aristotle - 11:16 pm on Oct 29, 2011 (gmt 0)

I suspect sites can get protection from Panda if they are considered great by Vince

Well, if a site is so good that it is "considered great by Vince", then it's probably good enough to avoid problems with Panda too, and therefore wouldn't need any special "protection" anyway. So it's hard to give definite yes or no answer to your question