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"A WebmasterWorld thread has one webmaster who allegedly purchased a domain name that was banned by Google.  He basically asked, how does he get this domain to be clean and start over.In the past, I would have said, just submit a reconsideration request and hope that Google trusts that you are starting new.  And that is the advice given in the thread.  But after sitting in a site clinic with Matt Cutts at PubCon.  At about 10:51 PST, Matt said that when it comes to domains that were banned or severely penalized, it is just easier to start with a fresh new domain.  I am not quoting Matt exactly, but he basically said that it is easier to start from ground zero then starting from 100 feet under ground.  Yes, a penalized site seems to just have to work its way up from a negative state to get to level starting ground and often, it might not be worth the effort.At the same time, if Google can press a button to wipe the history of the domain - then maybe you are in luck.  I am just not too sure how easy it is to get Google to do that.Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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