I think this is a bug?

Dear DMOZ Team:

The strangest thing happened today. I searched DMOZ for my website, which has been listed on the DMOZ directory for 1+ years. I am referring to Medical Assistant Net at http://www.medicalassistant.net.

Naturally, I used search term: "medicalassistant.net" and DMOZ delivered the result (1 match). But when I went checked the directory, which I was directed to, DMOZ=> Health: Professions: Medical Assistant, there are (now) only 10 web sites listed (last time there were 15), and Medicalassistant.net is NO LONGER among them on that page. That is confusing, and makes me think that it must be a bug? Can your tech team members check this and provide a quick response? (Way below is a copy of the DMOZ Search Result!)

Should I resubmit the medicalassistant.net web site to your volunteers to be relisted?

Thanks for your services and time.
Danni R.

---------------SEARCH RESULT ------------------
Open Directory Categories (1-1 of 1)
Health: Professions: Medical Assistant (1 match)

Open Directory Sites (1-1 of 1)

Medical Assistant Net - Career direction and advice for medical assistant students and graduates including online learning resources and networking opportunities to assist professional growth.
-- http://www.medicalassistant.net Health: Professions: Medical Assistant (1)

Works fine for me - I get 13 results = Medical Assistant Net is there.

That's interesting, because that's not what I see. I see 10 listings
http://dmoz.org/Health/Professions/Medical_Assistant/ and no Medicalassistant.net.

Hmmmm...
Could it be regional? I am in Massachusetts, USA.


Top: Health: Professions: Medical Assistant (10) Description

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1. Advanced Medical Assistant of America - Offers study tools for those seeking certification, resources for professionals, and a message board.
2. American Association of Medical Assistants - Certification organization promoting the professional identity and stature of the medical assisting profession through education and credentialing. Covers news and events, and membership information.
3. American Medical Technologists - Registering organization for medical assistants. Provides online continuing education, certification information, and member news.
4. Career Diploma Courses: Medical Assistant Program - California College offers a nationally accredited distance-based program.
5. Jackson Community College: Medical Assistant Career Information - Discusses employment options, and describes work tasks along with practice settings. Based in Jackson, MI. The college offers a certificate program.
6. Medical Assistant: Job Corps - Offers free-of-charge job corps training, housing and employment assistance for needy individuals. Based in multiple centers across the United States.
7. Medical Assistant Programs - Provides a listing of medical assistant programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
8. Medical Assistants - Describes the nature of the work, necessary training, and employment and earning opportunities.
9. Oakland Community College: Medical Assistant - Offers an accredited two year associate degree program. Based in Southfield, MI.
10. Virginia College: Medical Assistant - Offers a one-year diploma program, based in Birmingham, AL

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"Medical Assistant" search on:
All the Web - AltaVista - Google USENET - Google - HotBot - Lycos - Northern Light - Yahoo

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Based on another post, I think we have some servers out of sync. So it may depend on which server you get the results from, which is random.

bobrat said:

Based on another post, I think we have some servers out of sync. So it may depend on which server you get the results from, which is random.

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That, of course, would explain it. Thank you for taking the time to investigate and respond. I wouldn't have made it an issue, if it weren't for the fact that this Medical Assistant web site is such a useful, one of a kind site, and not having it here would definitely be a disservice to the general public as well as to the profession! So, thanks. I will keep an eye on it and keep you posted.

Danni R.

I am getting pages that are over a year out of date, some on categories that have been frequently updated.

I first noticed it happening yesterday on one category that I had checked for broken links, this morning it has happened on 2 others, pages dated June and July 2003 are being delivered, shift/reload will fix it.

It seems that one or more of the servers is using an archive copy.

I made a note for our technical staff to investigate.

Thanks Windharp,

Do the same servers also provide the data for sites using directory information?

Well, Ukros, the way I first noticed it was that a healthcareer website that uses DMOZ for their website's links page directory was missing the MedicalAssistant.net link. So, in that case they must have been using a server that is "wacked." I guess that's one way to say it.

Danni

Related to http://resource-zone.com/forum/announcement.php?f=18