Should we stop search engines from indexing our Forum?

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Should we require an account to read the forum to stop search engines from accessing posts.

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No
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OP
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Should we stop search engines from indexing our Forum?

Post by OP »

Whereas it is easy and quick to make a phpbb forum account. Also how search engines are annoyingly reading and indexing our accounts of life in the SHGA:

I propose we require an account to access our Forum.
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Post by Busto »

Yep... sounds good.

Then maybe we can keep freaks out who want to drag in issues on rapists, and child molestation.

We ever figure out who that freak was?
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Post by JD »

Busto wrote:Yep... sounds good.

Then maybe we can keep freaks out who want to drag in issues on rapists, and child molestation.

We ever figure out who that freak was?
You M-F! I just about pissed myself. Image Image
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Post by OP »

Busto wrote:Yep... sounds good.

Then maybe we can keep freaks out who want to drag in issues on rapists, and child molestation.

We ever figure out who that freak was?
Indexed forever. Like everything else.
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Post by dhmartens »

Approve a user before they post?

USHPA raised our dues and claimed inflation without specific documentation.
It turns out hiring a social media specialist was necessary. Many companies are moving into social media these days. Including paraglider groups.

We have a members only section. Apps like facebook have different levels of security - which may or may not be secure at all times.

If social media was useless why would investors stock purchases make Mark Zuckerberg $3.8 Billion In One Day.

I fear the days are gone when you could wreck your hang glider anonymously.
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Post by OP »

Approve a user before they post?

No, Just prevent a search engine from indexing our posts. There are too many reasons why we don't want engines to have control of our content. At off all the reasons we don't want indexing; Busto is the #1 reason.
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Post by Busto »

I agree!

Thank you?
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Post by nzlinus »

Is it as simple as adding a /robots.txt file?
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