Sometimes, when searching the web for something, a post from various forums, including some firearms forums, is found by google. But I don’t recall google finding any SigForum posts, even though there’s lots of interesting stuff here. Is there some mechanism that prevents web crawlers from finding SigForum posts?

I see SF posts all the time googling.

I think not: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22pipe+s...+site%3Asigforum.com

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
I think not: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22pipe+s...+site%3Asigforum.com

Thanks. Neat effect, there!

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Originally posted by 12131:
I see SF posts all the time googling.

Same here, in fact Google seems to work better (for me) than the search engine built in to Sigforum.

I found Sig Forum by a search for "What is IPSC". Found not only the single most informative bit on the topic I've seen but found you guys, picked a stupid screen name, got in a fight with Honda, got yelled at by Parabellum and figured I'd found a home. First series of posts actually.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Sometimes, when searching the web for something, a post from various forums, including some firearms forums, is found by google. But I don’t recall google finding any SigForum posts, even though there’s lots of interesting stuff here. Is there some mechanism that prevents web crawlers from finding SigForum posts?

A Canadian organization that grabbed up a bunch of US gun forums paid for SEO, meaning they paid Google and other search engines to have their results put to the top, and yes, for the past few months, maybe a year, this has been the case.

I just haven't bothered to do anything about it. SIGforum has never had to resort to such chickenshit tactics. Our success came through interest in the forum's content. We've put on quite a show over the years.
Others, however, had to shell out money to people to knock us off the top of SIG-related searches. They paid for their conspicuousness. I'll leave the decisions about the ethics of that up to you guys.

I found Sig forum by googling for P228 info and then found Sig forum "factoids" thanks to Google and thanks for Sig forum factoids, great information.

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Originally posted by 12131:
I see SF posts all the time googling.

Same here. And, I discovered sigforum when I searched for "Sig 239 9mm" back in 2007.

You're gonna have to trust me on this, guys. I watched it happen.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
A Canadian organization that grabbed up a bunch of US gun forums paid for SEO, meaning they paid Google and other search engines to have their results put to the top, ...

Sounds like VerticalScope. They've been buying-up web forums right-and-left. Usually results in a distinct decline in the site's overall quality, IMO & IME. Don't like them.

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Originally posted by smschulz:

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Originally posted by 12131:
I see SF posts all the time googling.

Same here, in fact Google seems to work better (for me) than the search engine built in to Sigforum.

Blasphemy. Somebody get a rope.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
A Canadian organization that grabbed up a bunch of US gun forums paid for SEO, meaning they paid Google and other search engines to have their results put to the top, ...

Sounds like VerticalScope. They've been buying-up web forums right-and-left. Usually results in a distinct decline in the site's overall quality, IMO & IME. Don't like them.

What is the business model of that type of business ? I don't understand it.

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Originally posted by wrightd:

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
A Canadian organization that grabbed up a bunch of US gun forums paid for SEO, meaning they paid Google and other search engines to have their results put to the top, ...

Sounds like VerticalScope. They've been buying-up web forums right-and-left. Usually results in a distinct decline in the site's overall quality, IMO & IME. Don't like them.

What is the business model of that type of business ? I don't understand it.

Selling ad space.

Yes, a foreign entity, buying up American gun forums so they can make money off of visitors to those forums. Isn't that just dandy? It was very disappointing to see these former owners sell off their forums to these money-grubbing interlopers.

I've turned down every offer I've had to sell this place, and there have been plenty of such offers. They can all go pound sand. I'll turn this place into a smoking hole in the ground before I sell to people who don't give the first damn about firearms or the Second Amendment.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Yes, a foreign entity, buying up American gun forums so they can make money off of visitors to those forums. Isn't that just dandy? It was very disappointing to see these former owners sell off their forums to these money-grubbing interlopers.

I've turned down every offer I've had to sell this place, and there have been plenty of such offers. They can all go pound sand. I'll turn this place into a smoking hole in the ground before I sell to people who don't give the first damn about firearms or the Second Amendment.

Thank you.

Thank you Para.

SigForum is a refuge and I appreciate it.

Thanks, Para.

I wish more forum owners cared about their forums and membership like that.

Thank you, Chief!

I hope you know how much the Forum membership values you and this place you have created.

Thank you.