jk3210 - 11:24 pm on Jun 6, 2005 (gmt 0)

<<so how can a Rater saying this site has x amount of hidden text or this site has x number of affiliate links help to improve the algorithm?>>

As I read the guide, a rater can improve the algo by giving input that goes something like "even though this page is 99% aff links, it also has 1% OTHER content that I as a human find helpful, and therefore this page should not be flushed."

I mean, how could any group of SE geeks EVER succeed in writing an algo that took into consideration ALL potentially "useful content?" How would an algo know what was "useful" unless a human told it?

As a perfect example, I've been looking at those *otelguide.net pages given as a no-spam example since 1998 because they are my competitor, and I NEVER saw that "video" link the guide pointed to as an example of useful content.