atlrus - 7:34 pm on Jan 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

Or maybe they just think (as a lot of people do) that Wikipedia is a genuinely useful site, nd they know perfectly well (as any rational person does) that Wikipedia isn't running a spam network. Yes, but what kind of links would those be? How many of those links would be "natural" citations (say, from schools or information sites)?

That does not matter, the fact is that even though Google says that its search results are not manipulated by humans, and rely 100% on the algo, it is clear that it's not true.

It is unfair to give a website an advantage - if Wiki is a good website - let them compete just like any other website, and let them feel the burn of getting banned.

Nestle is a great company with many good products - but do you want all food products in the world to be made by Nestle?

Do you want every single city in the world to have Walmart - they have great prices and better selection than any other store in the town, but ...