[john boy:]
>
> It would seem that Mr Tabke had got his facts wrong and that he
> wanted to save himself from further embarrassment by pulling the
> thread.

Well, having read through the thread before it was pulled, there was nothing
there that would be particularly "embarrassing" to Mr. Tabke. Claiming that ODP
is "on the verge of collapse" has become almost as fashionable as predicting the
downfall of Microsoft(r). In reality, the oligarchical collective known as ODP
is currently muddling along as it has been for several years, making the same,
tired, old excuses for its inability to cope with ever increasing problems with
a lack of scalability and quality control. If and when Time Warner actually
does decide to pull the plug on ODP, it will happen very suddenly, as it did
when Disney decided to pull the plug on the former Go directory.

Humbly Yours,

XODP Moderator netesq