Banned from Google - Page 6

*Andilinks* · 08-12-2005, 01:50 PM

An update.

I regret to say my site has not yet been restored to the Google index.

For the first week the Googlebot only visited the site four times a day to pick up the site map. I then removed many hidden "_" characters that I have been using from the very beginning and requested a reinclusion. That was a week ago today on Aug. 5. Since that time Googlebot has been visiting my site 50-100 times a day but still no reinclusion. I received an email from them on Monday informing me that this would be forwarded to their engineers for further investigation. They also thanked me for my patience...

I do have some better idea what this is all about and will be redesigning and reconstituting the site as was my first inclination. But I couldn't just ignore the possibility that the hidden characters alone were the problem.

I do think that Google is highly inconsiderate of people like myself who are just dropped without warning or notice and are given very little guidance as to what the problem might be... I am miffed that it takes more than a week to even get a clue as to whether my first efforts have simply been a wrong guess.

Andi

Stecyk · 08-12-2005, 02:12 PM

Hey Andi,

I got my fingers crossed that you are soon back in Google's good graces. I think it is promising that Google Bots are roaming your site.

And thank you for sharing your adventures so that we all might be better prepared to deal with a similar outcome.

Best regards,
Kevin

*Andilinks* · 08-12-2005, 02:15 PM

Thanks Kevin,

These links may shed some light on what is happening...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...081001985.html

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/step-into-my-shoes/

*Wassercrats* · 08-13-2005, 05:47 AM

I just wrote a script to syndicate some guy's Creative Commons newsfeed. The links to my version of his articles are on my homepage, and I intend to create a cron job to keep them updated. I wonder what the search engines will do about that.

*Andilinks* · 09-22-2005, 07:23 AM

At last this 56 day nightmare is over... All the old PageRanks (that I checked) have returned, I'm seeing Google referrals again--not at the old levels but that may just be a matter of time. Google is still sending referrals based on the site as it existed on July 28, even though it did spider since then. It will be interesting to see how quickly all the changes I've made since then are incorporated. After I collect my thoughts and do a few more "thank you's" I'll write a narrative of this most horrible episode and its conclusion.

Thank you to everyone who responded to this thread for your help and support.

Andi