Well, that's how everyone feels when the big G decides they've violated the terms of service and take their site out of the index. But, what most people fail to realize, especially when it happens to them, is that Google doesn't owe the site owner anything. Google is a business, just like any other business. Hopefully, they do what is good for the site owner. That would mean if they think a site is doing something that would negatively impact their search results. They not only have a right, but they have an obligation, to remove that site from their listings.
That being said, there are times that I wonder if Google hasn't gotten to be the new Microsoft. Are they banning sites because it provides better results or are the banning sites simply because they can? Are they banning first and asking questions later? And, do they now have some system in place that is automatically banning sites algorithmically? Is it possible for example that if I link out to a site that has nothing to do with the main theme of my site, that Google can pick that up and can "shoot first and ask questions later?"
It's just a hunch, but that seems to be what has happened recently to a site I know about. Not one of my sites. While one could visit the site and nit pick "violations." There is nothing that stands out as absolutely evil. Yet, it is no longer listed and is, in fact, officially banned according to Google Webmaster tools.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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