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I like the idea, but does it come with a default list? I'd be interested in something like this but that includes most known blogspam sites, with a global list

I like the idea, but does it come with a default list? I'd be interested in something like this but that includes most known blogspam sites, with a global list like say pihole provides.

dkdk8283 5y ago
Are you referring to default black list?
- silisili 5y ago
  Kinda - not necessarily on/blocked by default, but a curated, maintained global list available to use, if that makes sense.
  - rightbyte 5y ago
    My feeling is that by blacklisting like 100 sites you get 99% of the SEO spam. In practice it should be a winning battle, since it takes time and money to spam site up in ranking and low effort to blacklist it. I will try this out.
    - visarga 5y ago
      So you're saying Google could clean up the index by simply banning 100 sites?
      - InvertedRhodium 5y ago
        I don't think it works at the provider level - one person's junk is another person's treasure, and there's always going to be content that could swing one way or the other.
      - rightbyte 5y ago
        For my typical querries atleast. I haven't tried yet.
mattbee 5y ago
https://github.com/h-matsuo/uBlacklist-subscription-for-developer https://github.com/h-matsuo/uBlacklist-subscription-for-deve... takes out the StackOverflow clones
dietr1ch 5y ago
I just installed the firefox version and it doesn't. I wish there was a predetermined list with things that are known to be poor results, like pinterest on google image search.
shpx 5y ago
Not really, an easy way to discover and use other people's blacklists (like ad blockers try to have) is the biggest thing missing from this extension.
dredmorbius 5y ago
Given the nature of domain-level spam, tuning your own list is likely to be both fairly quick and effective. High-ranking search results don't come easily, and there will be a relatively small set of domains occupying any such slots. Even with turnover, that's going to be viable. Remember, the competition here isn't to flood your inbox from any random domain on the Net, but to secure one of the first 10 SERP results. Odds are good that blocking 10--20 domains will be more than enough. Your list will also likely vary from other people's.

I like the idea, but does it come with a default list? I'd be interested in something like this but that includes most known blogspam sites, with a global list like say pihole provides.

dkdk8283 5y ago

Are you referring to default black list?

silisili 5y ago
Kinda - not necessarily on/blocked by default, but a curated, maintained global list available to use, if that makes sense.
- rightbyte 5y ago
  My feeling is that by blacklisting like 100 sites you get 99% of the SEO spam. In practice it should be a winning battle, since it takes time and money to spam site up in ranking and low effort to blacklist it. I will try this out.
  - visarga 5y ago
    So you're saying Google could clean up the index by simply banning 100 sites?
    - InvertedRhodium 5y ago
      I don't think it works at the provider level - one person's junk is another person's treasure, and there's always going to be content that could swing one way or the other.
    - rightbyte 5y ago
      For my typical querries atleast. I haven't tried yet.

mattbee 5y ago

https://github.com/h-matsuo/uBlacklist-subscription-for-developer https://github.com/h-matsuo/uBlacklist-subscription-for-deve... takes out the StackOverflow clones

dietr1ch 5y ago

I just installed the firefox version and it doesn't. I wish there was a predetermined list with things that are known to be poor results, like pinterest on google image search.

shpx 5y ago

Not really, an easy way to discover and use other people's blacklists (like ad blockers try to have) is the biggest thing missing from this extension.

dredmorbius 5y ago

Given the nature of domain-level spam, tuning your own list is likely to be both fairly quick and effective. High-ranking search results don't come easily, and there will be a relatively small set of domains occupying any such slots. Even with turnover, that's going to be viable. Remember, the competition here isn't to flood your inbox from any random domain on the Net, but to secure one of the first 10 SERP results. Odds are good that blocking 10--20 domains will be more than enough. Your list will also likely vary from other people's.