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searchengines no longer indexing some of my files N Cook 03-02-2008
Posted by N Cook on March 2, 2008, 10:12 am
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After 10 years the likes of Google and MSN have stopped indexing some of my
files.
Gigablast and Ask still does. Other files unaffected, still indexed by all
searchengines
The only common factor I can see, in the failing ones, is they are mainly
lists and to make the columns more readable/presentable I used tabs instead
of spaces.
I've now replaced all tabs with spaces and removed some redundant java for a
long since failed counter applet on the end of those files, still present in
other but still indexed files.
Could it be as simple a reason as too many tabs?
Or do I have to use the html DIV structure or something and not use the PRE
function, again used to some extent on the still indexed files.





Posted by Adrienne Boswell on March 2, 2008, 10:23 pm
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> After 10 years the likes of Google and MSN have stopped indexing some
> of my files.
> Gigablast and Ask still does. Other files unaffected, still indexed by
> all searchengines
> The only common factor I can see, in the failing ones, is they are
> mainly lists and to make the columns more readable/presentable I used
> tabs instead of spaces.
> I've now replaced all tabs with spaces and removed some redundant java
> for a long since failed counter applet on the end of those files,
> still present in other but still indexed files.
> Could it be as simple a reason as too many tabs?
> Or do I have to use the html DIV structure or something and not use
> the PRE function, again used to some extent on the still indexed
> files.
>

A URL would be helpful - the crystal ball is in the shop.


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Posted by N Cook on March 3, 2008, 3:21 am
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>
> > After 10 years the likes of Google and MSN have stopped indexing some
> > of my files.
> > Gigablast and Ask still does. Other files unaffected, still indexed by
> > all searchengines
> > The only common factor I can see, in the failing ones, is they are
> > mainly lists and to make the columns more readable/presentable I used
> > tabs instead of spaces.
> > I've now replaced all tabs with spaces and removed some redundant java
> > for a long since failed counter applet on the end of those files,
> > still present in other but still indexed files.
> > Could it be as simple a reason as too many tabs?
> > Or do I have to use the html DIV structure or something and not use
> > the PRE function, again used to some extent on the still indexed
> > files.
> >
>
> A URL would be helpful - the crystal ball is in the shop.
>
>
> --
> Adrienne Boswell at Home
> Arbpen Web Site Design Services
> http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
> Please respond to the group so others can share
>

yes certainly,
http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/radios.htm

is one (I've now changed it so tabs replaced with spaces if you go to it
now}
If you put

divdev7 "roberts rmb"

in google it will not show it as indexed ,but put

divdev7 "roberts rmb" site:divdev.fsnet.co.uk

in Google and its there and cached 26 Feb, go into source text and the tabs
are throughout rather than spaces in that version

I will have to see if it returns to indexing on the next crawl



Posted by N Cook on March 5, 2008, 1:52 pm
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> >
> > > After 10 years the likes of Google and MSN have stopped indexing some
> > > of my files.
> > > Gigablast and Ask still does. Other files unaffected, still indexed by
> > > all searchengines
> > > The only common factor I can see, in the failing ones, is they are
> > > mainly lists and to make the columns more readable/presentable I used
> > > tabs instead of spaces.
> > > I've now replaced all tabs with spaces and removed some redundant java
> > > for a long since failed counter applet on the end of those files,
> > > still present in other but still indexed files.
> > > Could it be as simple a reason as too many tabs?
> > > Or do I have to use the html DIV structure or something and not use
> > > the PRE function, again used to some extent on the still indexed
> > > files.
> > >
> >
> > A URL would be helpful - the crystal ball is in the shop.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Adrienne Boswell at Home
> > Arbpen Web Site Design Services
> > http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
> > Please respond to the group so others can share
> >
>
> yes certainly,
> http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/radios.htm
>
> is one (I've now changed it so tabs replaced with spaces if you go to it
> now}
> If you put
>
> divdev7 "roberts rmb"
>
> in google it will not show it as indexed ,but put
>
> divdev7 "roberts rmb" site:divdev.fsnet.co.uk
>
> in Google and its there and cached 26 Feb, go into source text and the
tabs
> are throughout rather than spaces in that version
>
> I will have to see if it returns to indexing on the next crawl
>
>


Apparently visited 29 Feb and header to cached page now states



"These search terms have been highlighted: divdev7
These terms only appear in links pointing to this page: roberts rmb"

wheras roberts rmb is contained in the text



Posted by John Bokma on March 3, 2008, 12:11 am
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> After 10 years the likes of Google and MSN have stopped indexing some
> of my files.
> Gigablast and Ask still does. Other files unaffected, still indexed by
> all searchengines
> The only common factor I can see, in the failing ones, is they are
> mainly lists and to make the columns more readable/presentable I used
> tabs instead of spaces.
> I've now replaced all tabs with spaces and removed some redundant java
> for a long since failed counter applet on the end of those files,
> still present in other but still indexed files.
> Could it be as simple a reason as too many tabs?
> Or do I have to use the html DIV structure or something and not use
> the PRE function, again used to some extent on the still indexed
> files.
Like Adrienne said, URL please.

Also, lists you should mark up using.... lists :-) Not that that's the
reason you're dropping (nor are the use of tabs, etc.).


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