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Re:Miraheze to Shut Down by iamacyborg on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:32PM (#36364850)
Even worse, Google actively penalises wikis that choose to fork from Fandom.
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Re:Miraheze to Shut Down by arp242 on Friday June 16, 2023 @08:14PM (#36365714)
They penalise duplicate content because 999 out of 1000 times it's spam. It's a bit of an issue forking any site, and one reason you might be better off just starting over.
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Re:Miraheze to Shut Down by iamacyborg on Saturday June 17, 2023 @08:03AM (#36369491)
Easier said than done when you’re dealing with tens of thousands of pages and a decade of content.
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Re:Miraheze to Shut Down by resolutebat on Friday June 16, 2023 @08:21PM (#36365763)
The algorithm penalizes copies of content that are newer than the original, which punishes spam and forks alike.
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Re:Miraheze to Shut Down by iamacyborg on Saturday June 17, 2023 @08:04AM (#36369498)
Yep, with no recourse for manual intervention, even if the new site is better in all ways.
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