Originally Posted by activeco

But what surprised me the most is the clear lack of understanding of basics of PR distribution, among other things.
While less knowledge about some other important internet mechanisms (such as networking protocols, in the first place) can be understood, having in mind that most SEO's are actually mainly (web)designers slightly traversing into the underground world of networks, it is a bit shocking that people specialized in pleasing search engines actually do not know the most fundamental facts of Google's PR calculation.