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So, does this mean expertsexchange will eventually get shoved down the search results? (AKA great stuff!)

by ErrantX 16y ago

simpleenigma 16y ago
I installed the extension and blocked experts exchange first thing ... not sure if I'll even use it for any other sites ...
- ErrantX 16y ago
  Snap. I wonder how many others did the same.. going to guess a reasonable number.
- s3graham 16y ago
  I immediately dropped velocityreviews.com, bytes.com, and about.com too.
  - deleted 16y ago
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- SwellJoe 16y ago
  ehow.com, ezinearticles.com. I'm sure there are many others, but those piss me off daily.
  - lambda 16y ago
    Yeah, those and WiseGeek for me. I keep on getting WiseGeek in searches (especially if I search for a question, which I occasionally do) and the content is complete and utter crap.
  - user24 16y ago
    eggheadcafe (example: http://bit.ly/fxIaKE http://bit.ly/fxIaKE )
Shamiq 16y ago
Definitely misread that as: ExpertSexChange
- alanh 16y ago
  Yup, that’s why they added hyphens to their domain a few years ago
rapicastillo 16y ago
Touche! I always get frustrated upon knowing that the answer is blurred and I go "Ack expertsexchange"
deltaqueue 16y ago
Experts exchange answers aren't nearly as bad as things like yahoo answers, etc. (PS - you know the answers are available at the very bottom of the page, right? I thought this was common knowledge, but just wanted to make sure the content was the reason behind the animosity and not that the information used to be inaccessible....) Perfect example of this extension in action: search for "how to remove ear pads from HD555", and I get a link to this page as the third result: http://www.fixya.com/support/p516634-sennheiser_hd_555_consumer_headphones http://www.fixya.com/support/p516634-sennheiser_hd_555_consu... Totally useless!
- vog 16y ago
  > Experts exchange answers aren't nearly as bad as things like yahoo answers While yahoo answers etc. might provide bad answers, experts exchange provides no answers at all. All you see is an open question with a nasty subscribe button that will only work if you haven't already used it more than 30 days ago. So experts exchange is more than useless: It's just plain advertisement without any added value. It's the kind of stuff you expect in the ads section of a search engine, but definitely don't want to show up in your search results.
  - phunehehe 16y ago
    Well EE is nasty and I hate it, but they have the right if they choose to do so. Anyway they didn't steal the contents from anywhere. That being said, I'll probably add EE to my block list :)
    - EEvangelist 16y ago
      Just scroll down past the stupid paywall when you come from google or bing. Or become an expert for free http://bit.ly/EEfree http://bit.ly/EEfree I have been an expert there (not an employee) since 1998 and it is a great site. For a while now there are free articles and blogs too. I agree with the haters that the paywall should go away, but that is the decision of the owners of EE and those in the know can get full ad-free access by answering approx 3 questions a month. It took me more effort to have a reasonable flair at SO...
RazorSky 16y ago
OMG that was the first domain I blocked.

So, does this mean expertsexchange will eventually get shoved down the search results? (AKA great stuff!)

by ErrantX 16y ago

So, does this mean expertsexchange will eventually get shoved down the search results? (AKA great stuff!)

I installed the extension and blocked experts exchange first thing ... not sure if I'll even use it for any other sites ...

ErrantX 16y ago
Snap. I wonder how many others did the same.. going to guess a reasonable number.
s3graham 16y ago
I immediately dropped velocityreviews.com, bytes.com, and about.com too.
- deleted 16y ago
  [deleted]
SwellJoe 16y ago
ehow.com, ezinearticles.com. I'm sure there are many others, but those piss me off daily.
- lambda 16y ago
  Yeah, those and WiseGeek for me. I keep on getting WiseGeek in searches (especially if I search for a question, which I occasionally do) and the content is complete and utter crap.
- user24 16y ago
  eggheadcafe (example: http://bit.ly/fxIaKE http://bit.ly/fxIaKE )

Shamiq 16y ago

Definitely misread that as: ExpertSexChange

alanh 16y ago
Yup, that’s why they added hyphens to their domain a few years ago

rapicastillo 16y ago

Touche! I always get frustrated upon knowing that the answer is blurred and I go "Ack expertsexchange"

deltaqueue 16y ago

Experts exchange answers aren't nearly as bad as things like yahoo answers, etc. (PS - you know the answers are available at the very bottom of the page, right? I thought this was common knowledge, but just wanted to make sure the content was the reason behind the animosity and not that the information used to be inaccessible....) Perfect example of this extension in action: search for "how to remove ear pads from HD555", and I get a link to this page as the third result: http://www.fixya.com/support/p516634-sennheiser_hd_555_consumer_headphones http://www.fixya.com/support/p516634-sennheiser_hd_555_consu... Totally useless!

vog 16y ago
> Experts exchange answers aren't nearly as bad as things like yahoo answers While yahoo answers etc. might provide bad answers, experts exchange provides no answers at all. All you see is an open question with a nasty subscribe button that will only work if you haven't already used it more than 30 days ago. So experts exchange is more than useless: It's just plain advertisement without any added value. It's the kind of stuff you expect in the ads section of a search engine, but definitely don't want to show up in your search results.
- phunehehe 16y ago
  Well EE is nasty and I hate it, but they have the right if they choose to do so. Anyway they didn't steal the contents from anywhere. That being said, I'll probably add EE to my block list :)
  - EEvangelist 16y ago
    Just scroll down past the stupid paywall when you come from google or bing. Or become an expert for free http://bit.ly/EEfree http://bit.ly/EEfree I have been an expert there (not an employee) since 1998 and it is a great site. For a while now there are free articles and blogs too. I agree with the haters that the paywall should go away, but that is the decision of the owners of EE and those in the know can get full ad-free access by answering approx 3 questions a month. It took me more effort to have a reasonable flair at SO...

RazorSky 16y ago

OMG that was the first domain I blocked.