AV's listing hard to port and wallowing in the waves. There's water in the engine room and I'm expecting it to roll over and show the keel any time now. Take a look at two surveys of the public's use of AV and note the difference just a few months can make:
Decemeber 2000 [top9.com]
March 2001 [top9.com]

FWIW, my most popular site lines up well with the March Top9 survey, with the exception of Google.

I have dropped 70% in hits over the last month, but this is due to sites disappearing. Yesterday, Scooter visited aproximately 150 pages out of 400 or so pages on each of 150 domains. I have hopes of a jump in hits next week. Don't ask me WHY or HOW...I wish I knew!

AV has been giving us a steady 8 to 10 percent of our referrals the last little while. I keep hoping for a rise. It's tough though, because the Google numbers keep getting higher.

I hope the end isn't near for AV. They've been spidering like crazy lately. Surely, Scooter isn't going around like that just to say goodbye to everyone. I'm looking for a comeback.

yes i notice this new "feature" today and emailed them to announce my displeasure and the fact that i thought it was heading in the wrong direction. no reply as yet.......