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DMOZ's worst nightmare!

Discussion in 'Directories' started by anthonycea, Apr 2, 2005.

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  1. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #81
    Banned from what? The forum? Just re-subscribe..
     
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  2. candysmith

    candysmith trying not to be evil

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    #82
    What are you going to do with this info Anthony? Can't we get a petition to AOL, get thousands of signatures .... Do they not realise how these demigod editors affect some peoples livlihood with this bizarrely managed directory of theirs? And the tone with which they speak to us.... why have the RZ if it is just a pain their butts to address our queries? Thats a very poor reflection on AOL, imo.

    For the record: My sites are all in DMOZ so I'm not a disgruntled webmaster. My problem is with some of the crappy sites that are listed in there - dead links, spam sites, affiliate sites, sites that have not been updated in 7 years etc. etc. etc.

    I once queried in RZ why a particular site was listed in a category it had no place being in and got an extremly arrogant, rude response to my very reasonable question - where do these people get off speaking to me like I'm a moronic idiot who's commited a heinous crime? It really is quite unacceptable behaviour.
     
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  3. Blogmaster

    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    #83
    I personally am done talking about DMOZ and them impacting the search engines in such a bad way. Something needs to be done.
     
    Blogmaster, Apr 8, 2005 IP
  4. Dominic

    Dominic Well-Known Member

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    #84
    Advanced Submission
    They should intro an advanced submission fee, say $10. Pay $10 to get your submission reviewed by a paid editor, include email feedback if not successful. They could churn through a ton of submissions very quickly this way.

    Consult Serps
    If they took the top 20 results from google, msn and yahoo - checked to see if they were listed in the category, then generated a list of suggested sites to review for the category editor (this could all be automated) - you would improve the relevency.

    Monitor Search Spikes
    Info share with Google and get a list of search phrases that are topical for the day or week - invest editor resources in these categories.

    Other Notes:
    Dmoz is a very useful place for search spiders to start their crawl.... that's not enough. They need to work out how to make it a very useful place for internet users to start their online activity.

    Editor frustration (i'm not an editor)
    Two things about the whole submission / editorial process... people don't read the guidelines, a lot of those that do push the envelope with submissions as far as possible. The time wasters are the ones who should be shot - they are a big part of why the review time lags on for so long.
     
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  5. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #85
    CandySmith I am not going to do anything with this information, AOL executives will read this and all the other threads here and it is up to them to do something with this information.

    If they want to pay me 2 Million a year and give me stock options in AOL I will help them, but other than that they got a free sample here.

    Maybe I can sue them if they use my ideas :confused: :eek:
     
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  6. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #86
    Ac, the email notification version of your post says

    That seems a little ungrammatical to me -- I wondered if it should read

    :D
     
    minstrel, Apr 9, 2005 IP
  7. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #87
    Either way you read it they still need to offer me the contract or I will file suit Minstrel :eek:
     
    anthonycea, Apr 9, 2005 IP
  8. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #88
    Atta boy, AC!

    That's the spirit that made America (n lawyers) a world power! :D
     
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  9. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #89
    I should have took Steroids in junior High, I would be hitting home runs and making Millions now playing baseball, who said doing drugs does not pay :confused:
     
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  10. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #90
    Yeah, except by now you'd have a big head and tiny testicles...

    Oh wait... sorry, AC... you're probably sensitive about that :D

    don't flame me people... it's a friendly joke
     
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  11. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #91
    That is so true, some drugs will turn a man into a woman just like lack of a DMOZ listing can :D :p
     
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  12. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    DMOZ can make me a woman? :eek:

    Are you allowed to order more than one? :D
     
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  13. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #93
    "Don't do drugs. Drugs are bad. 'mmkay?" - The guidance counsellor on South Park
     

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  14. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #94
    What a way for a DMOZ thread to come to a logical conclusion :eek:
     
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    oalhajjar Guest

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    #96
    Nice thread guys. I've learned about how DMOZ operates a little bit more now.
     
    oalhajjar, Apr 10, 2005 IP
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    anthonycea Banned

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    #97
    Seems like our friend Birdie is always in the middle of controversy over at WPW :eek: :p :eek: :D
     
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  18. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #98
    Gotta love how before anyone even has a chance to say anything about DMOZ pro OR con, Simon (an editor of the RZ ilk) is already branding them whiners...
     
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    #99
    he is here now as I see
     
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  20. anthonycea

    anthonycea Banned

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    #100
    You mean Birdie/CBP/WPW censor :confused:
     
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