rocco - 10:22 pm on May 15, 2008 (gmt 0)

Sid, thanks for clarification.

IMO this h1 linking is done with SEO in mind as a link to the home page mostly is called "home" or at least uses the same or a few variations textlink. I would not think this is white-hat. I guess you are on the right track removing it. But of course this in none of my business.