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Recently I got caught up in a thread on a forum about if outgoing links reduce the amount of Page Rank on your site. The discussion went on for ages going around in circles mainly because chrishirst was wrong and refused to be beaten by a newbi, upstart like myself. He was resovled that:

At the end of the day PR as shown on the toolbar is of NO use for gaining useful convertable rankings.

You can read the thread here, you can see why I didn’t want to quit. The conversation is bizarre, even though I had back up every point with evidence he still refused to admit that he may be wrong.

The debate was completely ground to a halt because; He could not get his head around how if the calculation was based only on incoming links how could outgoing links reduce the amount og Page Rank.

We repeated the same points for ages, I tried to explain that the formula was done from scratch so all that it needed was for the calculated value to be less than it was before to have effectively been ‘drained’ but to no avail.

NO I understand that you need to agree on these points on how the Page Rank calculation works:

• The calculation is done for each individual page not site.
• The green bar shown on the toolbar is just a label given to a page depending on the group that the actual page rank falls into.
• The equation is repeated multiple times.
• Each time the calculation is done it is done from scratch; no prior Page rank is worked in the equation.

This is how I like to think of the calulation. Bear in mind this is highly simplified (also if you look at the actual equation the specifics are wrong, it designed to make it easier to understand like went you find out that everythign you learnt in GCSE physic was all a lie when you do A Level Physic).

At the begining of the equation each index page is given a value of 1; part of this value is given as a vote which is divided between all of the pages that it links to. So a new value is calulated. This bit everyone agrees on, Pagerank is calulated from incoming links.

This is where it gets slighty more complicated, the calculation is then repeated starting with the new values, so the pervious pagerank that has been gain on pervious calulation can be passed on. The equation is done over and over again. So because your vote is devided between the pages that you have links to, if you link to pages that are voting for you then in the next calculation (vote) you are going to end up with more page rank than if you would have linked to a lot of pages that do not link back to you.

So that is the main point if you link out of your own website, to a site that does not link back. The pagerank is not coming back to your site so you are going to drain/leak/lose pagerank.

What effect page rank has on how well your site is ranked? That is the million dollar question.
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Well it has been a shitty day for telly, I mean it's xmas day you think they would be pulling the stops out. The main delights of today where Eastenders, Coronation Street and Simpsons. Pretty much like every other day.

But then again I'm forgetting the fantasic amazing ‘Doctor Who' Christmas special. David Tennant was doctor who, I though he was really badly cast he muffed a line at the beginning the ‘Happy Christmas' line but in the end he fantastic, in the last fight when he was back to full strength his speech was delivered amazingly.

Here's some cool sites I've been amusing myself with. Here is more craziness form the boys at walnut smoothie email joke. This is the latest property job I have been working on H.I.P.S. (Home information packs!! they will become compulsary by law in two years).

But enought of this, I have work to do. Bye.

A interview with M. Groaning and David Cohen. Has brought up the suggestion that they might have commissioned of the wacky space adventure Futurama.

“3 months ago, I would have said we were going to start tomorrow” says writer David X Cohen. “And 1 month ago I would also have said we were going to start tomorrow. So … My current estimate is that we're starting tomorrow.“

The series was cancelled after 5 seasons because the television run of the show was rather unsuccessful, however the DVD sales where massive and ongoing so their was a outcry to recommission the series. The last episode “The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings” was left at a strange point where it imply that Fry and Leela had finally got it together. This suggested that the story was complete. However it was not that straight forward and could easily be disregarded in aid of a sequel.

Here is some other killer stuff I have been procrastinate with! Check out this cool website: walnutsmoothie career personaility test. Read the whole thing. A friend of mine, Kate has been rebuilding court house clinics website. have a looks see what you think.

Until next time. I leave you with a tear in my eye.

Tomorrow, I have just discovered the Mighty Boosh is doing a theatre piece up in town. It's only eight pounds They are a legend, eight pound is far too little. They deserve more than that, that walking around money not the kind of money you pay for the latest comedy cult wavering in a new era of comedy. It's insulting, How could I hold a staright face and pay so little I will rain fury upon the the theatre and throwing fifty pound notes at them until they submit. 8 pounds is a insult.

Here is some other cool stuff I found whilst surfing. Are you a Art fan, have a look at this huge collection of painting of still life. I think the goign live date for my latest site modern Cleo is nearly here:

Anyway I'm off to run away and join the circus.

Well I have been going though my photo album trying to find a apporaite image to put on dating online. I'm trying to figure out which is my best look I have reduce my choice down to the two best but I can't quite figure out which one the ladies will liek the most.Which is your favorite?

or the ladies have got to love this one

Nah I'm just kidding, I alway look fantasic It doesn't matter.

Just to complete your day how about some cool websites I have been procrastinate with! Here's a forum I have been hanging around in. This is the latest property job I have been working on H.I.P.S. (Home information packs!! they will become compulsary by law in two years).

Until next time. I leave you with a tear in my eye.

The date is now over, I can't say it started off on the best foot. She was half a hour late and she didn't call I though this was rude. All the way alone I'd been trying to figure out how keen on me she was, and beign 30 minutes late was a pretty good indercation that she didn't really care. The evening did start off slow she went in to talk over drive, and she can talk so thats how it started.

But as the night when on (that quite good since it suppose to only be lunch). But we relaxed and thing start to become more easy. I try to kiss her in the coffee house and she kinda ignored me, that was awkward. But when we got to the jazz show we just talk to start with then we started hugging and sitting arm in arm.

Then before she got on her bus home she kissed me. Now that is a good sign.

Now for some groovy sites I found whilst surfing. He's a shamless plug for a company that we work with coffee vending machines. A quick plug for a website I have done some work with recently court house cosmetic surgery.

And this is me signing off!!