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Can we together start a big directory like Dmoz? (All directory owners)

Discussion in 'Directories' started by Freewebspace, Nov 30, 2006.

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Can we together start a Big Open directory like Dmoz

  1. yes

    52 vote(s)
    37.4%

  2. no

    61 vote(s)
    43.9%

  3. feasible with soem modifications

    26 vote(s)
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  1. Antonio

    Antonio Well-Known Member

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    #41
    DMOZ is free of banners, if you do in that way it would be a business directory not ODP.

    Another problem, how can you get so much money and human resource to do that, you need a big supporter first such as dmoz is supported by AOL. if you say you start at 2 editors when could it gets big as dmoz, waiting for another 8 years?
     
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  2. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #42
    Having banners at the submission page will not affect any one in any way and most of the visitors will look the advertisements at the submission page

    and why are you afraid that a Big sponsor needs to support it

    Dmoz was first started without a sponsor Thenm on

    see here

    So Dmoz was started without a sponsor

    Also I am looking for editors thats onyl I am posting here
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  3. Antonio

    Antonio Well-Known Member

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    #43
    Do you think you can make another google?

    DMOZ has been successful and there will be another dmoz? Why yahoo not start its own ODP? You are not the first got the idear.
     
    Antonio, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  4. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #44
    What yopu want to say now

    and you should remember that Google was first started in a garbage ?

    And also none of the search engines give accurate results and they always search for the keywords in it and not quality

    first of all I am not freespace I am freewebspace

    Laugh !Laugh If you want only those who have no guts to speak like this will laugh
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  5. enQuira

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    #45
    freespace, your directory indianweb... can get your adsense account banned!
     
    enQuira, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  6. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #46
    Yes I am going to move the directory from awardspace to my hosting account since Awardspace is having problem wiht SQL clusters
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  7. enQuira

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    #47
    It has nothing to do with hosting,
    your best argument can be it is under construction, and in that case you are not allowed to put adsense in it.
     
    enQuira, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  8. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #48
    No you can ask anyone here or go see at awardspace forums or I can give you even the SQL Dump for my directory which I downloaded a month back

    I am not a novice with a web directory ,Its SQL Problem
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  9. enQuira

    enQuira Peon

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    #49
    I would remove adsense while waiting
     
    enQuira, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  10. Freewebspace

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  11. enQuira

    enQuira Peon

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    #51
    actually I am discussing your directory because it gives an idea about the quality of the work you deliver, that's not off topic
     
    enQuira, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  12. Freewebspace

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    #52
    you have seen only my first directory

    see this these are my other two directories

    www.jeffbrowninc.com
    www.freewebportland.com

    I have also some others in the pipeline

    and Jeffbrowninc.com is free directory It has some strict rules for a website to be included in my directory
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  13. Neoto

    Neoto Active Member

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    #53
    No to discourage you in any way but I'm just wondering, how are you going to manage 500 000 categories without a database? Even if you have only one link in every category the amount of data is huge.
     
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  14. Freewebspace

    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    #54
    Thats want I am asking editors over here

    Since it does not runs on a database

    A editor has to edit the pages in a HTML editor

    and just upload it by an FTP and I will add it to the directory

    also these will be static html pages and each page would be 5KB

    500000x5=2500000KB

    1 GB=1,000,000 KB

    So its not that much space even if it is 10KB
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 1, 2006 IP
  15. EveryQuery

    EveryQuery Well-Known Member

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    #55
    No database? Are you insane. Even Dr. Evil thinks you are certifiable.

    [​IMG]
     
    EveryQuery, Dec 2, 2006 IP
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    #56
    It can be done but need lot of support from huge directories..
     
    trytobecool, Dec 3, 2006 IP
  17. kh7

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    #57
    This is foolish. To make a competitor of DMOZ you have to make it

    a) easy on editors to add something
    b) easy on editors to change something
    Both of these imply that asking them to type HTML is really not going to work. Look at wikipedia. It's easy to work with - so many people contribute.
     
    kh7, Dec 3, 2006 IP
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    #58
    yes but unity....big community...back bone...u know what i want to say
     
    Nida G, Dec 4, 2006 IP
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    bujes Peon

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    #59
    I don't have time to read all 3 pages and I'll put down 3 steps, how can you build new DMOZ:

    1. Buy hosting and very good domain and set up directory
    2. Get lost of quality links and wait to next PR update
    3. When you won't be able to review all links pay some editors(ex. 10$ per day for editing one category, if he don't work good just fire him)
    4. Take all profit(if there is any profit :D )

    Just take the risk on you. :D

    Sorry for bad english. :D
     
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    #60
    sorry for bumping this thread

    TO KH7 queries

    Yes user or editors would able to add pages and edit it

    but I would say it would run on static html pages

    since databases take a lot of bandwidth and php load

    I decided this way

    I have also found out a way to edit those pages

    Just wait some more weeks you will know it how it works clearly


    I have said that it would not run on database means the data base would not be exposed to visitors and queries will not be from databases

    Thats what I have said that It would not run on database
     
    Freewebspace, Dec 7, 2006 IP
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