Darkman wrote:Entered "hinky bashara" ... in 24-hour search mode ... - The forum is NOT showing at all now
What gives, i wonder?
Possibly the problem is, currently, that Google updates only Forum's Main Page changes .. but NOT the individual threads (or the main discussion thread).
Also ... yesterday i saw a "nice" color Google Bot sitting / lurking in the Bottom of Forum's Main Page.. - but i just looked there and it's gone (currently anyhow)
I recall at Hinky Meter .. those Google Bots (and maybe even some other Bots, such as Bing Bots etc) were always lurking .. and not ONLY on Forum's main page ... but also in individual discussion threads.. - i recall it often was sitting on the bottom of the Most current Bashara case discussion, showing among not "hidden' people and among guests.
Twice this forum showed up at Google .. - i think was:
1st time - New Forum was created containing Jane Bashara in it's description -- so eventually it showed up at Google)
2nd time - Forum Description was changed ("Hinky Meter" words string was added to description -- so eventually it showed up at Google.
And that's it looks like
And noticed when were clicking on those Gooogle links / matches - the links were to the Forum's Main Page (where those changes / new changes containing what was searched in Google occurred) .. BUT NOT to the Main Jane Bashara discussion (individual thread) where new posts (containing what is being searched at Google) show up by the dozen often on a constant basis.
I recall ... if say searched for word "Bashara" in Google and new posts were posted in Jane Bashara threads at Websleuths, JusticeQuest, Hinky Meter etc ... - pretty quickly those would show up at Google searches (with Hinky Meter, often, almost instantly ... showing how efficiently Hinky Meter vs Google worked)
And if click on those finds / matches at Google - the link would take on right to the most current page of Jane Bashara discussion (and not on Main Pages of those individual forums)
I think that is where our problem maybe is.
Also ... i recall - at Hinky Meter, WS, JQ etc.. - when browsing Bashara case discussions ... one can see who is browsing the thread (on the bottom there), unless person is "hidden"
Here, however, i noticed that forum is only showing who is browsing the forum on Forum's Main Page and in each individual Sub-Forum also, i think .. BUT NOT in individual threads, such as main Jane Bashara discussion thread (if look on the bottom there .. you can NOT see who is browsing the thread .. never-ever)))
Maybe THAT IS preventing thread's info to properly show up / be updated at Google ... and, therefore, when searching in Google it simply bypasses all the individual threads.. and ONLY is looking in forum's Main Page and it's Sub-forums.
Any chance to do all those things?
1. to tell Google to include the individual discussions also (when searching) and not only Main Page and sub-forums.
2. to make it somehow that Forum would show "who is browsing in each individual discussion" (and not only Main page and sub-forums.)
3. to maybe include 'em Google Bots (and any other similar Bots, if available) to do the same --- not only visit and "sit" on Forum's Main Page or / and Sub-forums .. but ALSO to do the same in discussion threads containing considerable amount of posts.