From sbelknap@UIC.EDU Mon Dec 09 13:09:10 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_3_0); 9 Dec 2002 21:09:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 86440 invoked from network); 9 Dec 2002 21:09:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m5.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 9 Dec 2002 21:09:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 9 Dec 2002 21:09:10 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.05) id 18LV9K-0007rZ-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:09:10 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.05) id 18LV9E-0007rE-00; Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:09:04 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:09:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from larch.cc.uic.edu ([128.248.155.164]) by digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.05) id 18LV98-0007qz-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:08:58 -0800 Received: (qmail 9994 invoked from network); 9 Dec 2002 21:08:52 -0000 Received: from webmail.cc.uic.edu (HELO webmail.uic.edu) (128.248.121.50) by larch.cc.uic.edu with SMTP; 9 Dec 2002 21:08:52 -0000 X-WebMail-UserID: sbelknap@uic.edu Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 15:08:33 -0600 To: lojban-list@lojban.org X-EXP32-SerialNo: 50000146 Subject: [lojban] the ethics of the HTML content meta tag Message-ID: <3E0402F0@webmail.uic.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: InterChange (Hydra) SMTP v3.62 X-archive-position: 3352 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: sbelknap@uic.edu Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list From: sbelknap Reply-To: sbelknap@uic.edu X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=810567 Robin- It is absolutely not rude to include relevant keywords in the meta content tag field! To the contrary, it is rude (and stupid) to *not* include relevant keywords. The Loglan site does *not* violate any ethical principle here. If I hadn't been scorched by xod for using the word "idiotic" in reference to a point of view, I'd repeat that adjective here. The Loglanders haven't defaced the lojban web site, made any false claim, or done anything else wrong. It is simply a fact that some of those interested in lojban will also be interested in Loglan. My legion of 500 former Loglanders will be hindered in finding their way to lojban given the fact that lojban is a keyword on the Loglan site but Loglan is not a keyword on the lojban site. The lojbanistani have done something which is both wrong and stupid by omitting Loglan from the content list. There is simply no better way to welcome web surfing Loglanders to lojbanistan than to have Loglan as a keyword in our meta content tag. Robin, I'm afraid the cluetrain has pulled into your station and you are refusing to get on. For more on the ethics of searchengines, see: http://www.searchengineethics.com/seoethics.htm Put Loglan in the content list, and be quick about it! co'o mi'e la stivn