mykel79 - 1:10 pm on Jun 6, 2005 (gmt 0)

Now multiply that effort by a set of several sites in various niche markets. To me, this would guarantee an excellent base by which to evaluate other sites ... while "doing no harm".

Yes, but IMO the problem is that the sites they say are "good sites" sometimes aren't any different than the sites they say are bad.

Take redirects. Does anyone honestly see a difference between the "sneaky redirects" and the "legitimate" ones? What kind of signal does that give to webmasters?