Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link????

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 16:12

somewhere that's offsite???

we've got 316 lurkers right now (1pm) all looking at the same thread...if the lurkdom increases, it could really affect bandwidth and cost of the site...

we're not gonna beat ya upside the head with the "user be good" stick, but we just want the link to be taken down so that it doesn't affect us as much as it could...

edit: ok.. make that 355 lurkers and the sites starting to slow down (& doug's out of the house right now... aieeeee carumba!)

MQAAord · September 1st, 2004, 16:27

If people put "Hurricane Francis" into Google, will it pull up the "Francis" thread here on JC?

Maybe that's how all this traffic is coming your way? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

TheWife · September 1st, 2004, 16:32

I bet you are on to something Amber! Maybe change the title of the thread?

tonyw · September 1st, 2004, 16:33

Yuppers. The first search result on Google for "hurricane francis" is the thread.

ready2fly · September 1st, 2004, 16:34

BTW guys... it's "Frances" and not "Francis".

Just trying to help. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

MQAAord · September 1st, 2004, 16:35

[ QUOTE ]
BTW guys... it's "Frances" and not "Francis".

Just trying to help. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]

Bah, speling wuz nevr my best subjict!

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/buck.gif[/img]

avi8tor · September 1st, 2004, 16:36

yea if you go to goggle and type in "Hurricane Francis" and click on "Im feeling lucky" it will take you directly to the thread.

MQAAord · September 1st, 2004, 16:38

[ QUOTE ]
I bet you are on to something Amber! Maybe change the title of the thread?

[/ QUOTE ]

What made me think of that was because I put my name into Google to see what it would pull up and (once I got past all the crap about the porn star who shares my name) my perspective on JC was the only thing that showed up.

ready2fly · September 1st, 2004, 16:40

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I bet you are on to something Amber! Maybe change the title of the thread?

[/ QUOTE ]

What made me think of that was because I put my name into Google to see what it would pull up and (once I got past all the crap about the porn star who shares my name) my perspective on JC was the only thing that showed up.

[/ QUOTE ]
HEY!! I think I know who that is!! She's HOT!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

<ducks for cover>

Acadia · September 1st, 2004, 16:40

NWS Tropical Prediction Center

MQAAord · September 1st, 2004, 16:42

[ QUOTE ]

HEY!! I think I know who that is!! She's HOT!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

<ducks for cover>

[/ QUOTE ]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 16:54

ok.. trying the thread name change idea... did it work?

Minnesota_Flyer · September 1st, 2004, 16:55

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ok.. trying the thread name change idea... did it work?

[/ QUOTE ]

Now you're going to want to change the name of THIS thread.

MF

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 16:55

too late.. after seeing 1019 lurkers.. i moved it (not deleted, moved.. to you know where!)

MQAAord · September 1st, 2004, 16:57

I think that was the best thing to do!

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 16:59

I'll bring it back with new subject titles a bit later.

pilot602 · September 1st, 2004, 17:20

up to over 1300 now ... this really sucks

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 17:25

actually.. just got off the phone with doug.. he's laffing his head off (finds it so amusing)! he doesn't think it'll be a big deal.. probably thinks the website sponsors are LOVIN it... and when he gets back (about 10 mins), he's gonna put a little welcome message in there for our new lurker friends! hahahaha

i guess it is kindof amusing and definately spices up our day huh?!

MQAAord · September 1st, 2004, 17:32

[ QUOTE ]

i guess it is kindof amusing and definately spices up our day huh?!

[/ QUOTE ]

Hey, the baby is having a long afternoon nap, so this has been my entertainment for the day!

I'm lovin' it!

(I'm such a loser, I SO need a life!)

pilot602 · September 1st, 2004, 17:35

Send me $350.67 and I'll send ya a life! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 17:37

what does the $350.67 pay off?

pilot602 · September 1st, 2004, 17:48

ah ... nuthin' just a random number I came up with ... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img]

Kristie · September 1st, 2004, 17:53

ahhh ok...

well, we're up to 1389.. i think an overall record! hahaha

aloft · September 1st, 2004, 17:54

I don't know that the subject title is what needs to be done. Does Doug have a robots.txt file in the root directory of the site? It simply needs to contain:

[ QUOTE ]
User-agent: *
Disallow: /ubbthreads

[/ QUOTE ]

and Google and other "courteous" spiders will not index the forums.

Doug Taylor · September 1st, 2004, 17:56

I'm just more curious if anything!

September 1st, 2004, 16:12	#1
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,661 Blog Entries: 3	Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link???? somewhere that's offsite??? we've got 316 lurkers right now (1pm) all looking at the same thread...if the lurkdom increases, it could really affect bandwidth and cost of the site... we're not gonna beat ya upside the head with the "user be good" stick, but we just want the link to be taken down so that it doesn't affect us as much as it could... edit: ok.. make that 355 lurkers and the sites starting to slow down (& doug's out of the house right now... aieeeee carumba!)

