WHY are we using a * (asterisk) instead of just using Bush - Please read

[Fear]

(Making DemocraticUnderground more Search Engine Friendly / accessible for more people.)

For some time now I've been thinking about all of the nick names we use for George W. Bush, the asterisk (*), Shrub etc. etc. And I have used / use them too. I understand we don't want to use his name.....BUT....

Let's think about it, we want MORE people to read the information we find / post etc. etc., we want more people to view the connections / criminal activities.

The Search Engines (such as google) will hit the site democratic underground, crawl / index the site or at least parts of it - and it sees for example "weapons of mass destruction" and "Shrub" or an "Asterisk". - The search engines will put the keywords "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and "Shrub" in the database.

People searching on the web for "weapons of mass destruction" and "Bush" will not see Democratic Underground ranking very high (cause we used an Asterisk or Shrub or something like that).....and you won't see any 'new' people getting the information they REALLY need.

So here's my thoughts on this, perhaps we should start using *'s Name again.....and link his name (and other people's names) to all the information we find.

Please continue spreading the word for people using the * or other.

GEORGE W. BUSH, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, IRAQ (hehehe, some keywords ;))

[Fridays Child]

1. Good point.

eom

[billyoc]

2. Read Doonesbury. n/t

on edit: Sorry, I thought you were only asking why. I do see your point. :)

[Fear]

3. Yes I know......please read the full post I made here though.

[billyoc]

18. Yes, that's why I edited. n/t

[Fear]

31. Thnx! - also for the Doonesbury comment, cause for those that don't know..

indeed, that's where the * comes from :D - Kinda....

[SoCalDem]

4. I have changed from the * to an updated version

*² since he did it TWICE now :)

[MsUSA]

11. LOL SoCalDem, I'm going to be using that too, if you don't mind.

I'm sorry, but I CAN NOT SPELL OUT his name.

[SoCalDem]

13. Be my guest..

it's *² in case you need the "code"..but
you cannot use it in subject lines (I think)

[Javaman]

21. I refuse to say his name, hear his voice or spell it out...

Moron or * continues to work fine with me.

[VOX]

32. Yes. I do the same - ** is without honor, so he has no name...

On DU, it's *, or maybe ** now, and "that asshole" seems to convey the necessary info around my house.

:thumbsup:

[Lone Pawn]

26. But he won the popular vote this time

Cheating or not, it'll go down in the records as him having won the popular vote. Therefore, in the books, it'll be Bush* for the first term and Bush for the second.

[wtmusic]

5. The indexing doesn't work that way

It's based on keywords in the page, and links to the page. I agree with you, but for a different reason.

when I talk to conservative friends and use "Shrub", etc., the conversation is over. Not so with "Bush" or "the President".

Hitler didn't have any cutesie nicknames, did he?

[Fear]

16. Keywords in the page.......indeed........so, keywords such as Bush etc.

The meta tags are not the major contributor anymore for search engines, they have gotten smarter and extract the information from the pages itself.....and yup @ linking.

[KC21304]

6. If we use the name Bush with an asterisk ( Bush*)

that should take care of the problem, right ?

[SoCalDem]

8. Most of us cannot bring ourselves to type the "B" word

:)

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. The "B" word

Worse than the "F" word from this point on.

[Fear]

9. Put a Space between Bush and the Asterisk, to be sure they are single

words.....google will be ok, not sure about the other ones though.

[arwalden]

7. "Bush*" Is My Preferred Method

[Left Is Write]

10. You do make a good point, and sometimes

I actually do say "Bush," but there are times when my mood is such that I simply cannot bring myself to use his name.

[FlaGranny]

14. "Shudder"

Most not speak name of evil one.

[mcg]

15. The name that cannot be spoken because it is so unholy.

[kayell]

19. It's harder to utter than ...V...V...Vol...Voldemort AIIIIIIIIEEEEEEE!

[mcg]

22. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

[hermetic]

12. Good point BUT

plenty of people here use the name. I, personally, will not waste my precious fingers typing it out, unless it is like this:
Bu(ll)sh(it). The only acceptable form. And if I am forced to speak it, well those of you who have read "Fierce Invalids", think Dulles. Ptui.

[henslee]

17. Guess correct using would be: President *. Like when they talk

about Roger Maris's homerun record and always put asterik after it because the year he beat Ruth, the baseball season was longer, so his HR record is quallified. In other words, just to have a stand alone * is incorrect, has to be following something.

[kayell]

33. WH ettiquette: Please refer to * as the pResident or the Thief in Chief

However, when approaching the Thief in Chief in person, the wise form of address is "Your Imperial Worshipfulness" accompanied by much groveling.

[carolinalady]

20. Let's borrow from Harry Potter and refer to him as...

"He who can not be named"

[mcgovern]

23. We can say fuck, and shit; why not Bush?

[HamdenRice]

24. I like the Mark Meron method:

which is to string together all the relevant epithets:

Bush election-stealing, coke-monkey, miserable failure, worst president ever, rapture death cult member, moron, Jesus freak, war criminal, ...

Please feel free to add and share for google's sake.

[Tim4319]

28. I also thought he calls him a Blow Monkey?

[immoderate]

25. I say Bush

Because I want to evoke the venom, hatred, and disgust that word conjures.

--IMM

[merh]

27. I prefer the weed that would be king

and I will not type his name. google all you want.

[bunny planet]

29. I refer to him as simply

His Fraudulency