atlrus - 1:16 pm on May 9, 2007 (gmt 0)

We (the Webmasters) were the hands that fed Google. We (the Webmasters) built Google. We (the Webmasters) made Google what it is today. And now we find ourselves in reverse roles, Google are now the hands that feed us Webmasters. Our creation has turned on us. Its like a science fiction movie.

That's one of the jewels, but I am surprised it came out of a moderator.

Webmasters did not build Google. Did we build Yahoo and MSN and Ask and the rest of the mediocre search engines around? Of course not. And I don't really see on what your claims are based.

Google actually has respect for the robots.txt, so if you do not want to be listed - just exclude it. Your website will still be operational, and you will stop worrying about being banned - it cannot be any simpler. It's an unwritten agreement which can be broken by EITHER side, anytime.

I am also critical of many things about Google, but to come over here and start bashing webmasters that they obay Google rules is uncalled for and just plain stupid:

When my website ranks at the same spot on Google, MSN and Yahoo, and the last two account for less than 5% of my search engine traffic - it's just ridiculous to even suggest that I am brain-washed by doing my best to keep my good Google position - it's called common sense and a good business decision.

I did not build any of my websites to feed Google, to help Google with content, to help Google improve, to rank on Goolge, etc. and if Google disappears tomorrow - I could give two ****. My customers will continue to exist, my business will continue to operate - I would just get my free traffic from different channels - and that's why Google owes me nothing.

Sorry that you got banned or whatever, but if you want something to change - you need to go and b*tch at MSN and Yahoo for being lousy competitors.