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we then made another links page with almost exactly the same number of links..

using the right keyword phrases, tags, etc. the pages have ranked #1 and #2 on Alta and at least one ranks #2 on google. they are doing well on other SE's as well.

At first i too thought that the links were overboard.. but perhaps not so - keep the links going to relevant pages.. dont repeat the link on the page.

What bothers me is Alta's "similar page" nuking system... [and the possibility of Google doing something similar]
I dont know of any safety zone (as yet) but make sure that on (for eg) 2 dif. pages that the common links on the 2pages divided by total links per page is as close to zero as possible.

So IMHO the links that count help and the others just make your 2 pages seem unique. hope this is what you were looking for

Me too, bates. And who knows when the nuking will become more widespread.

The other lady jumped on her project after reading about the value of link popularity in an article about Google. Just as well she's the one that did it, because I would NOT have included everyone, and she will - I would not have gone that route.

I've put my people on a monthly hosting and maintenance package, so I'll be selective and careful and do it over time - up to a point.

The similar page thing is what has me concerned over what they're doing, but it's not my business and as hard as it is for me to do, I'll keep my mouth shut. :)

How I do my own pages is, and I want to avoid any possible appearance of duplication. That's why I'm asking, I want to make doubly sure. I'd rather err on the side of caution.

>the pages have ranked #1 and #2