# Comments appear after the "#" symbol at the start of a line, or after a directive User-agent: * # match all bots Disallow: /admin/ Disallow: /adminlogs/ Disallow: /downloads/ Disallow: /faq/ Disallow: /forums/ # keep them out of the forums Disallow: /images/ Disallow: /moderator/ Disallow: /osf/ Disallow: /server_admin/ Disallow: /treehouse/ Disallow: /webmaster/ Disallow: /welcome/ # do not scan the welcome area