Google ranks based on a very complex algorithm which has never been made public. They do issue guidance on their ranking system.
They are looking for original content. If the content is duplicated then Google reduces the ranking. Reduced ranking results in showing up lower on the list for searches.
Ah.
So his goal is ranking results.
A noble cause, I’m sure.
How does Free Republic fit into that cycle?
Isn’t he just being a parasite?
They are looking for original content. If the content is duplicated then Google reduces the ranking. Reduced ranking results in showing up lower on the list for searches.
Yes, and since he/she obviously knows that, it concretely makes him/her a premeditated blogpimp for stealing another site's bandwidth and audience to "massage his google up higher".