42 Header Tags?

[Mr-AJ]

Randy talked about header tags in the last radio show and he mentioned that he uses up to 42! (Please correct me if I'm wrong)
I was pretty sure that this would be too spammy. In regards of titles, names and descriptions I was very confident that an overuse hurts more than it helps.
But I've not tested it too much. The reason is simple: I'm afraid of getting penalized quickly.
So I'd like to hear your thoughts and experiences on this. Maybe I start some tests with a junk site...

[Randy Ray]

42 was a joke. (It's a reference to Douglas Adams, who wrote several very funny books. In one of them, a computer determines that the answer to the question "What is the meaning of life?" is "42".)

There's nothing spammy about having a lot of header links. If you have a 7500 word page, then 42 header tags might make perfect sense. Suppose you write an article that has 100 separate points. It might make perfect sense to have 100 separate header tags.

Don't worry about being penalized. Make a good web page. If 42 header tags will make your page better, then go for it.