brotherhood_of_LAN - 11:29 pm on Aug 5, 2002 (gmt 0)

Although I have never been subject of a penalty (I think), I'm almost sure we have to bear in mind the sheer volume of searches google does - and the subsequent consumer power that comes with those searches. 150 million x those peoples' disposable income a DAY.

All I'm saying is that a large company...or any sort of syndication could spam the index to bits in the matter of a month, so google has to be at least prepared for that.

I think thats partly what GG means by "Please be careful out there on the net, alright?". Their are some major players on the net (not denying some are at this board), but these players could easily plot googles downfall with spam if G was off its guard.

When 2 billion URL's are concerned sometimes the fine line with a solid change in their algo just aint fine enough- but a safety zone rather than spam possibility is in the besti interests of the index.

OT I know...because there is plenty discussion about PR0's, contact with google, ethics and all other things....just thought I'd add piece of mind there ! :)