Comments on: Is the U.K. Guardian Tricking SEOs? http://www.chronicas.com/SingPing/uk-guardian-tricking-seos Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:06:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ciaran http://www.chronicas.com/SingPing/uk-guardian-tricking-seos#comment-2 Ciaran Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:26:43 +0000 http://www.chronicas.com/SingPing/?p=11#comment-2 I seem to spend a lot of time standing up for The Guardian at the moment (despite having my own issues with how they have represented SEO, intentionally or unintentionally). The name CommentIsFree is nothing to do with bait & switch. It's taken from a quote by CP Scott, who was a famous editor, and owner, of The Guardian in the late 19th/early 20th Century. He said: Comment is free, but facts are sacred. It's right there in the masthead of the site. As to the javascript issue, you've kind of answered your own question. They don't want people commenting to get links, they want people commenting because they have something to say. And whilst your comment might be insightful, they're more interested in the intent (or at least that's what I assume - I have no connection with them and so can not speak for them). I'm not saying that I wouldn't like their comments to be really dofollow, but I can see why they're not. I seem to spend a lot of time standing up for The Guardian at the moment (despite having my own issues with how they have represented SEO, intentionally or unintentionally). The name CommentIsFree is nothing to do with bait & switch. It’s taken from a quote by CP Scott, who was a famous editor, and owner, of The Guardian in the late 19th/early 20th Century.

He said: Comment is free, but facts are sacred.

It’s right there in the masthead of the site.

As to the javascript issue, you’ve kind of answered your own question. They don’t want people commenting to get links, they want people commenting because they have something to say. And whilst your comment might be insightful, they’re more interested in the intent (or at least that’s what I assume - I have no connection with them and so can not speak for them).

I’m not saying that I wouldn’t like their comments to be really dofollow, but I can see why they’re not.

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