rfgdxm1 - 1:12 am on Dec 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

>So, what's the point of having a high PR if it is apparent that there are better ways to end up on top?

It depends on what you mean by high PR? So long as the home page of your site has a PR of at least 6 (and if it doesn't, either you aren't trying hard enough or need to pay a SEO), that's plenty of PR for you to play around with on your site, unless you are gunning for ultra-competitive SERPs. At this point, it is all the "other algo factors" that you have to worry about.