28 September 2016

Corey’s code and Melissa’s signs

Corey Stapleton doesn’t want search engines to index his campaign website. Or, he hired a careless person to build the website. There’s no other explanation for this line of HTML code for his home page:

That META tag triggers this outcome when the search term “Corey Stapleton” is entered into Google:

All politicians want search engines to index their campaign websites. Therefore, Stapleton must have hired a careless website developer. The ‘noindex’ META tag undoubtedly was used as a privacy measure while the website was being developed, a fairly standard practice. But the tag should have been removed from the source code once the website was deemed ready for prime time.

Is this an indication that Stapleton will protect privacy if he becomes Montana’s Secretary of State? Or is it an indication that he might not pay sufficient attention to detail? Your call.

Updated at 1333 MDT. Stapleton removed the ‘noindex’ tag this morning.

Romano yard signs are few and far between in the Flathead. I found this one on the lawn of an apartment building on an obscure street on the west side of Kalispell. I have not encountered an Arntzen yard sign during my daily walks, but I’m sure they exist.

Denise Juneau is Montana’s current Superintendent of Public Instruction. An interesting threesome of signs.