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I have a message board and somebody just used this as their screen name. As i've just been admitted into Google, i'm trying to make sure i don't do anything to get into trouble.
Is the string, a$$, ok to have on the board, or should i ask the member to change his/her name?
Thanks.
I don't think Google will take offence to that, least not as SEO purposes are concerned.
Good luck
What this means is that "a$$" is seen by Google as "a"
Or are you talking about an "ass" like a donkey?
1) Cornell
2) Hormel
3) Searchking
4) Bodyshop
5) Inktomi
6) SEO
7) keywords
Martinbuster... the text appears exactly as a$$ (so as to not have a 'curse' word on the board)
I just wanted to make sure that google wouldn't see this name as a bad word and somehow penalize the site for it.
It depends what your board is about, I guess ...
>1) Cornell,
>2) Hormel
A google search should answer your question. LOL, funny, Gordon. ;)
>and 4) Bodyshop.
confused ...?
Geez folks, this board is sounding more like 1984 everyday!
Are we all becoming obsessed with what Google will or will not allow us to do?
In May, Anita Roddick, the outspoken British founder of the Body Shop, blasted Google in her blog for yanking a text ad for her site. Google's explanation: Roddick had called actor John Malkovich a "vomitous worm" in her blog, violating a Google policy against accepting ads for sites that are "anti-" anything. After Roddick protested, Google offered to reinstate the ad in exchange for a promise from Roddick that she would remove the Malkovich reference from the first page of her site. When she refused, Brin had a decision to make: Should he give in and accept Roddick's money, or stand by his principles? He chose his principles.Frome Wired News January 2003 [wired.com...]
percentages, are you having a bad day? Come on ...;)
1984 is a film about a Big Brother type world, not about the 80's and disco'S? ...sorry I might just be misreading you ;)
Agreed with percentages.....some of the threads make you wonder why it's worth analyzing anything on here at all, when the fluctuating price of cheese may or may not result in PR0 ;)
ROFL, yah you did. ;)
The original poster had a question about any negative impact to their site from the use of a particular word. This is an important question, and a good one, too.
No offense to anyone, and I'm not singling anyone out, but I think most of us are adults and a serious discussion shouldn't have to devolve into a "Beavis and Butthead-like" tittering session (If you don't know what B & B-H is, Google it).
Exclusion by the Safe Search Filter
Although the Safe-Search Filter wasn't mentioned specifically, as far as getting into trouble with Google, Safe Search is probably the only way a "bad word" would hurt you.
As I mentioned in my previous post, "$" is a Stop Word and the "word" a$$ currently doesn't trigger the Safe Search filter.
Looking Forward
However, the brains behind the Safe Search could conceivably read your question and realize that in the future someone could utilize the "$" in order to defeat the Safe Search filter.
For the sake of those with sensitive standards of morality, and of course for the sake of children, it may come to pass that in certain instances the "$" may indeed trigger the filter, so I have to revise my original post and say that I'd advise against the "a$$" if you are concerned about triggering the Safe Search filter.
