tedster - 8:13 pm on Jun 9, 2012 (gmt 0)

I can see that "Best of" or review sites are a mixed bag when it comes to quality. At their worst, they are little more than scrapers, and at their best they can be highly valuable resources.

So I wouldn't be surprised if recent changes at Google caught some of these sites - not because Penguin was intentional targeting them, but more because the associated data fit the profile that Penguin was going after.