leoo24 - 9:00 pm on Jul 30, 2003 (gmt 0)

I think that one important thing that is forgotten, is at the end of the day you can forget good listings/referrals from google if your site can't be accessed by anyone! validating your code gives you the best possible chance for anyone being able to see your site as intended (coupled with other obvious factors as the actual design ofcourse :))