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  • 14-03-2009 10:48am
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    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭


    Surprised by the de-haut-en-bas nature of a post, I went looking for the user's name on Google, searching for

    xxx boards.ie

    (xxx being (well, not being, but as an example) the user's name.)

    To my astonishment the first result was "xxx, you have received an infraction".

    I didn't click into it, but it seems a bit of a glitch that private messages should be available in a Google search.
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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    #3
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    I just googled "you have received an infraction site:boards.ie" and there are loads of hits.

    All of of them are in public forums where a user has published the contents of their infraction message.

    Nothing to worry about methinks.


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    #4
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Ah, clicked into it now, and you're correct, Phuqer. I didn't want to click into a private post...


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Private messages will never appear up in a google search unless posted in a public forum simply because google's bots don't have permissions to see the pms so they won't be able to index them.


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    blackgold
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭blackgold


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Private messages will never appear up in a google search unless posted in a public forum simply because google's bots don't have permissions to see the pms so they won't be able to index them.
    Yeah,
    This is true...
    Can you imagine if Google can look at your PM?
    Nightmare.
    clear.gif


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    #8
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    blackgold wrote: »
    ...
    Can you imagine if Google can look at your PM?
    Nightmare.

    I know.

    BrianCowan3.png


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    #9
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Jesus... dont scare me like that! :p

    DeV.


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    #10
    Jules
    Registered Users Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Jules


    feck that picture would give anyone nightmares!


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    #11
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Jules wrote: »
    feck that picture would give anyone nightmares!

    Yeah, she's not the most handsome of women :pac:


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    #12
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 14,714 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    RoundyMooney wrote: »
    I know.

    BrianCowan3.png

    This. This is why you shouldn't be allowed post PMs without permission.


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    #13
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    yeah and I dont think much of yer wan in the foreground either!


    DeV.


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    #14
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Compared to most of the double-effers, she's Clara flippin' Bow!


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