Suggestion Get the Link Peddlers out of the Directories section

Almost daily in the Directories section, sometimes even in the correct sub-forum there are those offering cheap links on dropped or other previously registered domains with existing foolbar pagerank under the guise of "directory listings."

We all know that these so called "directory owners" are just out to make a fast buck off of a recently acquired domain while the Google foolbar displays some green pixels.

How about moving these link sales to BST where they belong? They're nothing more than that anyway.

It would go along way to help getting the Directories forum back on track and topic.

Believe me, there's no problem with identifying which of these announcements are just someone looking to cash in on their latest domain with foolbar pixels and someone actually registering a domain and attempting to create a directory.

 

I agree. The directories section is the wild west of new owners with dropped domains trying to make a quick buck. Its hard to get any good quality directories anymore. I think they definitely belong in BST. Even better if dp could make a form like the do for websites showing age and such.

 

Here here, this is a very good suggestion. We could do with a Mod for the directory section, I thought it would be cleaned up when a couple of members were made up to Mods, but it seems not.

This “keep reporting posts” doesn’t help, I’m spending more time reporting than I am posting.

Help us to help you guys and girls, spend some of your time looking at the directory section.

Thanks Brian

 

if you find someone selling links in an area not reserved for link sales, do report them using the report post button. and it'll be dealt with in the order in which they are received.

 

Do you and the other moderators consider threads such as this one to be link sales?

It's a commercial venture posted as a directory announcement. Nothing more than an attempt to peddle links on a previously registered unrelated domain while the PR lasts. Far from a genuine attempt to create a directory.

There are threads started by some of the same members every time they snatch up a domain with some green pixels hoping to capitalize while the foolbar is still green.

I don't think this activity belongs in the Directories section.

 

To me it’s a way of avoiding the rules within the B/S/T forum.

The title “Premium Global Website Directory” and main content link “Premium Global Website Directory” is misleading to say the least. By posting it in the directory section, the selling can avoid the bumping ban.

Thanks brian

 

yes i would, but the only reason i would is because i went to the site and saw that it costs. we don't have the time to read each individual thread that gets started, we have to depend a lot on you good folks to keep us notified of threads just like that one.

 

Hello...

I agree that these guys buying dropped domains and making directories then peddling links
off it should be moved to link sales as thats what they are doing anyway.

I really wish google would just remove the pagerank from dropped domains
so that this dont happen but that wont happen so..

@ Sawz

Alright will continue to report posts i feel dont belong in catagories (then its up to you guys to decide wether they need moved)

thx
M1

 

CReed-

One one level I agree with you. There are those who try to provide long term value to their customers and do their best to make a living doing so. The guys you are talking about are offering bogus value and that is a problem. It taints the business.

I would not be so quick to categories them as links salesmen. IMHO, all directory activity is about link development. Even DMOZ and Yahoo Directory.

What do you thing about suggesting an area that is private and available only to approved directory owners?

 

i think it is better to put a sticky thread
showing to noobs how to bust scammers
i never knew this trick untill i read this thread

 

Agreed. I find myself reporting several posts per day as the Directory forum gets flooded with this thinly disguised garbage.

Increasingly the ruse is that someone wants advice on directory development,then subsequent posts prove they have zero intention of doing any work on this "directory" that is simply a script of empty categories within which a handful of links were once buried. These guys are living proof of why the "You should not own a directory" thread is true. Not sure BST is the place to move them, but we dont have a subforum named "Useless Crap Offered by SOBs That Dont Read the Rules".

 

How about they use expired high PR domain to make a free directory?

I would suggest, those who make expired domain as directory should clarify this to public if they solicited in directory section, or better as other suggested, move their thread to link sale...

 

heheheh hey id visit that section just to drive them nutz like they do to us

Good post as always rob...

I simple "check box" in the solicitations section might work, but dont think they would want anyone to know
they are clearly trying to rip ya off.. so it would have to be from other owners as it makes everyone in directories
section look like scammers when they do this stuff..

Just so everyone who reads this also knows...

They will also make the directory FREE for a limited time so the alexa ranking is low
then they offer cheap featured links for about 3 months then they go to Flippa (old sitepoint)
and try and sell them as good quality directories for a few hundred bucks befre the PR is stripped...

Why is this bad? Its a free directory! Becuase the chances of that directory being around within a year
are slim to none... and wether it was free or not doesnt matter as you wasted your time in submitting

thx
m1

 

I can't agree more, I saw a lot of these cases.

 

I have nothing to say about the directory QBC,
anyway simply move this kind of threads to link sale section,
keep the forum clean,
don't know if the moderators can listen to the faithful advice?!

 

I agree when it comes to the dropped domain sites that are sometimes posted there. I would also point out that it is not always pay for review directories that are posted this way. More often than not the directories built on dropped domains are free so they can get their 10k in spammy listings and sell it. Why not delete out the freebies built on dropped domains also?

I think if this were to happen that there would need to be a lot of care shown to ensure they were not deleting solicitations from directories that do not fall into that dropped domain category because there are owners of legitimate directories that do use that section. A directory charging a review fee does not automatically mean that it belongs in the bst section as it could be an actual directory announcement or solicitation.

For example is announcing a new coupon for botw considered something that should go into the paid links area in your opinion? That to me is a legitimate directory making an announcement or solicitation which is what that section is called.

If solely talking about sites built on dropped domains so the owner can make a quick buck cause they stumbled across a pr5 dropped domain then I would agree that those posts should not be allowed.

I could see it as being a tough thing for the mods to police.

 

Good points by Swedal about it being tough to police. Then again in reviewing my post above I may be referencing a different but related kind of spam in the Directory section than the one Creed was discussing... so my guess is the Directory forum is already pretty tough for the mods to police. Giving them a little more structural support in the way of rules that help define which junk to remove (to leave room for the discussions that're supposed to be there) seems like it might help 'em police it.

 

I would say the directory section of dp has gone from bad to worse and I blame the poor moderation levels to have ruined that section.

Things have gone so worse at 'we' old directory section members don't prefer to hang in there anymore. QBC, fake directories, fake sales, misleading thread and lots more.

I would strongly suggest a proper dedicated moderator for that section who really understands the term 'directory'.

The directory section of dp is day by day loosing its charm. Its high time some action is taken.

I am glad some of our precious directory section members have brought up this thread.

 

Totally agree, it is the only way that the directory section could improve, as i said before, reporting posts doesn’t work.

Thanks Brian

 

Can mods just insta-ban anyone that posts thread titled:

Brand new PR 5 directory...

or

Brand new 12 year old directory...

I hope and pray that everyone know what kind of game these retards are running, and that they receive little or no paid submissions to there "premium" directories. But there are alot of stupid people out there that probably do get fooled by these scammers.