Comments on: rel=’nofollow’ IS a failure http://dubinko.info/blog/2006/06/27/relnofollow-is-a-failure/ From an XML geek, a reader, a writer, a connector, a man of the people (says keep hope alive) Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:18:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: karl dubost http://dubinko.info/blog/2006/06/27/relnofollow-is-a-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-458 karl dubost Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:25:59 +0000 http://dubinko.info/blog/2006/06/27/relnofollow-is-a-failure/#comment-458 Well, we have been a lot to say this at the start when it has been launched. The irony of "nofollow" is that it has been created to fix an issue (link karma) which has been introduced by a product/brand in an ecosystem (web). The product/brand decided to not fix the engine and its associated link karma but to introduce a new semantics. How to fix a chair broken leg with a piece of duct tape. *sigh* Well, we have been a lot to say this at the start when it has been launched. The irony of “nofollow” is that it has been created to fix an issue (link karma) which has been introduced by a product/brand in an ecosystem (web). The product/brand decided to not fix the engine and its associated link karma but to introduce a new semantics. How to fix a chair broken leg with a piece of duct tape. *sigh*

]]> By: Uche http://dubinko.info/blog/2006/06/27/relnofollow-is-a-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Uche Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:14:21 +0000 http://dubinko.info/blog/2006/06/27/relnofollow-is-a-failure/#comment-360 I never believed in rel="nofollow" http://copia.ogbuji.net/blog/2005-09-16/Nofollow_f As you say, not only is it no deterrent, but it's unfair to comments that are legit. IMO the best present solution to comment spam is better and better moderation tools. Copia withstands a tremendous barrage from spammers, and I've managed to keep it spam-free without wasting an unreasonable amount of my time. I never believed in rel=”nofollow”

http://copia.ogbuji.net/blog/2005-09-16/Nofollow_f

As you say, not only is it no deterrent, but it’s unfair to comments that are legit.

IMO the best present solution to comment spam is better and better moderation tools. Copia withstands a tremendous barrage from spammers, and I’ve managed to keep it spam-free without wasting an unreasonable amount of my time.

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