Hiding the Graffiti Wall from Google
posted by Finwë
2007-01-27 17:35:52

Finwë2007-01-27 17:35:52
It's not great when the number 2 result on Google for the query 'mume' returns mume.net with a description of:

<3 MUME <3. SUCK MY BIG ASS FUCKING COCK. MUME-mail the proof to Deor! This game suckzorz. I have proof Harshnag/Tankist shares account with Snakr! ...

So could we take steps to:
(a) Fix it so Google doesn't index the Graffiti Wall on the main mume.net page
(b) Refrain from that kind of language.

In terms of hiding it from Google, the most reliable way is using an IFrame for the Wall and disallowing the page in robots.txt. I looked into ways of doing it without an IFrame but they don't seem to work for Google.
Unknown2007-01-30 04:19:22
computer nerd
Unknown2007-01-30 05:27:33
I think Finwe is on crack again.
Mandor 2007-01-30 13:25:41
I've looked into it, and haven't actually seen what you describe.
agreezor2007-01-30 17:00:43
Just remove grafitti-wall? That should not be a problem :/
Andróg 2007-01-31 14:13:21
Doesn't work for me like that either... what I get from google search "mume" related to mume.net is:

Mume.net
Wiki.mume.net. Now works flawlessly. Reinstalled the server with a different distribution. This means that the Wiki is now fully open, fully functional, ...
www.mume.net/ - Sarnased lehed
Velgular2007-02-02 04:58:40
Simple in PHP, which is simple here because you use PHP site-wide. At all sections of pages containing the Grafitti wall:

<?php
if($usrAg = stristr($HTTP_USER_AGENT, "google")) {
echo 'User comments.

';
} else {
?>

CODE FOR GRAFITTI WALL HERE!! AAAAHHH!!

<?php
}
?>
Unknown2007-02-03 13:55:21
stfu velgular, everyones sick of your php already
Velgular2007-02-03 23:57:46
Then write something better.
Unknown2007-02-04 08:35:11
Velgular, don't feed the trolls!
Naga2007-03-02 13:41:11
Aye, I also get the grafitti wall when looking at mume from google (google.be) -

second hit shows:

Wiki.mume.net. Now works flawlessly. Reinstalled the server with a different distribution ... Mume needs a reformation. Hail sir mumealot. I am sir mumealot ...

(the Hail sir mumealot is from the grafitti)
Unknown2007-03-06 07:17:26
grafiti wall is da shit bwah!
Finwë2007-04-15 19:31:42
Well, after I posted my original comment here, I posted a few lines to the Graffiti wall to get that crap off it that I quoted...

I must say that the problem seems to have disappeared though. Maybe Google have changed their algorithm or maybe it depends on the length of the site news post.
Mandor 2007-05-22 09:45:14
I've added some anti-spam measures now, sorry for being way to far away for a while.
Unknown2007-05-23 11:46:03
testzorz?
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