Linklist duration?

[NinjaSteve]

Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

6 months to 2 years seems to be the norm on most of the larger to mid sized lists. Some will keep you as long as your site is live with a link back.

Why do some drop links in 6months to 2 years? Is it because their lists are too large and they're trying to keep it small and fresh? Giving away too much content? Max of 1000 links per category or something?

[Useless]

Originally Posted by NinjaSteve

Why do some drop links in 6months to 2 years? Is it because their lists are too large and they're trying to keep it small and fresh? Giving away too much content? Max of 1000 links per category or something?

All of those reasons and more.

Category pruning takes place quite naturally all the time due to people leaving the business or servers going down for an extended period, or even a short period if you are an unknown, face-less submitter. (One of the best reasons to be active on one or two boards is so the link list owners know who you are and are less likely to hit delete when the bot says you're down.)

Scheduled pruning tends to be for the sake of manageability and SE ranking. Some lists delete older links in order to keep the ratio of links out to inbound links in their favor. Some do it to keep their pages light and scrollable.