This wasn't an algorithm update. If the folks at Google can figure out how to detect this sort of gaming more reliably, that may end up in a future algorithm u

This wasn't an algorithm update. If the folks at Google can figure out how to detect this sort of gaming more reliably, that may end up in a future algorithm update, and no amount of pleading will matter for anyone affected by it - they'll have to fix the problem or continue to suffer the consequences.