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

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Post by viraptor »

forgotmypw17 wrote: post #70
OzyM wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 Given the cumulative nature of HTML, "outdated" is another word for "reliable and established", IMO.

They were much worse before. See the old version of w3fools website: https://web.archive.org/web/20110412103745/http://w3fools.co...

They're better today, but it's still... let's say an equivalent of empty calories instead of a healthy MDN meal.

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

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Post by jquery »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #96
jquery wrote: post #95

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I doubt Google wants to, but their users keep clicking on Pinterest's SEO'd results for "cute cake pop" instead of whatever non-Pinterest result Google serves up. Basically Google being outdone at their own game in this niche area.

Google special-cases their own stuff all the time. Why haven't they done that for Pinterest?

Who says they haven't? As to why they haven't totally blocked Pinterest, that would be pretty controversial given Pinterest paints inside the lines.

edit: oh, I see the confusion. People misunderstand what Google image search is, how it works, and are blaming Pinterest for Google's ineptitude.

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

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Post by sodapopcan »

viraptor wrote: post #66
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".

Ya, I use them for personal space. My last name is five letters ending in "st" and I managed to snag that three-letter st domain which I was pretty happy about :) I know a lot of people seem to hate them--and a lot of non-tech-types don't always seem to understand that they are domains--but I think they're fun, and I love finding peoples' personal homepages (mine is currently borked, of course, but not because of the st domain).

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

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Post by jagger27 »

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. \.. /…

Ah yes the notoriously spammy .dev TLD.

I guarantee you that .com, .net, and .org have far more spam and low quality sites than this stupid list.

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

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Post by dmt0 »

d13 wrote: post #68
OzyM wrote: post #34

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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.

For learning, they're OK. However, most of the time when you're doing real work, what you really want is specs and complete APIs. At that point w3schools in the results becomes a distraction. I'm totally blocking them.

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

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Post by thaumasiotes »

jquery wrote: post #102
thaumasiotes wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google special-cases their own stuff all the time. Why haven't they done that for Pinterest?

Who says they haven't? As to why they haven't totally blocked Pinterest, that would be pretty controversial given Pinterest paints inside the lines. edit: oh, I see the confusion. People misunderstand what Google image search is, how it works, and are blaming Pinterest for Google's ineptitude.

> given Pinterest paints inside the lines.

Do they? They advertise images in their search results that you aren't allowed to see when you follow the link. It's some of the most paradigmatic black-hat behavior there is.

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

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Post by guerrilla »

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. \.. /…

Finally, death to pinterest!

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

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Post by Minor49er »

bigmattystyles wrote: post #16
Waterluvian wrote: post #8

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It hurts Google to allow the product to choose what customers have access to it.

Extend this to map search - If only I could exclude all starbucks, 7/11, even Denny's from my map searches for 'coffee shop'. No hate to those who like the coffee from there, but I want a proper coffee shop and if I could filter out certain chains, I would do it in a caffeinated heartbeat. This applies to not just Google maps though.

This frustrates me to no end. Usually, I search for "independent coffee shop" to narrow results, but then still have to zoom in until my nose is touching the pavement before I can see anything other than large chains. Even worse, if there aren't enough "popular" results, I'll get things that are very much not coffee shops, like Target or Arby's
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