It seems a higher pagerank must increase advertising revenue, as if the people who click the link (now in a better position in the results) are far less likely to stay and current members are leaving then it doesn't help anything else.
I was tempted to say wraggs can't see the forest for the trees on this one, but I guess I'm just looking at it from a 'how much do people enjoy the site' perspective and not a 'how much does it make' one.
That would explain the lack of response; saying 'I know you all hate it, but it makes money' probably wouldn't sound so great.
Bookmarks