My Site description was trashed

I have been listed for some time, However recently I looked at our listing and was shocked to see the listing had been revised and the description was an opinion, not a description of our site. How do I get this major league mess up corrected promptly?

The name is not even correct... The business name is C&J Cocker's. I do suspect one of my competitors has become an editor and is interferring with my business. Also how do I find out who changed the description?

You can use the "update listing" link in the category the site is listed in.

Please enter a guidelines compliant title and description and an editor will review the request.

Edited to add: This response is to paragraph one.

Well without knowing the URL, I can only give a general answer.

Go to the category page and use the update listing link. Be sure to provide a guidelines compliant title and description.

<added> Dontcha just hate fast typists ? </added>

Description Changed

Yes I can appreciate a fast typer.....

The site URL is http://www.cocker-spaniels.com

I will do the update, I think I have already done this, but there has been no reply. I provided a correct Description of the site: Starting with the correct name of the site.

The name is "C&J Cocker's" it was changed to "C&J"

The description should be; " Award winning Cocker Spaniel Breeder. Offering Pet and Show quality puppies."

Ummmm.....here is the first sentence of your website:

Welcome to Cocker-Spaniels.com home of C&J Cocker's.

In fact, that name is scattered all through the front page of the site.

You can say that you are the Father Christmas website, but if it says C&J Cocker's all over the place, then C&J Cocker's is pretty-well what it would be.

If I were to describe your site:

Cocker Spaniel wouldn't be used, because it's in the category title.

I wouldn't use award winning - that's a bit too much of an opinion. Now - if one of your breeding dogs won "best of breed" or "best of show" at a world or national level show - I might say something like "home of American Kennel Club champion (name of dog).

I would also describe the "big" points about what's offered on the site - sales list, photos, tips on puppy care, testimonials. Since most cocker breeders (hopefully) offer pet and show quality puppies - I probably wouldn't mention that. I might mention colors - if that was something your business specialized in (say you only raised tri-colors or only black puppies).

Each editor has their own description style - but the description you provided would, more than likely, not be used.

The name is "C&J Cocker's" it was changed to "C&J"

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The "C&J" you're seeing is from the search results which can lag behind the actual category by weeks. Look in the actual category to see the current title and description for the listing.

This is what the search results are showing

C&J - A high-volume breeder located in Vernon, Missouri. "This is an opinion" A description should be like the one listed below... I like it. But It does not appear in the results and site listing.

Not the title is incorrct C&J Cocker's, High Volume Breeder? What is that all about? and The City is incorrect.

http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Dog...reeders/North_America/United_States/Missouri/

When I checked the update this is what came up in the description for editing

"Puppies raised under foot. Business profile, pictures and mini-profiles of the litters, house training tips, owners' pictures, and application form."

So you must see how wrong this is.

PS: we have been awarded "Breeder of the Year" and we do have Champion Show Dogs, Our most recent Champions is "CH CJS Coco's Blackie Charlie P"
You can just call him "Blackie" for short

The description (and title) that appeared when you clicked update is the current description - as motsa said

search results ... can lag behind the actual category by weeks

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"Located in Vernon" -- that may be someone's opinion, but it's rather verifiable. It is nothing, NOTHING like as opinionated as, for instance, "puppies raised underfoot."

So I don't recognize any moral imperative whatsoever in seeing the wrongfulness of that. But you're welcome to apologize for the arrogant presumption of that "must see" -- any time you wish.

And, please take note of this: this forum is NOT to be used for arguing about editorial decisions.

To Hutch

Excuse me. I thought this forum was a place to comment on the quality and accuracy of the work being done. Everyone has the right to have an opinion, you included, but calling me names is well a little over the top. "The Raised under foot is a description that was not written by me."

Attacking me personally is not in good taste or consistent with any protocol in any forum. Being the owner of a business site, I have every right to inspect and expect any agency, service or publication to report honestly and correctly, that is unless you work for one of the big news broadcast spinners ABC, CBS, NBC etc.

Ther other people who have responded to me have been kind, helpful and professional... So what's your problem buddy? I don't need an answer, based on the type of reply offered thus far from you, it will be neither helpful nor desired, more than likely a little to overbearing to read.

I will accept an apology from you, but it should be directed to the forum, not to me. I am sure they are embarassed by your conduct.

And by they way, I was not arguing about editoral license, I was disappionted the listing had been changed, it is not correct and I was asking for help.

This post however is argumentive, I disagree with your thought process and the method you have chosen to address me.

... PS: To the other forum posters, thank you for your help and suggestions and thoughtful replies. If my reply to Hutcheson has upset any of you please accept my apology, My nature is not to allow anyone to bully me or my friends, it's called standing up for whats right. There are far to many people who own a computer and flame people on the boards or try to make others appear to be less than equal. This is a global communication effort, I simply have an expectation of others to be just as big in their approach and with their communication style and above all demonstrations of kindness to another human being should be the basis for acceptance as a member.

Fourstar, what is right is that you have NO right to tell others what they MUST see.

You don't have to see that. Actually. You're welcome not to see that. I'M not setting MYSELF up as the Fuhrer of YOUR mind.

But you're not welcome to do that here.

The facts of the matter are these: the site was listed with the title "C&J" and description "A high-volume breeder located in Vernon, Missouri" in July this year - our editing logs show that the site was not listed before that, this was the original listed description and it was not changed to that wording. Many people mistakenly believe that the description they suggest when suggesting the site will be used, however, the reviewing editor writes a new desciption when listing a site (sometimes using parts of the suggested description).

As motsa pointed out, the title and description was updated a few days ago, and now it reads "C&J Cockers" - "Puppies raised under foot. Business profile, pictures and mini-profiles of the litters, house training tips, owners' pictures, and application form.", as you can see if you look in the category. It's worth pointing out that this change happened before the thread here was started, although the search results would still show the old description.