Googlebot things

Googlebot things

Was going to try and put together some stuff about the changes to the entries in the log files of this site, seems Google are updating the way they grab pages from this site, but I'll link to Pid's blog instead... Check out What does "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible)" actually mean? for starters. If you're interested in that sort of thing.

Now, how can I be sure that Google indexes this site properly and ranks it fairly? We're being penalised for some reason, the old URL is being used in preference to the new one...

⬅️ :: "myself, I'm supposed to be an authority on agriculture and rural development" ➡️
Thu Sep 30 2004

This is part of my site The FG that I built in a fury of excitement when I first came here sometime in 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that so I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. The site was updated more frequently with a gig calendar and voting for favourite venues and stuff, and I know it was a useful reference for others who were moving here. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though just to Hythe) it doesn't get as much attention as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was just about to. I am not Gerald by the way, this comes from a fake newspaper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.