whitenight - 8:19 pm on Jul 1, 2009 (gmt 0)

If less value for off-topic links is indeed what the root of the change is, I'll be a happy camper.

Don't hold your breath.

I see this ALL the time and have been wondering when they would be disqualified or devalued

Again, this update doesn't show that "relevancy" has been increased.

or

that "off-topic-ism" has been decreased.

For the past two years I've focused on relevant links... I hope this lasts....

It's nothing more than "wishful thinking" and ultimately detrimental to your SEO efforts.

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Just calming down the "chicken bone throwing" before I have to spend 6 months debunking the "Google-is-ranking-based-on click-thru" type arguments again.

Let's see the update finish and then make conclusions.
Until then, one is just pigeon-holing oneself with incomplete information.