google, php-created pages and link farm exclusion

From: Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:26:39 +0000
Subject: google, php-created pages and link farm exclusion
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dear list, 1) Currently Google cannot find all pages on my site because most pages are linked through database-generated selection boxes. Most pages have URL's with different query strings after index.php. 2) I have made shortcut links possible such as mydomain.org/page/37 and mydomain.org/person/jones. 3) I considered making a database-created page, maybe called links.php, with a list of all currently active pages, straight html links. But will that work? I heard that Google has a policy to block so-called 'link farms'; pages cramped with links, aimed to increase page ranking. Would that exclusion also be used when the links are only for my own site? My most important goal is that if someone looks for [Jones soil research], they do see a link to the page of Jones. Ranking is not that important. If possible please support your opinion with examples/facts/links. thanks, Chris

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