What turns you off in a web directory?

I personaly dont like adsens near the add url button. It's kinda sick, if you ask me.

 

Hope that wasn't us, we were experiencing a db error earlier and initially changed settings to see if that was a problem.

 

What turns me off? Seeing that mother stickin' peppermint template! Does EVERY new directory have to use that template? I see that template and I run away screaming!

Also, don't use that darn categories database everyone seems to love (the 456 cats or whatever everyone downloads). Make your own unique category structure.

 

Creed no that was not your directory.

I'm ready getting annoying at the image verification, everybody seems to be having it turn on lately..there should be a sticky note put up to have everybody turn that off--i haven't been submitting the last few days cus i'm about to have nerves break down over the image verification--Gosh Darn!(excuse by french)

 

Right on--its a very ugly template IMHO!

 

AMEN!

AMEN!!x2

I wish google/msn/yahoo would banned every single directory that used the same exact category structure. I don't care how popular a directory is, or how much everyone loves a specific directory. If it's part of the batch, then I hope it gets shredded one day as well.


(I currently have about 5400 with more to come )

I wish if people chose to use image verification, they didn't set it to 'get out magnifying glass and retry 10 times before it's actually right' settings. At least make the f*cking thing legible. I can't stand that capcha myself and it's really annoying lately.

 

What turns me off:

* required reciprocal
* register/login
* image verification
* email verification

i hate directories like that, it's very time consuming

 

Let me throw some more out there.

Seeing people delate their databases. OK mistakes happen but everyone should make backups on a regular basis. If I see a request for resubmits I'll ignore it, its a waste of my time and who knows it could be deleted again. I know it must be a pain in the arse to delete your database though.

Back to the spam - please dont send me a number of emails stating that free submissions are now closed due to being spammed as I am not interested and there is a high chance I dont even remember your directory as I look at hundreds of these every week.

If I get fustrated with my directory submits today I'll add more points

*Edit*

So I'll add those who use no-follow and that probably have very little traffic. Whats the point in me buiding your outgoing links?