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Not All Directories Are Great. Have A Look At "Height Of Stupidity"

Discussion in 'Directories' started by iPod, Apr 12, 2007.

  1. #1
    Ahh well....

    Another directory....obviously not making my day :(

    And this directory had some name ....some name coz it's free! or rather was free until the last approval

    Check out this directory
    http://www.seowebdirectory.net

    Everything looks cool, doesn't it....the 3.1.0 version, the Green Shade template, cool number of listings. :cool:

    However when i checked the backlinks to allydirectory using MONG's backlink checker, i foundthat this directory is using nofollow tag for both the sponsors, that is alivedirectory and allydirectory and phpld as well. :eek:

    So why i didn't i contact him?
    That's the first thing i did. I used the contact us link on the template but the guy doesn't have any mailing address linked to contact.php so the mail was not sent.

    Okay then what next i did was submitted a submission saying about the copyright infringement. and blah blah.
    Guess what? He accepted the submission :eek: Lol.
    http://www.seowebdirectory.net/detail/link-5738.html

    I was just wondering, how serious people are while accepting links. Do they just keep it free for the sake of it!. This guy is insane for sure. And i m sorry if it's your directory. But this definitely is not the best thing i have seen in long long time.

    I checked on DP and this directory belongs to some guy name PIOTR. two posts is all he has. I have sent him mail, i have sent him PM, i have sent him a submission. ;-) Now i seriously don't know how to handle these kinda directories

    Alright, let me finish this post. And hey, if you didn't get a laugh at reading this....go through this again:
    http://www.seowebdirectory.net/detail/link-5738.html
     
    iPod, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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  2. SasaVtec

    SasaVtec Notable Member

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    #2
    WoW Some stupid ppl, ive seen the greenshade template ripped many many times

    I guess you used the ff plugin, comes in handy some times :)
     
    SasaVtec, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  3. britishguy

    britishguy Prominent Member

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    #3
    Well in this market expect anything from the QBC'c :eek:
     
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    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    #4
    LOL I cannot stop laughing.. :D He accepted the link blankly..

    Can you PM him ?
     
    MeetHere, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  5. britishguy

    britishguy Prominent Member

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    #5
    Does he qualify for

    Directory Owner Twat of the Month
    ;)
     
    britishguy, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  6. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #6
    Don't you love the graph of his alexa traffic - dying rapidly!
     
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  7. iPod

    iPod Notable Member

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    #7
    In last couple of months or so, i have seen it being ripped four times :(
    But i often find people using nofollow or linkless template.

    I did mentioned i PM'ed him.

    Here, you also try doing it! http://forums.digitalpoint.com/member.php?u=55337



    It does... Don't you have even better awards though ;)

    The directory turned into paid from a free directory. So alexa rank drop was obvious ;)
     
    iPod, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  8. ! Ask !

    ! Ask ! Peon

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    #8
    LOL
    You can try to rank high for “Copyrights Infringement”
    Cheers
     
    ! Ask !, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    jhnrang Notable Member

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    #9
    Lol--thats the most weird thing I saw:D

    Either that owner is a blind or dumb & dumber.:D
     
    jhnrang, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #10
    Yes and he is not the only one

    Some people just aprove blank .....
     
    w3bmaster, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  11. Richie_Ni

    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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    #11
    I found he nofollowed your link only...Did he change it recently?
     
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  12. NeoGen

    NeoGen Writer

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    #12
    What a nut.. I am seeing this for first time.. Hope its not any kind of joke!
     
    NeoGen, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  13. Velocity

    Velocity Well-Known Member

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    #13
    OMG I had a good laugh there!
    Unbelievable...:rolleyes:
     
    Velocity, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  14. iPod

    iPod Notable Member

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    #14
    Well i won't rank for it. But that directory owner will certainly rank for it :rolleyes: It's his site's url in the submitted or rather approved listing. :)

    Yes he recently changed it! I have the screenshot though! I saw his profile. And he was certainly online today and also probably in this thread.
    I wonder why he didn't remove nofollow for my directory. Is it a WAR! :cool:
     
    iPod, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  15. NeoGen

    NeoGen Writer

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    #15
    If he was online and still not removed that listing made by you, it means that he is a biggest idiot I have ever encountered so far.:confused::rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
    NeoGen, Apr 12, 2007 IP
  16. SJM211

    SJM211 Peon

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    #16
    Nice! :D

    I've noticed several sites ripping off my templates in the past, trouble is there's not a lot you can do. I've sent emails to the site owners but generally they're ignored. Think your name and shame tactic is a good one :)
     
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    Brian1970 Notable Member

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    #17
    This has got to be one of the funniest posts I have seen.

    Thanks for the laughs.

    Rep Given!
     
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    terryuk Notable Member

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    #18
    Lol quite funny :)
     
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  19. iPod

    iPod Notable Member

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    #19
    You said it!!!!! ;)

    I learnt this name shame tactic from someone else. I think someone from DP. And most of the times (almost 80 percent) it works! ;)
    For the other cases, we have to go with harder options. Obviously we don't like it! But do we have an option ? :D

    Do vote for this thread if in future someone opens the "Vote For The Funniest Thread Of DP for year 2007" ;)
     
    iPod, Apr 12, 2007 IP
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    SEOdir.net Banned

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    #20
    LOL, the funniest thing is that he accepted this submission - muahahaa ;D
     
    SEOdir.net, Apr 12, 2007 IP