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Old 02-14-2006, 08:27 PM  
infecto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2HousePlague
That presumes there is a dilutive effect when both the component words and the string are indexed for a page. I have never encountered any such effect. However, when the words are part_of_a_sentence, for example, the URL can be seen to convey meaning unto the page, beyond the literal words it contains.

For example, if I named a file a_plague_o_both_your_Houses.html, I wouldn't have to tell the spider this page has something to do with Shakespeare --
So in other words it doesn't matter one way or the other if you have a _ or a -.
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