Filipe - 7:34 am on Aug 30, 2002 (gmt 0)

Filipe says: The idea is not just that sites vote for you, but that sites relevant to yours vote for you. If a site is considered an important site in your sector or theme, and they vote for you, that means that a site that knew what they were talking about thinks you know what you're talking about too. I don't think so. "Importance" is defined relative to PageRank. The formula feeds on itself recursively.

I'm not sure I quite see how what you just said contradicts what I'm saying. Are you suggesting that Google doesn't look at themes at all and bases their algorithm entirely on PageRank? That they don't look to see if sites that link to you have anything to do with your site's field? GoogleGuy will attest that PageRank is just a single aspect of their algorithm, not the only factor.