This month is the dmoz month, several directories got listed in DMOZ. But only a week past, at least 3 directory have been removed from DMOZ, is DMOZ makiing a fun of directory? BTW, another dmoz listed directory is BizFire- Directory, am I the first to notice?
lets be totally honest here..... DMOZ is total bullshit.... One day this guy makes it then the next its removed They need to get thier shit together over thier.... Or start reducing the number of CHIEFS or the ORDER of things as they are done thier so that they dont become another scraper directory or worse. thx malcolm
For such a prominent directory to behave so erratically makes me think they must have big problems in the editing dept.
In directories dmoz section, the editor may be one of DP active users, so make sure you don't upset anyone in this space
Mines gone as well, although tbh im not that bothered, my view is submit and forget. They either have a problem with their backups or (more likely) they have a problem with editors with an agenda!
Why? So that they can tease me and add my site to a page not indexed and offers absolutly nothing back? Please spare me ... Didnt need them then.... dont need them NOW! Besides that editor wont be around much longer... malcolm
THAT IS the spirit. Being listed in dmoz is no big deal and it's the same as being listed in any other page. Whoever is tweaking with directories section in dmoz - you' re wasting your time Regards
Links will come and links will go. However, I do feel bad for the other guys that go removed. With Dump being removed, I am fine with that. believe it or not, it was actually a blessing in disguise, because I've come to know a slew of backstabbing f*krs. :evil grin: ... i know who you are...
If you guys know who did this, why not disclose it? Its a public forum anyway, nobody will ban you for it. The links will be back in DMOZ sooner or later anyway.
It doesn't matter to me. All it has done with regards to me, personally, is render our relationship(s) 'all business'. There is only support for what they get coded from me. Nothing more, nothing less. They have a question about something not related to what I've made, then they can figure it out for themselves. Bridge burned. Business and life goes on. *nough said*
I don´t understand why everyone is trying to make sense out of DMOZ. An editor feels like adding sites he likes and removing others at the same time. Unless you talk to that meta in person whoever he may be, any explanation will be a guess. No, DMOZ doesn´t follow a specific guideline and most of the decisions do not make sense.
This is one of the reasons I don't really consider DMOZ to be a quality directory any more. I simply count the quality when I get a backlink from them, and most likely it gives you one with good PR.
The directories that were removed should never have been listed in the first place. The editor that listed them apparently was not aware of the standards of content that was required for a directory to be listed. A more senior editor corrected the mistake. I have looked at a couple of the directories that were removed and it took less than a few seconds to see that they should not have been listed in the first place. It was not result of a conspiracy; or backstabbing; or not paying enough; or some other form of skull duggery - the sites simply did not meet the criteria to be listed.
Then for the kicks of it what is the criteria I have been asking you. Since you know better then please tell. Let us know what are the standards. I am waiting to discuss this with you openly. Afraid maybe ? Don't be. I'm just your Average Joe compared to the DMOZ Geniuses but I am willing to discuss this with you. This I don't believe. Not even for 1 second. I do recognize some of the hand writing descriptions. You know this as I recognize you. The Cat Caretaker. I told you an English discussion, American or even in Tagalog language. You pick. Cheers.
Well that is the problem with free directories; your listing is good till someone decides to remove it… because of the agenda...
Just let me know martty. I will bring tea. If you like it with lemon, milk or just plain I'll prepare it and our guest can bring the danish pastries. Then lets begin.
As per the 'guidelines' that category and all subsequent categories would be empty. it had to be the 28th day. It happens. I've been around to many of them who cycle every 28th, so it was no big deal. Can't live with them, can't live without them. While you may be a big dawg from your neck of the MOZ, you aren't aware of the more noble surroundings and what transpires outside of it. "By golly, Jim... I'm beginning to think I can cure a rainy day!" -- McCoy (The Devil in the Dark) :evil grin: edit: edited for comical purposes.