One man's DMOZ debacle!

Discussion in 'ODP / DMOZ' started by EveryQuery, Sep 19, 2006.

  1. Skribblez

    Skribblez Notable Member

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    #21
    Noob... :D
     
    Skribblez, Sep 23, 2006 IP
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  2. Muhammad Haris

    Muhammad Haris Peon

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    #22
    I have no words to say. I'm embarassed.

    It was my first and the last mistake.
     
    Muhammad Haris, Sep 29, 2006 IP
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    Jasonb Well-Known Member

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    #23
    Thats abit harsh, tricking peaple into thinking your a Dmoz editor, ... You could make quite alot of money out of it though. :D (Not tricking peaple and screengrabbing all there posts... but accually being a DMOZ editr) LOL
     
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    #24
    That takes guts...
     
    brizzie, Sep 29, 2006 IP
  5. Muhammad Haris

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    #25
    Don't worry. I am not against DMOZ editors but I've heard in SE books that DMOZ editors can be bribed to get listed. I wasn't sure that it was not true.

    I had done lot of hard work for sparkload. It's not sold yet. My partner wanted to keep it and gain traffic to earn more revenue than we currently are earning. DMOZ listing would be another benefit but now i'm scared!

    http://iwebtool.com/www.sparkload.com
    Predicted Pagerank : 5
    Alexa Rank : 754,803

    I hope that it will gain popularity as the time goes.

    Regards,
    Muhammad Haris
     
    Muhammad Haris, Sep 29, 2006 IP
  6. brizzie

    brizzie Peon

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    #26
    www.sparkload.com - ONLINE - Ping: 10.3 ms
    You have zero Google PageRank.


    It is worth nothing right now other than a couple of $$ for the domain name.

    That isn't obvious from the site, which is contentless and unsuitable for DMOZ. If you mean a lot of hard work marketing and setting up GoogleAds then it's pretty much a waste of time trying to market nothing but someone else's ads.

    Keep it, turn it into something worth someone's while going to and using. Lots of unique information. Why would you use it, how would you use it, what makes it better than other services of the same sort, how could I trust you, there is a lot of stuff you can add. Unless all it is is a vehicle for ads.

    If someone told you to jump off a cliff and you wouldn't get harmed, would you? To see if it was true? Offering bribes to the wrong people in the wrong place can get you jail time. Fortunately with DMOZ it is only a site banning. Whether it is true or not (and some people will take your money) it is wrong and you are wrong to offer.
     
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  7. Muhammad Haris

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    #27
    Okay, thank you and I will try to impliment what you suggested.
     
    Muhammad Haris, Sep 29, 2006 IP
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    #28
    Muhammad Haris, it takes a strong man to admit his mistake publicly. You have my respect, I wish you well. :)
     
    compostannie, Sep 29, 2006 IP