annej - 3:23 pm on Feb 17, 2007 (gmt 0)

Links still play a large roll in the ultimate ranking in the PaIR method

Actually this has been discussed by several of us in earlier threads. I think this has always been true with many of the various filters over the years. They have to be strong and somewhat related links though.

Sandy, the way I understand it a good phrase is one that would be predictive but the actual penalty, filter or whatever is based on the density of these phrases. So the phrases are already predetermined then at the time the page is spidered the density of related phrases is calculated. At least that is how I read it.