Why is WebAtlas still banned?

Discussion in 'Directories' started by CReed, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. #1
    WebAtlas.org was banned quite awhile back, and is still banned today. Google refuses to index this directory and I'm interested in hearing thoughts as to why it's still not indexed.

    info:www.webatlas.org

    Sorry, no information is available for the URL www.webatlas.org

    If the URL is valid, try visiting that web page by clicking on the following link: www.webatlas.org
    Find web pages from the site www.webatlas.org
    Find web pages that contain the term "www.webatlas.org"
     
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  2. xc06

    xc06 Notable Member

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    #2
    I ever owned a site which took more than 4 or 5 months to get indexed.
    After I used both adsense and adwords, it finally got indexed. I could be wrong.
     
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  3. coolsitez

    coolsitez Well-Known Member

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    #3
    I think it is banned. I checked it with a tool also. I can't get any info from whois either, which is strange. I was going to see how old the domain is.
     
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  4. xc06

    xc06 Notable Member

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    I checked whois , it shows it was created on 2004.

    domainsite.com is a good tool to check whois. :)
     
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  5. coolsitez

    coolsitez Well-Known Member

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    really. wonder why it didn't give me the info. But if it's been around for that long, probably it got penalized some time ago. That's my guess.

    Well, ok, i looked theirs at archives.org. It seems the site has been as it is for a long time. No apparent sign of being link farm. So I guess it's a matter of how the owner did off-page SEO.
     
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  6. CReed

    CReed Prominent Member

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    onlinedude Peon

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    #7
    I don't think anyone really knows the answer to that except Google... A very unfortunate situation for what I'm sure would have been a quality directory.
     
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  8. CReed

    CReed Prominent Member

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    #8
    Exactly. I still like this directory and it's partially indexed in MSN and Yahoo. From checking the Whois, it looks like the ownership may have changed.

    There doesn't seem to be a problem witrh AdSense.

    It would be interesting to know what caused the problem...
     
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  9. ! Ask !

    ! Ask ! Peon

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  10. CReed

    CReed Prominent Member

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    Since Dec. 2004 - so 2 years now.
     
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  11. Agent47

    Agent47 Well-Known Member

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    According to the owner of this directory, It was banned because they accidentally uploaded a wrong .htaccess file which had some redirects and code that were not allowed by google. They got de-indexed and never indexed again.
     
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    an0n Prominent Member

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    ahhh. thx for that tidbit of info.

    it looked like a great directory to be, especially based on the timeframe in which it came onto the web.
     
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  13. CReed

    CReed Prominent Member

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    Glad to see WebAtlas.org is finally getting reindexed and even has a little PR sprinkled around.
     
    CReed, May 26, 2007 IP
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    khushal Well-Known Member

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    I can also see some 29 pages indexed! and loooks like a cool directory,very neat clean and a fresh looking design!
     
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    vegabond Shabu Anower

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    #15
    That makes point :cool:

    link:www.webatlas.org

    Site has few backlink, not enough to get back the bot regular on their site. After your posting about this site, Google bot got this site on this forum's thread. So, it gets reindexed again.
     
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  16. The Pheonix

    The Pheonix Banned

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    #16
    Doesn't having a .org name when you aren't an organisation have something to do with it? Just thinking out loud on that one as someone brought this up with me the other day? Worth a thought.
     
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  17. an0n

    an0n Prominent Member

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    Well, good to see. I've gone ahead and submitted. The price is $37, just in case people want to know. :)
     
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    vegabond Shabu Anower

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    and that is one time fee, just in case people want to know. :D

    I have added this one in my PR4 Directory List.
     
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  19. ! Ask !

    ! Ask ! Peon

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    You got some really wild ideas LOL it is the stupidest “SEO Tip” I heard in a long time.
     
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    #20
    Great thought, that is why www.botw.org and www.goguides.org don't really rank for anything. ;)
     
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