Skier - 9:52 pm on Dec 15, 2002 (gmt 0)

Thanks for the suggestion Troels. I'll have to look up the definition of a "genuine web directory". Not sure exactly what it would entail. Funny, I just started the links thing to amuse myself during the slow season.

Freejung, your observations about the "spirit" of the web are right on! I always return to that kind of thinking as a touchstone. Fads may come and go on the web, but fundementals will win out over the long haul.

Considerations such as unique quality content (as Europeforvistors always points out), good experience for the visitor, easy access to relevant information, no bull****, etc meet both the SE's objectives and the visitors. Any SE that does not reflect these values in its SERPs will surely fade away.