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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ideasguy on November 14, 2010, 09:35:51 PM

Title: I dont like this!!
Post by: ideasguy on November 14, 2010, 09:35:51 PM

I need someone to do a little test for me.

Do a Google search on this:
ideas genie vegetables
The first enty when I did this was:

Quote

Print Page - An application for a SWAP database
The key thing here is that you dont want to have flowers and vegetables in the same ... The process is already descriobed on this forum, under Ideas Genie. ...
www.flowergenie.co.uk/ideas/forum/index.php?action=printpage;... - Cached

Instead of taking the user to the forum, it puts up a PRINT page.
That may explain why we are getting so many "Printing this Topic" status messages when we view the statistics of what users are viewing.

The test:
I'll keep an eye on the forum for the next half hour or so.
Someone please do the above Google search.
Click on the link above if the same results are offered.
Keep the page open.
I'll have a look to see if you are "Printing this Topic"

Title: Re: I dont like this!!
Post by: ideasguy on November 14, 2010, 10:30:36 PM

That PROVES it.

Heres a couple of screenshots for discussion!

http://www.ideasforgardens.com/Forum/printing%20the%20topic.gif

and

http://www.ideasforgardens.com/Forum/printing%20the%20topic2.gif

Title: Re: I dont like this!!
Post by: ideasguy on November 14, 2010, 10:34:07 PM

Thanks Laurie
You were "Printing the Topic"
I took a screenshot and will post tomorrow
Off to watch the footie

Title: Re: I dont like this!!
Post by: ideasguy on November 15, 2010, 10:05:04 AM

A screenshot of Laurie doing the test above, showing how our forum shows a "hit" from a surfer who click the link offered in a google search.

http://www.ideasforgardens.com/Forum/printing%20the%20topic3.gif

Title: Re: I dont like this!!
Post by: Palustris on November 15, 2010, 05:58:58 PM

Well I Googled "ideas genie vegetables" and got nothing like the link page you did. Have you altered things?

Title: Re: I dont like this!!
Post by: ideasguy on November 15, 2010, 07:35:41 PM

I didnt change anything Eric, and I dont make any excuses for Google :D

Ive googled again on that search term and its not number one in the list anymore. In fact its not even in the first few pages of result.
Google reindexes those links regularly.
As they say - here today, gone tomorrow.

It was only a flashing example. There are obviously numerous instances in response to various search terms.
Keep an eye out for links similar to that in my screenshot.