On 5/16/06, Evan Martin <evanm(a)google.com> wrote:
Here's a [new] post on the subject from Matt
Cutts
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Cutts):
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/quick-comment-on-nofollow/
Quote: "For example, I've talked to a couple SEOs recently who said
that they have a full-time person on their staff dedicated to scamming
links from Wikipedia and wikis."
Here's a recent thread on the foundation list regarding that subject:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation/7047/focus=7079
Well, I basically agree with all that. The benefits of *not* using
nofollow seem minor, ill-defined, and debatable. The benefits of using
it, while not necessarily massive, are clear.
Shall we revote?
Steve