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If someone creates an account but never posts, will there ever be a public-facing link the the userid page? If not, then Googlebot could be doing its job perfec
by cryptoz 15y ago
If someone creates an account but never posts, will there ever be a public-facing link the the userid page? If not, then Googlebot could be doing its job perfectly but have a totally inaccurate number of registered users using this method.
I'm curious what the actual number is now...
- ComputerGuru 15y agoYes, somehow. See this: http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com%20inurl%3A%22user%3Fid%3D%22%20karma%3A%20%200&pbx=1&oq=&aq=&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1a5f98edd9bbd4cd&biw=1222&bih=683&pf=p&pdl=3000 http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&#...
- robertk 15y agoAll of those people have posted comments. That's how. If you have never posted a comment or submitted a link, yet have an account, Google won't find you/