The grouping of my recip on a freesite doesn't sway me at all with regards to whether or not I will list it. I judge each site on its own merits and couldn't care less who else it gets submitted to. That said, I do raise an eyebrow when I see my recip with the big boys. I guess the submitter is a newbie and doesn't know any better.
I do consider padding your recip table with "fake" recips to be cheating and react accordingly. I need to be certain, though. Not long ago I thought I smelled a rat and e-mailed a subitter to ask if he really had an account with such-and-such LL. Turns out he did and he gave me the links to prove it. He took it nicely though and still submits to me.
