Why is BigResource.com suddenly front-ending my google hits?

[MMock]

I'm working on a vb6 application and I was googling why, when the code executed a checkbox.value assignment instruction, it was causing the checkbox's clicked event. Well, I found the answer in VBForums (my favorite forum and the only one on which I'm registered), but I wondering why I had to go through BigResource.com to get here?

http://www.bigresource.com/VB-CheckB...aBJZISoH.html#

This site comes up now in a lot of my searches, only to redirect me somewhere else? Is this a good thing? 'Cause I don't think I like it.

[si_the_geek]

I hate it... it scrapes lots of sites (in a 'nice' way from a legal point of view, as you need to view the original page rather than seeing it all there), and is basically a long-winded way of getting where you want to go.

To stop it, we all need to avoid clicking on their pages in search results (as the search engine keeps track, and increases their ranking each time).

Depending on the search engine you are using, you can eliminate their site by adding this to the end of your search text: -BigResource
(and if you use the search box built in to the browser, you may be able to add that permanently [how depends on the browser])

[MMock]

you can eliminate their site by adding this to the end of your search text: -BigResource

Yes, it will give me pleasure to do that! (BigResource? More like BigBrother!) Thanks.

[Niya]

Long before I signed up here, I used to get answers from here through BigResource. Back then I always believed here and there were part of the same site.

[Jacob Roman]

Then once that site is finally on the bottom, we still have to widdle through all the stackoverflow sites. 98% of stackoverflow members dont know what a stack overflow is.

[Niya]

Well to be fair, a stack is an abstraction found only in high level languages that implement sub-routines. That excludes a whole slew of IT sub fields like database management, web-based programming, any field that use declarative languages like HTML and so forth. StackOverflow doesn't just cater to programmers.

[Nightwalker83]

They have a link to the forums under the forum tab.

[MMock]

Long before I signed up here, I used to get answers from here through BigResource. Back then I always believed here and there were part of the same site.

That is sad...glad you've found your way!

[Niya]

lol

[MMock]

Speaking of stack overflow...Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers - why are they using a noun to modify a noun???

en·thu·si·ast
/enˈTHo͞ozēˌast/
Noun

A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.

How can anyone post something so blatantly wrong in such a prominent place in their web site??? That would've turned me off right away - had I ever noticed it before . (The caffeine must really be kicking in this morning! A google hit just brought me there, and it hit me over the head!)