Triple B Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,610 Content Count: 74,508 Reputation: 10,795 Days Won: 422 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted February 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Triple B said: i think it's because of advertisers ... 6 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said: Again that is strange as we seem to protected from advertising on this board. I assume there are no paid ads in the mad cow? I have never been to it because of the password requirement. Brad can hopefully give a more detailed explanation, if he sees this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted February 18, 2017 4 hours ago, 2000bull said: Char probably just made it up and edited the wiki page before he posted it here Goldarnit Busted agin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 hours ago, NewEnglandBull said: Good God! Where do I sign???? PM Sent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OncomingStorm Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 2 Content Count: 159 Reputation: 48 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/05/2011 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Sign me up as well for the password-train, por favor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great 8 Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 69 Content Count: 3,802 Reputation: 372 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/21/2009 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Just place a robots.txt file in your root, Brad and no search engine will index what you put in there. Google also let's you tell it what not to crawl on its portal. This is a silly reason to password something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowers4Heisman Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 571 Content Count: 2,816 Reputation: 684 Days Won: 15 Joined: 12/08/2012 Share Posted February 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, The Great 8 said: Just place a robots.txt file in your root, Brad and no search engine will index what you put in there. Google also let's you tell it what not to crawl on its portal. This is a silly reason to password something. I disagree. SEO is my area of expertise, and I think once google decides that you are an "unsafe" site, it's very difficult to go back from that. Robot texts are overrated. Locked up is the only way to guarantee that it stays off the radar. Plus, many indexing robots don't obey any rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted February 18, 2017 8 hours ago, charsibb said: PM Sent! Thank you sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted February 18, 2017 2 hours ago, OncomingStorm said: Sign me up as well for the password-train, por favor! PM Sent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted February 18, 2017 1 hour ago, FarEastBull said: I disagree. SEO is my area of expertise, and I think once google decides that you are an "unsafe" site, it's very difficult to go back from that. Robot texts are overrated. Locked up is the only way to guarantee that it stays off the radar. Plus, many indexing robots don't obey any rules. In addition, this is a place where folks can feel free to take positions and state opinions that may or may not be their own - just for arguments' sake. Having it PW-protected helps members be more open. But remember folks, NO personal attacks. It's all about the position, not about the person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 18, 2017 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 96,986 Reputation: 10,806 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It has a password because I wouldn't want anyone from the public to mistakenly or unknowingly enter that board. I'm not sure how it is these days but it's been pretty nasty, hostile and intolerant in the past, sort of like many have behaved since election, i.e. the Womens March. I thought I had a link on the forum main page to click to request password. It's sends an email confirming your reeuest, followed by receipt of password. Please don't let the ideological and partisan bickering spill over into the other boards or let it develop animosity amongst Bulls fans. When the MC Lounge started, it was actually fun. As the board grew and the country became more polarized, it's been useless. I've considered deleting it for everyone's sake but some enjoy it. I hope its gotten better, but I seriously doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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