Hey Midnight Walk guy!

How come you got stuff like this in the code?

<SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB">

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?

BB
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Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Gerhard <gerhard (AT) example (DOT) com>
writing in news:g2al4o$s8f$2 (AT) newsreader2 (DOT) utanet.at:

Big Bill schrieb:
How come you got stuff like this in the code?

SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?


I think this is usually used by screen reader software for correct
pronouncing.

Is there a difference in the pronounciation of a non-breaking space?
Seriously, that's just bloat. Such markup should be used for a word,
phrase or a block level element.

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Thanks for your reply - what page did you find this under?

Christohp

How come you got stuff like this in the code?

SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?

On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:23:17 +0200, Gerhard <gerhard (AT) example (DOT) com>
wrote:

Big Bill schrieb:
How come you got stuff like this in the code?

SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?


I think this is usually used by screen reader software for correct
pronouncing.

It isn't something you see everyday though. I wonder why it's there at
all.

BB
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http://www.kruse.co.uk/
http://www.fat-odin.com/
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:12:04 -0700 (PDT), Shawn the sheep
<christoph.lutz (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Thanks for your reply - what page did you find this under?

Christohp

How come you got stuff like this in the code?

SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?

Home page;

<p class="style27"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN
lang="EN-GB">In 2008 we have worked hard to attract sponsorship that
will guarantee that every single penny you raise in sponsorship goes
toward looking after our patients and their families.&nbsp; We have
had fantastic support from many local companies - see <a
href="PAGES/supporters.html">Our Supporters</a> page to see </SPAN>a
list of the companies sponsoring us this year. </p>
<p class="style27"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">If you live out of our
area (unless of course you fancy a visit to Crewe), then contact your
local hospice because they may well be creating a walk in
2008</SPAN></p>
<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td>


I'm wondering if this isn't confusing Google the same way it confuses
me.

BB

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http://www.kruse.co.uk/
http://www.fat-odin.com/
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/

Ahhh - this is not my site. You are looking at http://www.midnightwalk.co.uk/
not http://www.midnightwalk.org

And I would agree with you, it's not good code, but also, Google
doesn't seem too mind as they actually come up #1 when looking for
'midnight walk'

Christoph

On Jun 6, 8:39 am, Big Bill <b... (AT) kruse (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:12:04 -0700 (PDT), Shawn the sheep

christoph.l... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Thanks for your reply - what page did you find this under?

Christohp

How come you got stuff like this in the code?

SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?

Home page;

p class="style27"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN
lang="EN-GB">In 2008 we have worked hard to attract sponsorship that
will guarantee that every single penny you raise in sponsorship goes
toward looking after our patients and their families.&nbsp; We have
had fantastic support from many local companies - see <a
href="PAGES/supporters.html">Our Supporters</a> page to see </SPAN>a
list of the companies sponsoring us this year. </p
p class="style27"><SPAN lang="EN-GB">If you live out of our
area (unless of course you fancy a visit to Crewe), then contact your
local hospice because they may well be creating a walk in
2008</SPAN></p
!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td

I'm wondering if this isn't confusing Google the same way it confuses
me.

BB

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http://www.kruse.co.uk/http://www.fa...posters.co.uk/

Adrienne Boswell wrote:

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed Gerhard <gerhard (AT) example (DOT) com
writing in news:g2al4o$s8f$2 (AT) newsreader2 (DOT) utanet.at:

Big Bill schrieb:

How come you got stuff like this in the code?

SPAN lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"

Why would you have stuff in there to say that the language is UK
English? Did you put that in after the site started appearing in
Google.de to make Google understand that this is a UK site, or was it
always there?

I think this is usually used by screen reader software for correct
pronouncing.

Is there a difference in the pronounciation of a non-breaking space?
Seriously, that's just bloat. Such markup should be used for a word,
phrase or a block level element.

I think it's Cymru (AKA Wales) where they pronounce "&nbsp;" differently.
It sure looks like a typical Cymraeg (AKA Welsh) word to me...



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On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:05:00 +0200, Gerhard <gerhard (AT) example (DOT) com>
wrote:

Adrienne Boswell schrieb:

Is there a difference in the pronounciation of a non-breaking space?
Seriously, that's just bloat. Such markup should be used for a word,
phrase or a block level element.


Have you ever seen code created by Word for Windows ;-)

Years ago, I created my first sites with Web Assistant for Word. I had
no idea back then.

BB
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http://www.kruse.co.uk/
http://www.fat-odin.com/
http://www.here-be-posters.co.uk/