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It is not a problem at all.
We simple to not submit user profiles to Google in our site map and we also block the profiles from crawling, because we optimize this site for content, not user profile information.
If you want to search by user user name, Google is not the best way, in these forums. Other forums might permit Google to crawl individual profiles or include them in their site maps, but we don't since most users are interested in the content via Google, not searching for their own posts.
There are better ways than Google to find your own posts. You can easily get them from your profile page too.
Ok.
But I don't use Google Custom Search.
I use Search Forums / (x) Show Posts
entering "jack2" as a query string
I get
The UNIX and Linux Forums - Search Results
4 results only and,
as you can see
the following thread is lost
https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...t-2-pipes.html
So one time a new thread is indexed by poster's name
and another time is not.
I don't know what search engine is behind
Search Forums
and what options are set, but it works as it worked in the above examples
I am fully aware , your excellent forum is visited by many visitors,
so some fine tuning was necessary due to high traffic
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Your search is in progress and you will be taken to the results in a moment. Thank you for your patience.
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Really excellent place.
Jack