Given the search engine benefits, it seems prudent to keep them. Still, would be nice to have been informed of the redirect change at YGO when it was switched :p
On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Danny Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, I know how to help with this. I'll talk to you off the mailing list, > so we can figure it out. > > The redirect extension was turned on as default today, so every wiki should > see the new redirect system. If folks have questions or comments, please let > me know, or post 'em on > http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Improving_our_search_engine_ranking . > Thanks! > > > -- Danny > > > > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 5:35 PM, TwoTailedFox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> We use Redirects to bring up pages quickly, Cards have every Set Number >> they were released under redirect to the card itself, to assist with >> non-English card searches. I can type DB1-FR001 to automatically bring up >> the card that was released under that ID, without knowing it's English name. >> >> The behaviour previously was that Double Redirects didn't go to the >> destination article, this allowed them to be fixed easier. Now, we have to >> wait for the Double Redirects Special Page to have its cache updated so we >> can see them. They can be edited manually, but this is a huge pain. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:47 AM, Danny Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Sorry -- can you explain what you mean about using double redirects for >>> searching? I might be able to help, but I'm not sure how you're using it >>> right now. >>> >>> >>> -- Danny >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 4:21 PM, TwoTailedFox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >>> >>>> We have this, or some variant of this already on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wikia. >>>> It's a pain in the arse, frankly. >>>> >>>> It wouldn't be so bad if the cache immediately registered double >>>> redirects, we relied upon the nature of Double Redirects in order to fix >>>> them quickly, since we use them for searching. This has now descended into >>>> difficulty. >>>> >>>> Fine for most Wikis, but not for those that use Redirects in large >>>> quantity like us. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 11:05 PM, Danny Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi folks -- >>>>> >>>>> I posted on the Central forum about some improvements we're making to >>>>> help all of our wikis get better placement in search engine results, >>>>> including a new way to handle redirects. >>>>> >>>>> It's a long post, so rather than repeat it here, I'm just going to >>>>> link: http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Search_engine_improvements >>>>> >>>>> If folks have comments, questions or suggestions... please post 'em. I >>>>> love talking about search engine stuff, and everybody here is tired of >>>>> talking to me about it. :) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- Danny >>>>> >>>>> User:Toughpigs >>>>> Community Development Manager >>>>> Wikia >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikia-l mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "I had a handle on life, but then it broke" >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikia-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikia-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "I had a handle on life, but then it broke" >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikia-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l > -- "I had a handle on life, but then it broke"
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