Marcia - 5:06 am on Dec 28, 2007 (gmt 0)

Does anyone recall if there are any papers or patents published that make mention of a devaluing in the SERPs for a very specific reason (backlink related), which could be interpreted as meaning it's for a certain number of spots downward if the metric is met negatively?

I recall such a mention, but don't remember where I read it.