Talk:Spamdexing/Archives/2021

"Pages with no information related to page title" removal
The following section titled "Pages with no information related to page title":


 * "Publishing web pages that contain information that is unrelated to the title is a misleading practice known as deception. Despite being a target for penalties from the leading search engines that rank pages, deception is a common practice in some types of sites, including dictionary and encyclopedia sites."

does not strike me as a notable spamdexing technique (considering that it is common sense that search engines check both title and content of a page). Additionally, there are no source references to support it, and it has been marked as "confusing" for over 6 years. I have removed the section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lankyliver (talk • contribs) 11:25, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

Page Title
Who has actually used the term "Spamdexing"? A much more common term would be Black Hat SEO. The Spanish version of Wikipedia uses that term:
 * https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hat_SEO

If possible to change the page title, Black Hat SEO, would be a much more accurate phrasing in term of real world use. DirkDouse (talk) 06:00, 30 June 2018 (UTC)


 * DirkDouse, you've raised a fair point. Normally it wouldn't bother me, but if you would like to change it to ensure consistency with other-language Wikipedias, feel free to be bold and go with it. Lankyliver🧠  (talk / contribs) 07:48, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Content spam
Why are there no pictures of these spams? It's detailed with descriptions but adding a picture will strengthen these sections and look much more user friendly.Aajoseph12 (talk) 19:01, 12 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Well, I believe it has something to do with the fact that a lot of the sections detailing individual spams are rather short: if you were to insert images to visually support all mentioned topics, the article would look a bit like a gallery, not an encyclopedic entry. Furthermore, it's quite easy to visualize a lot of them.
 * But then again, an article without images just has something..."missing" from it. If I were you, I'd spread out a few around the article. Just make sure the images are useful enough, and follow the relevant copyright guidelines. Lankyliver🧠  (talk / contribs) 08:01, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

Hidden text sometimes used for accessibility?
What does this mean? Where is the citation? This should be taken out altogether. Texaseliz (talk) 09:23, 2 May 2021 (UTC)