tedster - 2:12 am on Aug 3, 2008 (gmt 0)

Penalties for significant 301 abuse across several domains can be quite severe, including long-time or even "permanent" loss of trust. I'm talking a burnt domains, as in done, kaput, with no recourse.

An honest slip-up or technical confusion that accidentally fits a spammer footprint can be remedied, eventually, through a clean-up and re-inclusion request.

When dealing with redirects, I like to remember the old carpenter's motto "measure twice, cut once".