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Sextant listings on ebay
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Dec 13, 19:21 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Dec 13, 19:21 EST
Have you ever searched for 'sextants' on ebay and discovered that your search results include listings for kitschy "portholes" and decorative "lobster pots" and even fishnets? Sellers accomplish this nuisance by filling their listings with dozens of unrelated words, often these are coded in a white font on a white background so that the words are not ordinarily visible on the page (do a "select all" on the text in the listing to see it). It's sometimes called "keyword spamming" and it's even against the rules on ebay, though hardly a felony. If you find this practice annoying, please go here: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/keyword-spam.html At the very bottom of the page, click the link that says "Report listing violations" and follow the instructions. If you don't find this practice annoying, or you don't look at navigational things on ebay, please pretend you never saw this post.-FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
