littlegiant - 7:16 pm on Aug 12, 2011 (gmt 0)

...but subsequent versions have a much lower weighting relating to advertising because a significant number of sites initially flagged by Panda have 'improved' their site (in Panda's eyes) so in the greater scheme of things it's a less important indicator (but still an indicator nonetheless).

Cutting some slack in that manner would leave all those who weren't hit by that version of Panda to possibly fly under the ads-above-the-fold radar, wouldn't it? No, I would think they'd have to keep the pressure on on all fronts for this thing to be successful.