Other quality directories which I recommend www.RakCha.com www.EnQuira.com www.AuthorityDirectory.com Edit: One more www.All4SEO.net
PR cut means nothing. i dont think he ever ranked 1st for gii (avivadirectory.com doesnt rank1 for aviva) on page 2 for business directory - obviously a natural slip http://www.google.com/search?q=busi...g.mozilla:en-GB:official&hs=Jdy&start=10&sa=N perhaps the link juice to gii was reduced - no longer buying links, sites that were passing link juice dont pass as much any more. certainly no penalty there, still an outstanding resources with loads of unique content.
I would buy links from vertical industry related site because it not only helps the pr but also increases traffic at the same time.
1st off screw PR as it serves no purpose... Also: its NOT penalized as it 1st listing and the 2nd listing is his health category Results 1 - 10 of about 36,200 for gii web directory So basically i dont know where you got the info from But nothing is wrong wth his site and its 1 of the top 20 best on the web Keyword ranking climb and fall daily and just part of the metrics in SE thx malcolm