Reno - 2:41 am on Jun 2, 2010 (gmt 0)

think of them as placeholder for future development ... and how often they are duplicated

I suppose by "scary" I mean that the sentence above makes them sound like simple templates without deep content, which is fine if (as you say) it's actually what people are seeking. Without knowing the particulars it's difficult to see the full picture, but if I understand you correctly, you are ranking above sites where the content may be more fully developed, and you have achieved that better ranking even though your own content is "thin". That's strikes me as an interesting aspect of MayDay, as it seems to be the opposite of what we'd previously come to expect from Google.

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