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Re:Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results by Akababa on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:56PM (#21622446)
You can teach them to do it yourself by bouncing back from Quora and going to another result. Perhaps it'll also encourage Quora to remove their paywall from search engine referrers, as many news sites have done.
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Re:Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results by ravenstine on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:59PM (#21622471)
> You can teach them to do it yourself by bouncing back from Quora and going to another result.

Isn't that what a lot of us are already doing? Quora used to actually be OK, but it's been total trash for the last few years and I can't think of a single time I've found a good answer through that site.

Maybe Google doesn't deindex them because it will seem anti-competitive? After all, they've publicly stated that they're more interested in providing "answers" than being a search engine.

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Re:Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results by beatgammit on Sunday November 24, 2019 @01:59PM (#21622473)
Precisely. I've never had a problem and I only used it for one-off answers, usually to look for links to authoritative content. I don't think I've ever felt the need to click on a link on their site...
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Re:Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results by gardnerbickford on Sunday November 24, 2019 @02:07PM (#21622525)
Or install uMatrix, by the author of uBlock. It spoofs your referrer all the time, unless you trust a site explicitly.
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