well i think that’s the author’s point; is that by making suspicious links simply ignored that it takes out of the equation any chance to adjust to the situation. i mean, what are ya gonna do to adjust? … perhaps to get around the situation you might …. try getting links the legit way? that ought to fool Google!
I think the author has a better mouse trap. Heck anything’s better than the situation as is; I can hear the pitter-patter of keyboards now; rushing to add their most unfavorite competitor’s links to go site-wide on their website’s as I speak.
while I applaud google’s idea; to more than just ignore cheaters, to try and actively punish them; they need to make sure the innocent don’t get caught up in the wash. And I’ve said that for a long time about the scraper sites getting legit sites banned. I wonder if google ever made an effort to make certain they are banning the site or pages that were created secondly? thats huge in my book though I don’t count on google for free traffic anyway thank goodness.