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<big>In our effort to grow a valuable guide to [[DomainPage|websites]], we want to give '''link love''' to good sites with good [[AboutUs]] pages.</big> | <big>In our effort to grow a valuable guide to [[DomainPage|websites]], we want to give '''link love''' to good sites with good [[AboutUs]] pages.</big> | ||
| − | At the same time, we want to withhold | + | At the same time, we want to withhold link love from "bad actors" such as [[ParkedPage|parked]] and [[pac|adult]] sites, scams, etc. (This is why we decided to default to [[Wikipedia:Nofollow|NoFollow]].) |
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| + | Unlike many sites ([[Facebook.com|Facebook]], [[Wikipedia.com|Wikipedia]]) that make '''all''' external links [[Wikipedia:NoFollow|NoFollow]], [[AboutUs.org]] is a place that will remove that NoFollow attribute for people (and sites) making good contributions. | ||
<big>To nominate a website's [[AboutUs]] page for '''"ProFollow"''', please:</big> | <big>To nominate a website's [[AboutUs]] page for '''"ProFollow"''', please:</big> | ||
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* '''Edit and build a great [[domain page]] for the site here at [[AboutUs]] (we want to reward good content) by editing it with the suggestions and instructions on our <u>[[How to improve AboutUs pages]]</u> page.''' | * '''Edit and build a great [[domain page]] for the site here at [[AboutUs]] (we want to reward good content) by editing it with the suggestions and instructions on our <u>[[How to improve AboutUs pages]]</u> page.''' | ||
** Note that a [[summary]] (at the top of the page), unique description of the site ('''in your own words, not copy/pasted from the website'''), contact info, and relevant [[tags]] are required for ProFollow (and an [[ImageHelp|image]] is highly encouraged). Instructions and more suggestions can be found '''[[How to improve AboutUs pages|here]]'''.'' | ** Note that a [[summary]] (at the top of the page), unique description of the site ('''in your own words, not copy/pasted from the website'''), contact info, and relevant [[tags]] are required for ProFollow (and an [[ImageHelp|image]] is highly encouraged). Instructions and more suggestions can be found '''[[How to improve AboutUs pages|here]]'''.'' | ||
| − | * When the site's page looks great (or if you have questions) '''[ | + | * When the site's page looks great (or if you have questions) '''[<email>ad8e04803505ed24ab47f497399f72b9</email> email us]''' at [http://www.aboutus.org/Special/user/email/EmailAboutUs <email>be142b9d0d036769fdb175e5bfe50270</email>] (with "ProFollow" in the subject) or [http://blog.aboutus.org/2009/12/14/chat-with-aboutus/ try chatting with us].<br><br> |
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Revision as of 03:15, 23 March 2010
In our effort to grow a valuable guide to websites, we want to give link love to good sites with good AboutUs pages.
At the same time, we want to withhold link love from "bad actors" such as parked and adult sites, scams, etc. (This is why we decided to default to NoFollow.)
Unlike many sites (Facebook, Wikipedia) that make all external links NoFollow, AboutUs.org is a place that will remove that NoFollow attribute for people (and sites) making good contributions.
To nominate a website's AboutUs page for "ProFollow", please:
- Confirm that the website you would like to ProFollow is a "good actor" on the web
- Edit and build a great domain page for the site here at AboutUs (we want to reward good content) by editing it with the suggestions and instructions on our How to improve AboutUs pages page.
- When the site's page looks great (or if you have questions) [
email us] at 
(with "ProFollow" in the subject) or try chatting with us.
email us] at 
See also:
- Our weblog post about ProFollow
- Discussion/more info about this policy
- Wikipedia's article about NoFollow
- Google's article about NoFollow
- SearchStatus' Firefox add-on that allows you to highlight no-follow links on a web page (in addition to showing its PageRank and Alexa rank)
- Examples of good AboutUs pages
- Bloggers that have talked about our ProFollow policy:
