RE: problem with mirrors
| From: | Matt Mulligan, Ilisys Internet | Date: | Tue, 03 Jun 2003 06:38:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: problem with mirrors | ||
| Groups: | php.mirrors php.mirrors | ||
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> can you please explain why you allow your mirror sites to rig
> search engines ranking by hosting a php mirror?
> Ilisys are abusing the free software spirit and stacking links
> to themselves with key words to artificially boost their search engine
> rankings.
Wow - this is out of left field. We've been supporting php.net, htdig.org,
opensource.org and other projects for a long time now and while we're a
commercial entity, greed and world domination are not our raison d'etre (viz
our mirrors of qmail.org and opensource.org that don't link to our website
at all).
As for the text of the link, the web would be a dry and less navigable beast
were all links to reflect formal company names. Ilisys Internet Pty. Ltd. is
our registered name, but we're not a huge brand so it's all the better if
the user knows what service we offer before they make a click. Perhaps
'Ilisys web hosting' would sit better. It certainly describes us. Of course,
Web Hosting Australia describes us too - but apparently not to our
competitor's satisfaction :)
All the best,
Matt