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==What Is the [[AboutUs:Bot]]?== | ==What Is the [[AboutUs:Bot]]?== | ||
− | The [[AboutUs:Bot]] gathers descriptive information about a website from several sources to build a Wiki Page. This pre-built wiki page gives website owners and [[AboutUs.org]] contributors a head-start in creating a useful and informative [[AboutUs.org]] page. | + | :The [[AboutUs:Bot]] gathers descriptive information about a website from several sources to build a Wiki Page. This pre-built wiki page gives website owners and [[AboutUs.org]] contributors a head-start in creating a useful and informative [[AboutUs.org]] page. |
==How do I Opt-Out of [[AboutUs.org]]== | ==How do I Opt-Out of [[AboutUs.org]]== | ||
− | Using a '''robots.txt''' file, you can choose not to have your '''future''' [[AboutUs.org]] pages initialized with selected content from your website. This doesn't mean that we won't create a Wiki Page for your website. Our users should still have the opportunity to contribute their own content describing your site, as well as adding their own reviews. | + | :Using a '''robots.txt''' file, you can choose not to have your '''future''' [[AboutUs.org]] pages initialized with selected content from your website. This doesn't mean that we won't create a Wiki Page for your website. Our users should still have the opportunity to contribute their own content describing your site, as well as adding their own reviews. |
− | To prevent the [[AboutUs:Bot]] from collecting your site content in the future, please include the following lines in your /robots.txt file. | + | :To prevent the [[AboutUs:Bot]] from collecting your site content in the future, please include the following lines in your /robots.txt file. |
− | : '''User-agent: AboutUsBot''' | + | :: '''User-agent: AboutUsBot''' |
− | : '''Disallow: /''' | + | :: '''Disallow: /''' |
− | The [[AboutUs:Bot]] will include the following in it's User-Agent string: | + | :The [[AboutUs:Bot]] will include the following in it's User-Agent string: |
− | : '''Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AboutUsBot/0.9; +http://www.aboutus.org/AboutUsBot)''' | + | :: '''Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; AboutUsBot/0.9; +http://www.aboutus.org/AboutUsBot)''' |
− | Please note that the current AboutUs Bot behavior is to visit each site only once to initialize the [[AboutUs.org]] page. | + | :Please note that the current AboutUs Bot behavior is to visit each site only once to initialize the [[AboutUs.org]] page. |
==Other supported Opt-Out methods== | ==Other supported Opt-Out methods== | ||
− | The [[AboutUs:Bot]] will also honor a rule like this in your robots.txt file: | + | :The [[AboutUs:Bot]] will also honor a rule like this in your robots.txt file: |
− | : '''User-agent: *''' | + | :: '''User-agent: *''' |
− | : '''Disallow: /''' | + | :: '''Disallow: /''' |
− | Yet another alternative would be to add either of these tags to your '''main page''': | + | :Yet another alternative would be to add either of these tags to your '''main page''': |
: <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX"> | : <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX"> | ||
: <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOFOLLOW"> | : <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOFOLLOW"> | ||
− | These should give you plenty of ways to prevent AboutUsBot from including content from your site when creating new [[AboutUs.org]] pages. | + | :These should give you plenty of ways to prevent AboutUsBot from including content from your site when creating new [[AboutUs.org]] pages. |
==What about my address?== | ==What about my address?== | ||
− | Even though your address may be publically available in various [[Whois services]], if your website has a robots.txt file that denies access to AboutUs:Bot, we will honor your intentions and not publish your contact details on your [[AboutUs.org]] page. | + | :Even though your address may be publically available in various [[Whois services]], if your website has a robots.txt file that denies access to AboutUs:Bot, we will honor your intentions and not publish your contact details on your [[AboutUs.org]] page. |
− | Please be aware that if we have already published your address, it was because it was easily available to us through a popular 3rd party API service. Your address is probably completely visible in your WHOIS record, and if you want your address to be kept private in the future, you should probably subscribe to an address protection service at your registrar. | + | :Please be aware that if we have already published your address, it was because it was easily available to us through a popular 3rd party API service. Your address is probably completely visible in your WHOIS record, and if you want your address to be kept private in the future, you should probably subscribe to an address protection service at your registrar. |
==How do I remove my [[AboutUs.org]] page?== | ==How do I remove my [[AboutUs.org]] page?== | ||
− | If you completely erase your Wiki Page content, our editors will consider it vandalism and restore the page. If you would like to remove your website content (Title & Description) and contact details (Address & Contact), please only remove '''the content''' in those sections. | + | :If you completely erase your Wiki Page content, our editors will consider it vandalism and restore the page. If you would like to remove your website content (Title & Description) and contact details (Address & Contact), please only remove '''the content''' in those sections. |
− | Other sections, including the reviews, thumbnail, language, external links, and user-contributed content should remain. | + | :Other sections, including the reviews, thumbnail, language, external links, and user-contributed content should remain. |
==Work of the bot== | ==Work of the bot== | ||
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Revision as of 04:26, 29 January 2007
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What Is the AboutUs:Bot?
How do I Opt-Out of AboutUs.org
Other supported Opt-Out methods
What about my address?
How do I remove my AboutUs.org page?
Work of the bot
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