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Yeah, Google’s statement seems obviously wrong. They say they don’t tell people to delete old content, but then they say that old content does actually affect a site in terms of it’s average ranking and also what content gets indexed.
"They say that old content does actually affect a site in terms of it’s average ranking" -- We didn't say this. We said the exact opposite.
Sorry if I’m misconstruing what was said, but then it seems that what was said isn’t consistent with what actually happens.