On 5/16/06, Evan Martin evanm@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