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vividbreeze · #1 11-09-2008, 12:27 AM

How can I get all the search engine spiders inside my forum even if its closed?

I wanted to close the forum every weekend to gain more signups......

Any ideas?

Dismounted · #2 11-09-2008, 02:16 AM

That is called "cloaking", allowing spiders to see things guests wouldn't. This is against some SE's TOS', and will get you delisted.

vividbreeze · #3 11-09-2008, 02:38 AM

So how come they havnt been delisted for 2 years so far?
And I thought cloaking is just...

"This a form of search engine manipulation. Cloaking means that search engine spiders get fed one website, while the web surfer views another. What the search engine gets is usually a page with the same keyword repeated several times over, while the user gets a nicer page which may or may not have those keywords."

?

Dismounted · #4 11-09-2008, 03:04 AM

According to Google: http://www.google.com/support/webmas...y?answer=66355

Quote:

Originally Posted by Google

Including substantially different content in the alternate element may cause Google to take action on the site.

Report them to Google here.

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