"If asked to name a search engine, most Internet surfers would likely answer Google, Yahoo or perhaps MSN. Ask a doctor or lawyer and they might have a...
... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050505.wxrthomson05/BNStory/Business/ ... I found the article on this site, no need to sign up: ...
Great post as usual David, thank you. In your closing, shown below, you wonder [if the] conspiracy will spread to other volunteer communities like Wikipedia[?]...
[Polecat:] ... When contrasted with ODP, Wikipedia is an unqualified success, which can be attributed to the relative lack of formal leadership at Wikipedia....
Hmmmm....So it seems we wait and see. ==================== I was once a volunteer member (the token arch conservative) of a content review committee in an open...
Ladies & Gentlemen, Can anyone give me some ideas here please? My supervising Zeal editor is named PhilC and he recently reviewed my node site profiles and...
MPDoyle
cd731@...
Jun 30, 2005 3:33 am
2364
Crazy ain't it. The decision on whether your site should be listed is not based on its content but rather their perception of a sites business model. Basically...
editor_guy
editor_guy@...
Jun 30, 2005 5:09 pm
2365
... When I looked into Zeal a year and a half ago, I discovered just how broad their definition of a commercial site is. According to the discussion I had, ...
Brian Sammon
xodp-list@...
Jun 30, 2005 5:09 pm
2366
I received a reply from my Zeal editor, PhilC, yesterday to the argument that I most recently posted on XODP. Here it is: (please read on at the end of this...
Not surprising, but I'll bet you that it will be modified once David hears about it from me. Perhaps I'm being naive but it is the LookSmart Community that...
[MPDoyle:] ... If it's the same PhilC that I know, he is a very decent fellow. (See < http://dmoz.org/profiles/philc.html >.) The problem here is the...
["editor_guy":] ... ODP "slagging" has never been the only activity permitted at XODP. In fact, the shortcomings of ODP are so well documented that ODP...
Thank you David, OK. Point taken. If these guys: ODP, Zeal, JoeAnt, and GoGuides are rapidly becoming irrelevant then I hear you saying that I would do well...
I LIVE for these eloquently scathing diatribes! God help me.... ... ["David F. Prenatt, Jr.] ODP "slagging" usually seems somewhat pointless until some...
[Polecat:] ... It is relatively easy to publish your own annotated collection of links on your own website. And once you have a decent collection of links,...
... From: David F. Prenatt, Jr. ... Its not so astonishing to me. I went thru most of these same directories myself a few years back (including some place...
Rob O. Zilla
Robozilla@...
Jun 30, 2005 7:04 pm
2374
... Of course it is. You pretend to call this a think tank and a free speech forum. Your reaction to someone who does not follow official XODP doctrine, you...
editor_guy
editor_guy@...
Jul 1, 2005 8:43 pm
2375
And finally, left with only the slightest chance for a reprieve, I offer the Zeal editorial staff (via PhilC's message area) my reluctant resignation. I wrote:...
MPDoyle
cd731@...
Jul 1, 2005 8:44 pm
2376
[Rob O. Zilla:] [David Prenatt:] ... [Rob O. Zilla:] ... business. ... I think we are in "heated agreement." (See < ...
... Your attitude that anyone who does not agree with your opinion is automatically regarded as an idiot combined with your abusive name- calling tirade makes...
editor_guy
editor_guy@...
Jul 1, 2005 10:48 pm
2380
[editor_guy:] ... When challenged with incontrovertible *FACTS*, change the subject and pout. A classic form of diversion. [editor_guy:] ... And what exactly...
... O.K. Facts are good. Is it not true that the Open Directory Project is the last major directory in which sites are listed regardless of whether the they...
editor_guy
editor_guy@...
Jul 2, 2005 3:19 pm
2382
[David Prenatt:] ... [editor_guy:] ... First of all, that is an interrogatory, not a fact. And the answer to that question is no, the Open Directory Project...
David all this hostility can't be good for you. Perhaps you could take up yoga or something. Back to the facts…. ... backlog to speak of when it comes to...
editor_guy
editor_guy@...
Jul 2, 2005 11:36 pm
2384
Same here. Now I feel as though I know what I'm doing in my own effort. So it was almost worth the pain. Also it helps build empathy, to know what editors...
... e., ... Indeed I see 20455 listings for topix dot net in ODP and 3 listings in the Yahoo directory. Most surprising that often you see the same content ...
Hi All, ... Wonder how to define "spam" in that context. Full disclosure: I have nothing to do with topix nor do I edit for ODP. Hint: I suspect deeper...
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