[wp-hackers] OT: "Nofollow" Rant

[Chris Traweek]

I know the person who came up with rel="nofollow" at google,  and can
guarentee that it was not implemented as a form of "publicity".

They're trying to help fix the problem in a way that empowers us all.  


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:16:27 -0500, David Clark <david at davidsaccess.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Jan 21, 2005, at 7:08 PM, Ryan Boren wrote:
> 
> > nofollow, if applied uniformly, offers greater social benefit.
> 
> Hmm -- I see it as the complete opposite. Not recognizing all links
> just because of some bad apples feels very draconian -- to me.
> 
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