can we be penalized for linking (via CJ) to a bad site?

does the affill link matter when linking?

[walkman]

can we can penalized for linking (via CJ) to a bad site? There's this hosting site that was caught inserting something on their clients pages to boost its own PR (not normal links, strictly for the bots). I think Google will slam them soon, but, if I link to link to them via CJ, will I be linking to a "Bad neighborhood" site?

any thoughts, ideas?

[Swash]

If you are that worried, link with a php or cgi type redirection script or with javascript.. I don't think you would be penalised though. As long as they are'nt linking back to you.

[trimmer80]

i wouldn't risk it...
I would assume that google would be more likely to penalise you it you link to them (rather than the other way). I don't link to anyone that steps over or too close to the line. Not just because of what they have done, but also what they could do next.

[walkman]

Swash,
the link is already coded; it goes through ht*p://www.qksrv.blah-blah-code..........

trimmer80,
I am not risking it, but it's scary because they're so many affilates and can't keep track /analyze all of them. Even if they're fine when you link them....they might hire a black hat SEO and everything goes down the drain.

[trimmer80]

personally i would think that if they penalize sites that way it would work on a reverse PR of sorts.
Thus if your site only linked to that page, then you would recieve a larger penalty.
If the site is 1 of 50 sites you link to, 49 of them are quality and 1 bad, then the effect would be minimal.