meta tags- include or exclude

[azhar]

hello
I have just landed at number 1 on google for a specific page and the description is the metatag info. and i thought meta tags were irrelevant today. what would be the google's answer if i wouldn't have included them ??????????
Also, what is the better option, include them or exclude them

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[ROLAND]

you can not ignore anything, you can control meta description to get more clicks. my advise will be to use meta tags.

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[azhar]

Well maybe, but the general consensus is that the SE's look for content before indexing the 'head' information. If this is the case why does the metatag description get the listing but not the in-page keywords.
If I didn't bother with the metatag, what would google have used for the description.

give your views please
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[ottis]

hey look the fact that Google shows the Description meta on the SERPS doesn't mean that it actually helped that page's ranking also.

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[chandy]

meta tags facilitate searchers click or visit on your link. It's a very well estabished way of marketing. The meta description should tell the searcher that your page will answer their question.

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