bundler.cn ?

[andyw8]

I'm seeing bundler.cn appear in Google search results, higher than bundler.io for some terms.

It's partially translated but most links still point to the normal Bundler URLs.

I assume bundler.cn isn't sanctioned, although it's been around since 2018:

https://web.archive.org/web/20181015000000*/https://www.bundler.cn/

There's probably nothing that can be done, so feel free to close, but I thought it worth a mention.

[rubyFeedback]

This has probably more to do with Google search I think.

I recall in the past we had some awkward chinese websites that looked like
rubygems.org but did not seem to be rubygems.org - not sure if these were
fake sites or not, but they also showed up quite high in the search results
(which is why I think I found them, too).

Perhaps it may be useful to add an additional page at rubygems.org, displayed
prominently, saying which websites relate to ruby + gems + bundler. Ultimately,
I am not sure much can be done about the Google search results. Perhaps someone
knows why bundler.cn appears high ranked though.

[Fryguy]

I hit this also - was super confusing because the page was all in Chinese and I couldn't figure out why until I noticed the URL.

[deivid-rodriguez]

Weird!

Looking at whois information, I'd say it's not ill-intentioned, so maybe we could contact owner and ask to take the site down and potentially contribute Chinese translations upstream, if the separate domain is just some leftover not intended to be consulted by anyone? It's seems very out of date.

Domain seems to expire next year, so maybe this gets auto-fixed eventually?

I'm also curious about which terms make this site show up high in the list.

[andyw8]

For me, a Google search for 'bundler check' shows the .cn site first.

[deivid-rodriguez]

Wow, I have no idea why google is ranking the cn site first specifically for bundle check 😮.

[deivid-rodriguez]

Actually, I think GitHub is banned in China, and owner seems to be CNNIC, so unlikely they'll contribute anything.

Alternatively, maybe Google can fix this for us?

[andyw8]

I think GitHub is banned in China

Seems it's not.

[deivid-rodriguez]

I see, well that's good.

In any case, I tried a potential improvement at #1335. Will check back in a couple weeks if something has improved.