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Title: URLs in signatures Post by: mikkyT on October 24, 2005, 02:48:06 PM Whats happened to the URLs in signatures? Why don't they link anymore?
If you want to stop people putting links in signatures thats all well and good, but the fact that the little world icon below our names also allows us to specify a link kind of defeats the point, no? Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: TonyG on October 24, 2005, 03:07:12 PM We made a change to stop spam that would not support any outgoing links. However people can still copy and paste and go the the url if they wish to. Search engines register all outgoing links as well and that can be a minus for us when outgoing links can not be controlled.
Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: tikay on October 24, 2005, 03:16:58 PM mikky,
I can honestly say "I don't know", but I will find out for you. But I CAN tell you that in discussions with our tech people some weeks back, we were discussing SEO procedures. During these discussions, a view was expressed by one of our Web team that live "links" were very bad for our SEO aspirations, & that in due course, we MAY have to stop them. I said "how can we stop peeps putting up live links" (I assume links & URL's are the same thing in this context). I was told that we (our tech peeps) have a way of preventing links being put up, apparently we could use some piece of software to stop it. Now, I've explained all that in detail, but I must add that I heard no more about it, & I had no idea we had (if indeed we have) implemented it. I WILL find out though mikky, & get back to you with a full explanation. Meanwhile, please bear with us. Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: mikkyT on October 24, 2005, 03:17:38 PM I know all about the spam... my blog gets hundreds of spammy hits that I have to manually remove :( Bad google bombers!
Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: tikay on October 24, 2005, 03:18:40 PM Ahh, there you go - Tony has answered the question.
But I apologise that we did not inform you of this in advance, as we clearly should have done. Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Royal Flush on October 24, 2005, 04:54:38 PM Hmmmmm.....
Just as i re-start my blog you remove link.....CONSPIRACY!!! (is it because of all the jokes i make about you on my blog??) Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: tikay on October 24, 2005, 05:04:29 PM Never knew you had a blog Flushy. You make jokes about me on it? Never knew you could write, never mind crack jokes. Just for Flushy, here's an extract from something I penned, which appeared elsewhere on the web recently, describing the London Poker Masters...... "...... Impressive field, too, with the likes of Garry Bush, Wilie Tann, Joe Grech, Luke Smith & Dave Clayton, sitting alongside relative unknowns such as myself, James Dempsey, and a very strong local contingent......" Now, if you are a really good little Flushy, I'll give you the address where you can find my September Pro-Tips. To you, Flushy, they are free. Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Royal Flush on October 24, 2005, 05:08:58 PM Will anyone object if i smack him???
P.S. can you bag up another £1k for me :D Need it on Nov 5th. Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: tikay on October 24, 2005, 05:19:52 PM You never had MY £1k last time. I seem to recall I got paid £2k, for a £1k entry......
Smack an old man? Surely not? Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Robert HM on October 24, 2005, 05:20:35 PM Just for the record, seeing as you have mentioned the Masters, I put an each way be on both of you in the hope you would end up head to head. Thanks tikay, yours came in, but I was let down elsewhere.
Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: tikay on October 24, 2005, 05:22:04 PM Ahh, remind me who let youi down then Robert?
Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Robert HM on October 24, 2005, 05:23:40 PM Royal <:[[[><
Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Royal Flush on October 24, 2005, 05:36:32 PM Nah tikay you got Julian and Dave's £1k. I took yours and some other's!!
Shut it Robert who's side are you on!!!! Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Robert HM on October 24, 2005, 05:37:55 PM My bank managers side
Title: Re: URLs in signatures Post by: Royal Flush on October 24, 2005, 11:43:03 PM OK so after this thread i did an interview for a poker site.....being the kind loving person i am i didn't slag Tikay of once....or did i??
If you wanna read it it's here http://bad-beat.net/Ease/servlet/DynamicPageBuild?siteID=1867&categoryID=287 (http://bad-beat.net/Ease/servlet/DynamicPageBuild?siteID=1867&categoryID=287) First time i ever done one of these, pretty cool! |