uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results • Hacker News Board

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by rightbyte » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:46 AM UTC

silisili wrote: post #53

dkdk8283 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you referring to default black list?

Kinda - not necessarily on/blocked by default, but a curated, maintained global list available to use, if that makes sense.

My feeling is that by blacklisting like 100 sites you get 99% of the SEO spam.

In practice it should be a winning battle, since it takes time and money to spam site up in ranking and low effort to blacklist it.

I will try this out.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:46 AM UTC

freediver wrote: post #56

For those interested in this functionality, Kagi search engine (currently in beta) has this built in natively. The counter-part feature (domain boost) is also available. https://kagi.com

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Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by stefanwlb » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:47 AM UTC

This is awesome!

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by fennecfoxen » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:48 AM UTC

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

dot NYC is full of spam? A pity. Hard to get voting or ferry info here without it. :)

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by ouid » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:49 AM UTC

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

God damn it. I don't want heroin detox; I want heroin.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by viraptor » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:54 AM UTC

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

You're losing lots of quality content by removing those TLDs. I'm using 3 of the listed ones just because they're cheaper and found similar ones to be a good indicator of "this is less likely to be blogspam, and more likely a personal space".

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by Debug_Overload » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:56 AM UTC

dopa42365 wrote: post #55

Some basic filters for stuff that pops up all the time and is never what I'm looking for: /. pinterest. \.. / /. torrent. \.. / /. spankbang. \.. / /. mp3. \.. / /. proxy. \.. / /. block. \.. / /. addiction. \.. / /. recovery. \.. / /. detox. \.. / /. clinic. \.. / /. rehab. \.. / /. rarbg. \.. / /. hydra. \.. / /. 123. \.. / /. stock. \.. / /. linkedin. \.. / /. subtitle. \.. / /. shopify. \.. / /. dreamstime. \.. /…

I'm not sure how spankbang got on that list but it's hilarious. Is it really a common problem like pinterest and similar stuff on that list?

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by d13 » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:56 AM UTC

OzyM wrote: post #34

chx wrote: post #33

There's a specific extension doing this for w3schools. Congratulations are in order, I guess...? For being so horrible for so long to have an extension created long ago to nuke you, that is. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remove-w3schools/g...

Could someone explain why they're hated? I don't know much about E3, but used them a few times without issue

They’re the best resource for learning web technologies. They’ll tell you in one plain sentence what you need to know, with simple, concrete examples, whereas MDN, on the other hand, is a baroque mess which, after paragraph upon paragraph of rambling legalize will often leave you more confused than when you started.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by noxer » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 1:58 AM UTC

Just a few month ago HN consensus was that "blacklist" is a bad bad word so it should be named UdisallowList.

Funny how this virtue signaling movement died within a few month.

Re: uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Google search results

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Post by forgotmypw17 » Tue, Dec 14, 2021, 2:00 AM UTC

OzyM wrote: post #34

chx wrote: post #33

There's a specific extension doing this for w3schools. Congratulations are in order, I guess...? For being so horrible for so long to have an extension created long ago to nuke you, that is. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remove-w3schools/g...

Could someone explain why they're hated? I don't know much about E3, but used them a few times without issue

I think it's similar to PHP, they're criticized by the vocal newbies who are chasing the newest and shiniest.

For me personally, w3schools has been one of the most reliable sources of reliable solutions that work not just for the latest Chrome build but across many different browsers and platforms.

Given the cumulative nature of HTML, "outdated" is another word for "reliable and established", IMO.