... So whats the <a href=http://www.everything2.com/index.pl? node_id=578502>number of edits</a> of this particular 15 year old? --romulus, wondering who is...
He's just jealous. Farttworks only had 3 edits at ODP before he was thrown out. ... From: romulusnr To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:18...
Robozilla
Robozilla@...
Jun 11, 2002 6:44 pm
1667
Just noticed that DMOZ is now up to 1.061 million unreviewed......
Has anyone heard of DMOZ editors taking cash payments to ensure a listing is added? As you may know, inclusion in DMOZ gives your site a weighted advantage in...
Are they serious? "...the following topics may not be discussed." "Specific complaints about being removed as an editor. Complaints about specific people...
I know it has occurred, because one of my former clients had a connection there (very high-level editor, meta or editall) that used to list all of their...
That was the main reason that they set up the forum - so they could control it. That has been stated inside DMOZ many times. They cannot control the truly...
Hi wlauzon, It's a pity you are no longer with ODP since 7 Jun 02 22:41 GMT. Ah well, we move on and live goes on. I do follow your postings in resource-zone...
Yeah, sure. Consider it done. Not the way you hoped, though. ... DMOZ ... did...
ettoreodp
ettoreodp@...
Jun 14, 2002 2:49 am
1675
Sounds like you have been blacklisted in that /TEST/SEE_EDITOR_NOTES/ dungeon. ... From: ettoreodp To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:18...
Rob O. Zilla
Robozilla@...
Jun 14, 2002 10:55 am
1676
... Too bad the posts explaining how you managed to get yourself thrown out of ODP (not for the reasons you choose to stink up various public forums with) were...
I don't bother posting much in the resource zone - anything they don't like will just get deleted anyway. I see another new ODP bashing thread has started up...
I need to send out a few messages like that, and list my competitors sites ... From: Rob O. Zilla To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:55 AM ...
Keith You can always post the reasons here - and I am sure there are 2 sides to the story. Whatever your views on David Prenatt may be, we are both aware that...
David Grant
david@...
Jun 15, 2002 2:18 am
1680
That attitude is exactly why DMOZ is a piece of crap now. A bunch of self-serving pigs. Unfortunately, until the search engines see and understand what is...
You state: "Unfortunately, good sites are buried among them. Moreover, reviewing, spotting, and deleting spam is a very time-comsuming task, and most of our...
From: W_Lauzon ... Well, all of us will be XODP editors one day, right? Nothing is forever. ;-} Though I think ODP would last a bit longer than other...
sabre 2/3 tiger
tiger@...
Jun 15, 2002 2:19 am
1683
Sabre: I truly wonder how long ODP will last. I think it is approaching a crossroads sometimes in the near future. It's reputation has become somewhat...
... Yes, and that's why ODP is sucha great resource. Instead of having submitters ("a bunch of ego-driven individuals") deciding what you find in the...
liftarn42
staffan.vilcans@...
Jun 18, 2002 4:01 pm
1685
... ODP differs from most other web directories and search engines because at ODP sites are listed that are usefull for the searcher, not the submitter. It is...
liftarn42
staffan.vilcans@...
Jun 18, 2002 4:03 pm
1686
It's reputation has become somewhat tarnished, it's backlog is growing much faster than it's listed content, and the support it gets from AOL is almost nothing...
... first ... http://dmoz.org/edoc/editall.html, and I ... at least ... There are only two full time employees, then there are some part-timers that do various...
liftarn42
staffan.vilcans@...
Jun 19, 2002 3:12 pm
1688
Re: [xodp] Re: New ODP Public ForumThe key word is "used to be". There are currently only two. One of those also runs the Chefmoz project. ... From: Tim...
Search engines began, at least in part, as a way for interesting sites to gain exposure. Rejecting sites simply on the basis of little content is not serving...
Actually, the main interest of the 15 year old girl that rejected you seems to be Japanese cartoons.... ... From: jodpur To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
One of the highly qualified DMOZ editors stated we do not have enough rich content, but this site seems to be top notch. http://www.rhometown.com What's that?...
... Yes it is. Sites with no content is just a waste of time so why would anyone want to visit them? From a user standpoint it's clearly better to find sites...
liftarn42
staffan.vilcans@...
Jun 27, 2002 1:25 pm
1693
... Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!...