Vec_One - 10:53 pm on Apr 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

Well said steveb. I don't, however, entirely agree that Google owes nothing to anyone though. Google doesn't manufacture all of those web pages it displays. It makes its money from resources supplied by us. It also promotes itself as the world's leading information organizer. I think that people who provide content and use the search engine deserve at least a minimal level of professionalism.

Some tour companies make their money guiding people around national parks. If they were to start forest fires, cause accidents, or lose their clients in the woods, they would be held accountable.

Then, there's Google. Overnight, it can ruin years of work of thousands of webmasters without as much as an apology. That might be legal but it ain't ethical. As a company, Google has some growing up to do.