... I would have to say that I agree 100% with that. So realistically speaking, the value isn't in the data or software, nor in the domain name (although I...
[Jimmy Wales:] ... I wholeheartedly agree, and it's still too early to tell what the end result will be. However, it appears that the owner(s) of the...
... That's an interesting point. I guess what we're both saying is that webmasters care ultimately about how much traffic a listing brings in, but the...
[Jimmy Wales:] ... I'd make a minor qualification in that not all traffic is good traffic, and some traffic is much more valuable than other traffic....
On a related note, the popular forum WebmasterWorld had a long thread discussing the GoGuides situation. The thread was heavily edited and then deleted. I...
David F. Prenatt, Jr. wrote: <<Webmasters don't care so much about how much traffic they get from a listing on a particular Web site; they care about how much ...
[polyppa:] ... The fear is that such discussions will spiral "down, down, down into a burning ring of fire." However, I've never been a big fan of forcing...
Paul, The metas at the ODP are very picky on selecting new editors. I have been an editor at ODP for about 6 weeks and have picked up a couple of tips that...
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In xodp@yahoogroups.com, paulbriggs15@h... wrote: Hi could someone here help me become a OPD editors I have applied several times but I have never had anyone...
[paulbriggs15:] ... [Paul Willer:] ... And yet the "corrected" version has errors as well. To wit, it is generally considered proper form to place commas...
... From: David F. Prenatt, Jr. To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:12 PM Subject: [xodp] Re: I want to become a editor [David...
Although the main directory for Wherewithal and Xoron has been restored, it seems that the CD Domain has been discontinued. All of the owners of Custom ...
[George Miziuk:] ... I'm surprised that it took this long. When Custom Directories first proved to be a popular product, it was not long before Steve Thomas,...
... chairman of Wherewithal, started wondering how much people would pay for said product.< He was just trying to sell an old idea. That is have a directory ...
Hi. I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to members of this group to visit SiteLibrary Link Collectors Community and Bookmarks Directory. It's a new site...
I took a peek today, and it seems and Xoron and Wherewithal are only shadows of their former selves. When I logged in, all the categories to edit have ...
[George Miziuk:] ... Wherewithal has been more or less comatose and on life support for years, but I think that a funeral is a little bit premature. Occasional...
... diligence, then resigns after a few months once it becomes apparent that they've been sold a bill of goods. ... Bill of goods indeed lol. Similarly from: ...
Rumor has it that XODP has no relevance to the Wikipedia article on XODP. I disagree. But your comments and contributions are welcome on this here public...
I like the Wikipedia article, or set of articles if it's the same one I was thinking of. I read one set a long time ago. Part of the reason that drew me here...
[Jos:] ... The article to which I am referring can be found at < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Directory_Project >. It has been an on-again/off-again...
When I was unceremoniously cashiered from Netscape's Open Directory Project < http://dmoz.org/ > just over four years ago, I founded the XODP Yahoo! eGroup and...
I'm not the one who removed the link. Someone else did. Take a hard look at the logs. "...have been totally ineffective in their attempts to remove ...
[Kctipton:] ... _Mea culpa_. You didn't remove the link. An anonymous Wikipedian removed the link, then "Angela," who also happens to be a current ODP...
Hahahahaha. I noticed a few months ago that the ODP article at Wikipedia was listed as "disputed". Other disputed articles included ones on Scientology and...
[Polyppa:] ... The dispute notice was inserted by XODP Editor liftarn, who remains an ODP cheerleader notwithstanding the unceremonious removal of his editing...
After reading through the last 5 or so posts I must say that I am impressed with the quality of this recent discussion, both here and the two threads at...
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