So no follow is default in 7.3?

This means that links aren't "given" googlejuice, right?

That is correct.

What's Google Juice?

What's this No Follow all about??

Google Juice = Feeding Google

See Giz's signature: <a href="http://www.undergroundnews.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UGN Security</a>

Search engines won't follow such links, which seems counter to part of the purpose of including links in signatures...

The nofollow instance can be edited out of /libs/bbcode.inc.php if desired (for links in posts; still looking for signature)

But isnt linking one of the ways to improve your SEO with Google?

What's the pros and cons with No Follow?
I see cons at the mo?

The pros, I assume, would be to include nofollow for things like Reply/Quote/Notify/Email Post buttons and other such "internal" links that search engines don't need to know about. Search engines won't follow links designated as such (though I suspect they still could find them in other ways perhaps).

As web admins here, with links in signatures, it would be expected that Google would find them, but they won't if nofollow remains in place.

The more links to your site on the web, the more importance Google gives your site (and hence its ranking) in their index...

Ahh i can appreciate NO FOLLOW with the buttons as you say jgeoff.

So is no follow on signatures?
And in say a topic reply?

Just curious, as i have to believe its been included for
a positive reason?

I'm not really sure why it was added in. I'm sure Rick had his good reasons. But an option would be nice.

This link in a post is appended with rel="nofollow", as are links in sigs.

If you use Firefox, my favorite feature is "View Selection Source" -- highlight some text on the screen, View Selection Source, and it'll show you the HTML just for that section. Try it on the links and you'll see it.

bbcode.inc.php can be edited to remove nofollow from links in posts, but now sure how to disable it for sigs just yet.

Personally I would not have it.