soapystar - 9:10 pm on Sep 4, 2007 (gmt 0)

i wonder if this reflects a change in application rather than a clarification?

i dont really understand how they could green light its use at will given the implications. If it caught on that the way to stop pr leakage was to nofollow on your links and it didnt have a negative impact on your own site, then everyone (not just harden webmasters) will end up using it (overtime) on all external links. And then where will that leave an algo based on link votes?

When this tag was first introduced i only recall the comments being that it was meant for untrusted links where anyone can post a url. It was clearly a signal of untrusted or unvetted, how can it then be applied internally with the same meaning?