I am not in a position to give a full report on the quality of the backlink profile. > The original post made it sound like there was no act to clean up. That

I am not in a position to give a full report on the quality of the backlink profile. > The original post made it sound like there was no act to clean up. That seems standard: from innocent to the most hardcore spammer, of course they didn't do anything wrong, Google made a mistake and abused its power. > If there was spam link building on their part, it changes the story. It could change this story. But I do not want to point any fingers, and I think Google is smart not to reply on this case (which is kind of a shame. I miss Matt Cutts and I miss the time when HN allowed for these open discussions. It just seems too much of a PR risk these days.)