Comments on: AboutUs.org + NoFollow = Wha…?

By: KristinaWeis

KristinaWeis — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:29:53 +0000

We actually do have a FAQ section, but we call the main link to get there “Need Help?” so it isn’t obvious. You can find it at http://www.AboutUs.org/Help

By: prophet666

prophet666 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:01:12 +0000

i just joined the wiki community i suggest you should feature a FAQS LIST for new members

By: MarkDilley

MarkDilley — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:53:31 +0000

Hi Michael, we still need to clarify what our ProFollow stance is. I hear you that we could be hurting ourselves, but at the time we made this decision, we thought that pointing to all the bad actors was a bigger priority and we could start pointing to the good content on the net, from good content pages from AboutUs.org Look forward to your help with clarifying all this, looks like you have some experience with it. Best, MarkDilley

By: Michael_Howe

Michael_Howe — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:33:10 +0000

This could be detrimental to the over all page rank of AboutUs.org pages!

This is because one of the factors that Google looks at is the number of external links and how many of those links go to high ranking pages / websites…

Altho this “nofollow” edit is more than likely going to remove far more low ranking links… it could also decrease the amount of high ranking links (like the BBC.co.uk)!!

By: Bookmarks about Nofollow

Bookmarks about Nofollow — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:05 +0000

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By: TedErnst

TedErnst — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:21:50 +0000

Please join us for the unfolding discussion: http://www.aboutus.org/FollowNoFollowDiscussion

By: Cavan Moon

Cavan Moon — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:33:39 +0000

I completely agree with Michael. I understand the reasons for applying no-follows but I think a process for removing them needs to be set. The benefits of posting content swings heavily toward AboutUs and away from members when their work is deemed untrustworthy.

By: Michael VanDeMar

Michael VanDeMar — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:23:31 +0000

Hello.

I would be interested in getting nofollow turned off for the better-mortgage-rate.com page… but I would also understand if you want to implement a process before doing so.

What if you were to reward editors who specifically found and added content to a certain number of websites that don’t already exist in the wiki? Say, perhaps, at least 3? That, in conjunction with minimum time that you must be a member before getting your links followed, would both cut down on fly by night editors, only interested in adding their own content, as well as encourage people to find new sites to add.

I know that for myself, and I would guess for most people who are comfortable writing content, doing reviews on 3 sites that are not competing with mine would not be burdensome in the least.

By: Cavan Moon

Cavan Moon — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:58:31 +0000

In regards to (1) above, a simple way to determine whether or not links are being followed on a page is to right-click on the page and select “View Page Source.” In that window do a search (Ctrl + F) for rel=”nofollow” and look at the web address next to it. If you don’t find any results for your search, then none of the links on the page have a nofollow attributed to them.

By: Pete Forsyth

Pete Forsyth — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:02:00 +0000

Thanks, Ted. With a claim that “We are sure to pro-follow those. Itâ€™s that simple,” I’d consider it pretty important that you outline a process somewhere. Having taken the time to educate myself on your process, I’d like to think I’m in a good position to avail myself of this option on my own behalf, or as a favor to others…but until you guys can outline a process that leads to an actual lifting of the “nofollow” tag, I’m not.