step in the right direction.  But like many problems in
this world it's going to get a lot worse for some before it gets
better.


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:47:42 -0700, Craig Hartel <craig at nuclearmoose.com> wrote:
> If someone employs one of the many effective spam tools that are available for
> WordPress, the nofollow discussion is practically moot. I don't understand the
> hype about all of this, to be honest. In theory, if no spam ever made it through
> my spam-killing scripts, then I have no need to worry about whether or not that
> spam has a link that needs the "nofollow" attribute added.
> 
> It's all about perception; it's about Google et al. wanting to give the illusion
> that they are helping us out. Where was all of this spectacular coordinated
> cooperation months and months ago when we were all crushed under the scourge of
> comment spam? It was in the community, where dedicated coders were hammering
> away writing scripts to help us stop and manage all the crap.
> 
> You'd think they invented an entirely new concept in internet communication or
> something. Put a damn option in the admin panel and move on to solve RSS feed or
> login problems. Enough of this "nofollow" crap. It's getting to be as tiresome
> as spam itself.
> 
> Craig Hartel
> Cranky Nuclear Moose.
> 
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