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Remove the use of the nofollow attribute in links
Whilst the nofollow attribute is used in links to prevent spam from appearing in search engine results, it limits the search results and is going someway towards a closed internet.
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Inappropriate?Can you explain, maybe with a specific example related to Delicious? I don't quite follow what you mean. You may also be interested in this summary of a conversation partly about Delicious and nofollow.
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Inappropriate?Hi Britta,
I have had a look at the article you posted a link for, and whilst it provides a valid reason for the use of the nofollow attribute on links, I still do not feel that it is a property that should be used.
The reason provided suggests it removes the threat of users using Delicious for spam purposes, however implementation of the nofollow attribute on ALL outbound links holds ALL Delicious users in contempt.
The specific issue is:
Some URL name
By using the nofollow attribute in the link ensures that search engines, such as Google do not treat the webpages where the link is displayed within Delicious as a valid resource, effectively ignoring that the link appears there.
The following is also true:
<meta name="robots" />
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This is one of the best points
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Isn't that the entire point of the nofollow attribute?
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