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It's notable that 'free' and 'free gift' are alleged "stop words", too. I've seen a lot of confusion about that concept in certain communities; some people thin
by code_duck 16y ago
It's notable that 'free' and 'free gift' are alleged "stop words", too. I've seen a lot of confusion about that concept in certain communities; some people think that merely including "stop words" will cause serious dinging in search rankings.
- paraschopra 16y agoFree or free gift is not stop words. "a", "the", "or" are stop words. And any way I don't think this is relevant to ranking of the post.
- code_duck 16y agoI think we're talking about different concepts, and yes, inclusion of these words does not appear to have been a factor. What I'm referring to is a belief held by some that words such as 'free' ae interpreted by google as meaning the page is lower quality content, spammy in some way, and is this results in demotion.
- user24 16y agothat's not what stop words are. Search on google for a definition.