The Off Topic is saved! Civ V announced

[Kuciwalker]

A problem with our "the OT is saved" theory: Apolyton no longer shows up on the first page of Google searches for "Civilization" or "Civilization V".

[self biased]

i blame cybershy.

[Theben]

Can we request that one of the new Wonders can be "Socialised Healthcare"? Not sure it would add much to the game, but the fallout here would be priceless.

I think there should be an "Ottok" wonder. Just sayin'.

[Guynemer]

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Just doing my part.

[Asher]

Part of the problem is they don't have a clue how to do Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

What they should do:
1) Every news post should be an individual page (right now they just link to the main index page). This makes it easier for other sites to link to it (++ ranking), it provides an opportunity to place the keywords in the URL (++ ranking, eg http://www.apolyton.net/civilization...Announced.html instead of just a link to http://apolyton.net/misc/ ). You wonder why the ranking is dropping, but there's no ****ing key words in that URL that make any sense to people's queries unless they specifically search for "apolyton misc". Whyyyyy?
2) Forum link URLs should also include the thread title's subjects (or at least vague guesses to its keywords, eg...strip out words like "the", "a", etc): http://www.apolyton.net/forums/Off-T...ounced/5753962. Nothing in this URL is important except the host (apolyton.net), the main directory (forums), and the thread ID (5753962). All of the others just exist for SEO purposes and are ignored. This can be done via a combination of simple tweaks to vBulletin and Apache URL rewrite rules...I've done this a bunch for work recently, it does phenomenal things at increasing page rankings.
3) POST MORE NEW CONTENT. Make the content DIRECTLY LINKABLE.
4) Have an RSS Feed which points to this new content. More links = BETTER RANKING.
5) Have a twitterfeed set up to automatically tweet new content to the site. Provides better traffic, viral possibilities (I could've just RT'ed the @Apolyton post about Civ5 being announced rather than link to the Off-Topic post Mike made, which does virtually nothing for our rankings).

These are just off the top of my head. But nobody ever wants my help, even though whoever owns the website never seems to understand the basics on how to run a successful website. Whatever.

[Guynemer]

I say we band together to effect a hostile takeover, with Asher as our CEO.

[Asher]

Even just installing this vBulletin plugin should help a lot: http://www.vbseo.com/

[ZEE]

I have told Plomp about the keyword problem for months now in This Thrade with literally no action whatsoever being taken in that entire timeframe.

At least DanW had some lackies to take the blame for him

[Drake Tungsten]

The only thing better would be having to choose between George W. Bush and Barack Obama as the American leader.

I'd play as the Sioux and burn the white man's ****ty country to the ground.

[Drake Tungsten]

I say we band together to effect a hostile takeover, with Asher as our CEO.

KH for owner, Asher for CEO, Guynemer for OT Mod.

[Wiglaf]

Asher suckfests

I am all for fella ting Asher, but let's keep Guynemer away from any position of authority. He is a pediatrician who somehow makes fun of priests for being pedophiles

[Kuciwalker]

Please someone let Asher fix everything

[Guynemer]

Asher suckfests

I am all for fella ting Asher, but let's keep Guynemer away from any position of authority. He is a pediatrician who somehow makes fun of priests for being pedophiles

I didn't mean to offend you, Monseignor Badtouch.

[Guynemer]

The only thing better would be having to choose between George W. Bush and Barack Obama as the American leader.

I'd play as the Sioux and burn the white man's ****ty country to the ground.

Ironically, one of my favorite Civ4 pasttimes. Especially when playing the Revolution mod and the American leader is Reagan.

[Drake Tungsten]

Dances With Wolves was on TV today, so I'm really in the mood to spill some wasichu blood. Why did those ****ers kill his horse?