September 1st, 2004, 16:27	#2
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 8,754	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? If people put "Hurricane Francis" into Google, will it pull up the "Francis" thread here on JC? Maybe that's how all this traffic is coming your way? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

September 1st, 2004, 16:32	#3
TheWife Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 4,130	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? I bet you are on to something Amber! Maybe change the title of the thread?

September 1st, 2004, 16:33	#4
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,091	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? Yuppers. The first search result on Google for "hurricane francis" is the thread.

September 1st, 2004, 16:34	#5
ready2fly Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW Posts: 7,070	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? BTW guys... it's "Frances" and not "Francis". Just trying to help. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

September 1st, 2004, 16:35	#6
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 8,754	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? [ QUOTE ] BTW guys... it's "Frances" and not "Francis". Just trying to help. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Bah, speling wuz nevr my best subjict! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/buck.gif[/img]

September 1st, 2004, 16:36	#7
avi8tor Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago, ILL. Posts: 432	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? yea if you go to goggle and type in "Hurricane Francis" and click on "Im feeling lucky" it will take you directly to the thread.

September 1st, 2004, 16:38	#8
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 8,754	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? [ QUOTE ] I bet you are on to something Amber! Maybe change the title of the thread? [/ QUOTE ] What made me think of that was because I put my name into Google to see what it would pull up and (once I got past all the crap about the porn star who shares my name) my perspective on JC was the only thing that showed up.

September 1st, 2004, 16:40	#9
ready2fly Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: DFW Posts: 7,070	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I bet you are on to something Amber! Maybe change the title of the thread? [/ QUOTE ] What made me think of that was because I put my name into Google to see what it would pull up and (once I got past all the crap about the porn star who shares my name) my perspective on JC was the only thing that showed up. [/ QUOTE ] HEY!! I think I know who that is!! She's HOT!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] <ducks for cover>

September 1st, 2004, 16:40	#10
Acadia Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: BHB - Maine Posts: 2,734	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? NWS Tropical Prediction Center

September 1st, 2004, 16:42	#11
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 8,754	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? [ QUOTE ] HEY!! I think I know who that is!! She's HOT!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] <ducks for cover> [/ QUOTE ] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

September 1st, 2004, 16:54	#12
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,661 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? ok.. trying the thread name change idea... did it work?

September 1st, 2004, 16:55	#13
Minnesota_Flyer Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul Posts: 1,895	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? [ QUOTE ] ok.. trying the thread name change idea... did it work? [/ QUOTE ] Now you're going to want to change the name of THIS thread. MF

September 1st, 2004, 16:57	#15
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 8,754	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? I think that was the best thing to do!

September 1st, 2004, 16:59	#16
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,661 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? I'll bring it back with new subject titles a bit later.

September 1st, 2004, 17:20	#17
pilot602 Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa Posts: 3,750	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? up to over 1300 now ... this really sucks

September 1st, 2004, 17:25	#18
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,661 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? actually.. just got off the phone with doug.. he's laffing his head off (finds it so amusing)! he doesn't think it'll be a big deal.. probably thinks the website sponsors are LOVIN it... and when he gets back (about 10 mins), he's gonna put a little welcome message in there for our new lurker friends! hahahaha i guess it is kindof amusing and definately spices up our day huh?!

September 1st, 2004, 17:32	#19
MQAAord Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 8,754	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? [ QUOTE ] i guess it is kindof amusing and definately spices up our day huh?! [/ QUOTE ] Hey, the baby is having a long afternoon nap, so this has been my entertainment for the day! I'm lovin' it! (I'm such a loser, I SO need a life!)

September 1st, 2004, 17:35	#20
pilot602 Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa Posts: 3,750	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? Send me $350.67 and I'll send ya a life! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

September 1st, 2004, 17:37	#21
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,661 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? what does the $350.67 pay off?

September 1st, 2004, 17:48	#22
pilot602 Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa Posts: 3,750	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? ah ... nuthin' just a random number I came up with ... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/spin2.gif[/img]

September 1st, 2004, 17:53	#23
Kristie Big Chief's Woman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 17,661 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? ahhh ok... well, we're up to 1389.. i think an overall record! hahaha

September 1st, 2004, 17:54	#24
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 6,722	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? I don't know that the subject title is what needs to be done. Does Doug have a robots.txt file in the root directory of the site? It simply needs to contain: [ QUOTE ] User-agent: * Disallow: /ubbthreads [/ QUOTE ] and Google and other "courteous" spiders will not index the forums.

September 1st, 2004, 17:56	#25
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 39,517 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Did someone post the Hurricane Francis link??? I'm just more curious if anything!

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