I agree antoine that the #1 spot in MSN is off-topic. However that site does not use blog spamming to acheive it’s positions. This is just an example the MSN algo not performing. Interesting though that for a competitive keyword a site like this comes up.
Also, my comment on strippers/construciton workers was merely to point out that just because something favours a specific type of person does not make it unfair. Relating that to blog psamming if you the SE’s favour a tactic that you mentally can’t do then this is not unfair or against any rules.
Like I said, the majority of these blogs are floating around unloved, unwanted and unmonitored. Then people come and post links relating to their website so that their site comes up for terms relating to their site. I see no problem with that.
I think we’ve overstepped the original question (I’ve forgotten what it is) and are the only ones in this thread. If you ant to continue this by e-mail or PM I’d be happy to debate on, but we’re both so set in our ways I doubt either of us will make an impression.
On a side note, my comment about how SEO’s need to change their tactics from time to time has given me an idea of how to get the same quality&quantity of links without blog spamming. Is will most likely still be regarded as ‘black-hat’ or ‘unethical’ but we’ll debate that when everybody catches on. :beatup: