I think that the points that needed to be made have been made, that the vast majority of directory masters see that there is a need to change direction and that we can now get on with building our sites. Its just a pity that the directory owners you are referring to decided to rather dodge the issues. But thats life I suppose.
I am lost. I thought I knew what an Authority site was and I think most people who have an interest in what the search engines do or why they do it will know why sites like Yahoo are important. I am using this forum to try and broaden my knowledge and if I cant trust what's being posted here by the regular users I think I am wasting my time.