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<p data-start="2077" data-end="2242">When posts genuinely help readers, they tend to remain indexed for years. That suggests forums may contribute more through relevance and traffic than raw link power.

<p data-start="2244" data-end="2329">Maybe the real value is not the link itself but the context and engagement around it.

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