Linking to low PR Sites

[snap]

Hello all,
Hmm, how to explain. I have multiple automotive sites. Some I believe have been banned or triggered filters in Google. becasue their rankings have disappeared in Google since the big November change.
I am currently building new sites and my question is. Should I include these old sites in my new links page? Is there any kind of penalties linking to sites that may have been black flagged by Google?

Thanks

[jocelyn]

If the site is banned then it's not good.
But if it's just that you lost rankings on the florida update, then it's okay.

[callmeshoe]

don't do it. why promote something that is banned?

[clasione]

I wouldn't recommend associating anything with a site that has been banned or had unknown effects....

Better safe then sorry - find a better way to promote/get links then tying them together....

[disgust]

linking to low PR sites isn't always horrible

but yes, never, link to a site that's banned (or looks like it will be banned shortly)

[SEO_AM]

Linking to sites in "bad neighborhoods", e.g., porn, banned, spammers, link farms, etc., will likely affect what Google thinks of your site = penalties. Not worth the risk.