I keep forgetting to share this with you, but if you enclose any text with [hide] and [/hide], it will be replaced by "Sorry, but you must be logged in to see this text" for people who aren't logged in. It will *also* turn the text red and put it in italics so as to let the people logged in know that it's being kept under wraps.
{ Sorry, you must be logged in to see this text! }
That was an example, if you're not logged in. ;-)
The primary use of this code is to keep the search engines from grabbing certain things we might not want searchable. It might also be good for certain "nsfw" stuff, naah mean.
Originally posted by JayGoDoes this mean that the REALLY paranoid people could hide their entire posts by sticking the relevant tags in their header and footers?
Hmm.
No, because headers and signatures are removed for guests (and people in "Dial-up Mode") as I said in the test forum when somebody tried this.
Also, if people abuse this, I'll just remove the tags.
Originally posted by ZeruelCould a google bot, or any bot, be programed to register to the site and then read all the hide tags?
Is that a realistic problem to worry about?
It is theoretically possible, but I don't expect any bot to be THAT interested in us at this time. As always, use your damn noodle and exercise common sense at all times.
"G W Bush is { Sorry, you must be logged in to see this text! } an ok president{ Sorry, you must be logged in to see this text! } ."
...big brother will only see what I want them to see?
(edited by Cerebus on 19.4.04 1440) Cerebus: RIP 1977-2004.
"What do you think it's like being created by a manic-depressive, paranoid schizophrenic, hypochondriac, misogynist with delusions of grandeur and a messiah complex?"
I wouldn't say things like that. You aren't being protected by anything more than the fact that unregistered guests (aka search engines, new people) can't read what you put there.
Registering is still free and easy.
Willful ignorance of science is not commendable. Refusing to learn the difference between a credible source and a shill is criminally stupid.