http://directory.google.com/Top/Com...t_Messaging/AOL_Instant_Messenger/Buddy_Icons If you look on the above link, my site Rate Icons is now showing up at pr3 where on http://rankwhere.com/google-page-rank.php?url=www.iconrate.com it is still showing pr3. I've lost over half of my backlinks last update so the decrease makes sense, but which is accurate? I assume the directory.google is.. Funny that even though the pr decreases my site keeps going higher for keywords http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aim+icons http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=buddy+icons and my allinanchor for those keywords keeps climbing as well. So the question is will this pr5 to pr3 decrease hurt my site in the long run?
PR has nothing to do with ranking. High(er) PR might be a side effect of attempt at better ranking (getting IBLs with good anchor text) but sure isn't a necessity.