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Yes, Javascript can be annoying. But what matters is the quality of the content that is being searched, not if a website has annoying Javascript or not. Would

• hjek 7y ago
  > Would you rather read a really bad article that has no JS or a very well written one with JS enabled? That's not always the choice though. There are lots of good articles, so you could ask: Would you read one good article that requires you run a (non-free) program in your web browser, or would you rather read another good article that doesn't require that? (or simply read the article elsewhere, if possible) Presumably OP doesn't have an issue with sites that have "JS enabled", but sites that don't work at all without JS. For example Wiki Wiki Web[0] fails to display anything but a spinning loader animation when JS is disabled. [0]: http://wiki.c2.com/ http://wiki.c2.com/
  • zzo38computer 7y ago
    In the case of the c2 wiki, you can still download the raw text and write your own parser, at least. Although I agree with the issue being sites that don't work at all without JS enabled. (That is why I suggested ignoring JavaScript when indexing.) (The c2 wiki should be made to work without, or at least, to add a <noscript> which links to the raw text, perhaps.)
    • hjek 7y ago
      > at least, to add a <noscript> which links to the raw text, perhaps. Yes, even just that would make all the difference.
• fghtr 7y ago
  Apart from this obvious problem, there is also a problem of freedom: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html