alt Hacker NewsMy point is I don't consider em dash vs hyphen to be a strong signal either way, humans and bots alike use both interchangeably.
My point is I don't consider em dash vs hyphen to be a strong signal either way, humans and bots alike use both interchangeably.
A signal is not the same thing as a guarantee. Both of your points so far, i.e. your provided text & that bots often bother to replace em dashes to avoid detection, actually support that it is a signal though.