Nofollow in signature links

I've noticed that the Devshed forums have introduced "nofollow" into the signature links. This means that signatures no longer help get you any links to your site.

Probably a good thing, but interested to heat what people think about this change.

This has been around on most BB software for a few years now. I'd be amazed if it's only just happened overnight on here. Bt it is possible that it could have.

The big thing to remember is that signature links never gave a huge boost anyway. They are to diluted with other links everywhere to actually mean much at all.

The biggest questions is... is anyone here that "cheap" that they'd stop posting just because they don't get a link back? Personally, I wouldn't stop because of that, but I don't come here to get a free SE boost for my site(s).

Its a good thing. If people are using forum sites just for links it devalues them as a place for people that genuinely want to help others.

It has been on Dev Shed for ages.
However, your first link in your signature is free from this tag.

If this forum is nofollow signature, it was no sense in google.

It's a good step to stop spammers who are looking to build link backs through forums.

Now we can see only quality posts

but what ppl will do who are looking to build backlinks through forums

yes my question is the what people do who are looking to build back links through froums. is there any alternate or the way people were building back links through fourms really helped ???

I have a few comments based on my personal observations.

a) Theoretically, if someone links to you, your PR should go up, right? I do not think this really works anymore anyway. I have many links to my web, and it is still PR2. No effect at all, and I have many links from pages without nofollow too. I do not think there are many people around anymore who add their websites into their signatures just for the purpose of PR building. It just does not work anymore.

b) It is said that Google penalizes you if your website passes PR to other websites through links without nofollow, right. This does not have any effect either. I am running one website which used to live on its own without nofollow for years, and it had many many outgoing links. Then I switched all of them to nofollow. PR has not changed at all. No effect.

c) Everyone is introducing nofollow to their websites these days. What happens if all links on the whole internet include nofollow. Will Google break if their PR concept breaks?

c) I do not see links in signatures as bad thing. The opposite, I like it. It is a great way to get inspiration, to find out what other people do with their websites. Just a thought...



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No follow is a good thing. It keeps the wrong people away. If your site is good then you can advertise in your signature without needing link juice!