msndude - 12:28 am on Jan 26, 2007 (gmt 0)

Our approach is not meant to be unfair to siteowners, but at the same time is end-user-centric: we strive to provide our users with high-quality results, which also involved working constantly to eliminate low-quality spam results. The simplest way of thinking about spam is this: If you're engaging in techniques ONLY to rank high, and that add NO value whatsoever to users and visitors, then it's probably a spam technique. We know that the vast majority of siteowners are working within our guidelines, and we *want* your sites to be in our index!

Obviously, this isn't going to be a 100% perfect, which is why webspam@microsoft.com offers a means of re-inclusion in cases where you think we've made a mistake. This isn't as fast as we'd like it to be, and we're working on it. If, however, you are engaging in spam techniques, you're going to have to convince us that they've been neutralized, and that you won't use them again, before we include you again. Design and optimize for your users first, and we'll work to make sure you're in our index.

In case you're interested, our guidelines are available at: [search.live.com...]