Following some good threads relating to software v software, link service v link service etc. Would any of the Kings and Queens of the dark art be interested in participating in an SEO league and would the community at large like to see something like this ?

No freebies - pay the going rate for the service to the provider, give them exclusivity on site and measure rank for say five keywords. Could go a step further and let the SEO expert fiddle with the source code of site etc if they felt it would benefit outcome.

To keep it sensible, would need to be an elite group of the warriors who have done this for a while and earned their spurs.

Anyway, maybe this has been done or maybe not - but post panda and with all the contradictory comments might be an excellent way of seeing who has ongoing working methodology.

Maybe those interested in forum could put together a rules and measure list to ensure absolute parity. Although keywords, specific tactics and anything of a commercially sensitive nature would be respected, a weekly update would give view of what is working out there.

For avoidance of doubt, other than near psychotic interest in this subject I have no friendship, affiliation or agenda with any service provider.