Social Anxiety Support

Amelia · 06-30-2009, 06:13 AM

Posts from certain parts of this board can be found on Google: from "Society and Culture" and probably from other parts of the board too, though I don't know which ones. (I wish that information was a bit clearer.) This didn't use to be the case. It used to be possible to post on the board, knowing that the only people who would read the posts were other members of SAS.

How does this benefit members of SAS?

millenniumman75 · 06-30-2009, 07:25 AM

We watch what we post. It's still semi-anonymous, though, depending on the username.

coldmorning · 06-30-2009, 07:49 AM

I think it's because S&C was opened up to be viewable to non-members and that allows web crawlers to find it now.

On the one hand, I don't think it benefits SAS members. Opening up boards allows other people to find this board (and increases membership) but someone who finds this place after searching for a topic discussed on S&C (but unrelated to social anxiety) isn't the target audience.

On the other hand, I think it's rarely useful to close off any board to non-members. On this site, it's usually done under the notion that it protects anonymity. In reality, having closed boards only encourages members to be more open about things which they normally wouldn't be open about (thinking it's safe because the board is closed).

Amocholes · 06-30-2009, 07:57 AM

It is viewable by non members. As such it is also available to the search engines.

Drew · 07-01-2009, 10:57 AM

This thread covers what forums are public and what aren't:
http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/...-of-sas-54132/

nubly · 07-06-2009, 07:30 PM

yea you have to be careful what you post. i used to have my real name (which is a rare name) as a user name and i made a post about an anatomy (an english word that is my last name if you say it in spanish) so when i googled my first and last name, that post came up

RyanJ · 07-07-2009, 05:58 AM

This may or may not be a solution, but it's an idea:

Blocking Googlebot and other Google robots with robots.txt

Manually creating a robots.txt file

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It's not necessarily easy stuff however, and blocking all bots (especially those not as well behaved) might be difficult because of the sheer number of them crawling the web.

LoneLioness · 07-07-2009, 06:08 AM

It kinda of makes me wish I chose a less awesome name for my posting here lol, since I use this name here I refuse to use it anywhere else on the web.

deeds14 · 07-09-2009, 06:18 AM

I found this forum by frantically searching for help with my issues, so I'm really grateful you can find it that way.

06-30-2009, 06:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Amelia Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,533	Finding posts from this board on Google Posts from certain parts of this board can be found on Google: from "Society and Culture" and probably from other parts of the board too, though I don't know which ones. (I wish that information was a bit clearer.) This didn't use to be the case. It used to be possible to post on the board, knowing that the only people who would read the posts were other members of SAS. How does this benefit members of SAS?

06-30-2009, 07:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,625	We watch what we post. It's still semi-anonymous, though, depending on the username. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

06-30-2009, 07:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Amocholes Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hello my freaky darlings! Gender: Male Age: 49 Posts: 12,595	It is viewable by non members. As such it is also available to the search engines. __________________ In the kingdom of the blind, the one legged man is king.

07-07-2009, 06:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
LoneLioness Status: Hiding In My Den Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niagara Falls Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 5,165	It kinda of makes me wish I chose a less awesome name for my posting here lol, since I use this name here I refuse to use it anywhere else on the web. __________________ My Blog: http://pessimistsarethetruerealists.blogspot.com

06-30-2009, 07:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
coldmorning Status: Add water and shake Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Gender: Male Posts: 2,122	I think it's because S&C was opened up to be viewable to non-members and that allows web crawlers to find it now. On the one hand, I don't think it benefits SAS members. Opening up boards allows other people to find this board (and increases membership) but someone who finds this place after searching for a topic discussed on S&C (but unrelated to social anxiety) isn't the target audience. On the other hand, I think it's rarely useful to close off any board to non-members. On this site, it's usually done under the notion that it protects anonymity. In reality, having closed boards only encourages members to be more open about things which they normally wouldn't be open about (thinking it's safe because the board is closed).

07-01-2009, 10:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Drew Status: Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Gender: Male Posts: 1,381	This thread covers what forums are public and what aren't: http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/...-of-sas-54132/

07-06-2009, 07:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	yea you have to be careful what you post. i used to have my real name (which is a rare name) as a user name and i made a post about an anatomy (an english word that is my last name if you say it in spanish) so when i googled my first and last name, that post came up

07-07-2009, 05:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
RyanJ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pacific NW (USA) Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 132	This may or may not be a solution, but it's an idea: Blocking Googlebot and other Google robots with robots.txt Manually creating a robots.txt file ---- It's not necessarily easy stuff however, and blocking all bots (especially those not as well behaved) might be difficult because of the sheer number of them crawling the web.

07-09-2009, 06:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
deeds14 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 256	I found this forum by frantically searching for help with my issues, so I'm really grateful you can find it that way.