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searchengines no longer indexing some of my files N Cook 03-02-2008
Posted by Adrienne Boswell on March 3, 2008, 10:30 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.).
>
>

I don't know about that - without some kind of structure bots might
think it's gibberish, and therefore not relavent.

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Posted by N Cook on March 3, 2008, 12:38 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.
> > 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.).
> >
> >
>
> I don't know about that - without some kind of structure bots might
> think it's gibberish, and therefore not relavent.
>
> --
> Adrienne Boswell at Home
> Arbpen Web Site Design Services
> http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
> Please respond to the group so others can share
>

This file, much the same, but pretty worthless as far as content
http://www.divdev.fsnet.co.uk/graff2.htm
on the same site is indexed, but has never contained tabs (caret t in woed)



Posted by John Bokma on March 3, 2008, 4:55 pm
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Heh, currently sitting behind a CRT, which probably qualifies as a crystal
ball :-)

>> Also, lists you should mark up using.... lists :-) Not that that's the
>> reason you're dropping (nor are the use of tabs, etc.).
>
> I don't know about that - without some kind of structure bots might
> think it's gibberish, and therefore not relavent.

It wouldn't amaze me if most websites use HTML that can be labeled
gibberish. I would love to see Google (et al) reward sites that use HTML
properly though.

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Posted by Paul on March 3, 2008, 7:54 pm
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>I would love to see Google (et al) reward sites that use HTML
>properly though.

I totally agree.

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Posted by Big Bill on March 4, 2008, 4:57 pm
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>
>
>Heh, currently sitting behind a CRT, which probably qualifies as a crystal
>ball :-)
>
>>> Also, lists you should mark up using.... lists :-) Not that that's the
>>> reason you're dropping (nor are the use of tabs, etc.).
>>
>> I don't know about that - without some kind of structure bots might
>> think it's gibberish, and therefore not relavent.
>
>It wouldn't amaze me if most websites use HTML that can be labeled
>gibberish. I would love to see Google (et al) reward sites that use HTML
>properly though.

One theory is that they already do with higher ranking, all else being
equal, of course.

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