In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Patrick H. Lauke
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Paul Wilkins wrote:
You could try the FAQ.
http://microformats.org/wiki/faq
Where it says:
Q. Given that Google now looks at hidden content as potential spam,
will invisible microformats be considered spam?
A. It is advisable not to hide information in your site, regardless
of whether it is microformated or not. Microformats provide a
mechanism for marking up visible content. Any mechanism for embedding
invisible or hidden content risks being considered spam due to the
fact that invisible (meta)data inevitably ends up being abused. Avoid
invisible (meta)data. Publish visible data.
FUD. Will Google attempt to parse the complex interplay of CSS and
(X)HTML for each page to determine if content is somehow hidden? No.
Currently, the way it works is that somebody reports a page to Google,
and their team investigates it (cfr the case of BMW in Germany a while
ago). There's human judgement involved, and not an automated "hidden =
spam" algorithm.
I've updated the FAQ to reflect that.
I've still seen no citation for any *prohibition* of hidden data in
microformats...
--
Andy Mabbett
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