Even when they were marked as sponsored links, they were penalized, according to this post[1]. On a sidenote, my post was downvoted by someone even though it w

Even when they were marked as sponsored links, they were penalized, according to this post[1]. On a sidenote, my post was downvoted by someone even though it was on-topic. I disagree with you, but have upvoted so we can discuss this rationally. [1] http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-did-my-pagerank-go-down/ http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-did-my-pagerank-go-down/