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As mentioned in: http://resource-zone.com/forum/showthread.php?p=221903&posted=1#post221903
Someone with permissions needs to have a look at Arts/Television/Programs/Dramas/Commander_in_Chief and unreview http://www.mackenziewatch.com/ which is now requiring a log in. (Courtesy of WRMineo)

Thanks.

#2721 is done. Thanks

Spam/Multiple Listings

As I reported in this post:
http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/showpost.php?p=214892&postcount=2479

There is a group of sites that has been able to get multiple listings througout the directory. Most have been removed and specifically, one, (puertoconnection.com) was removed last week. However, when I visited the category today I noticed that a few other links had been removed (good job ) but one belonging to the same person had been added. The category is:

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_Amer...o_Escondido/Travel_and_Tourism/Travel_Guides/

And the site in question is: puertoescondidoinfo.com
Puerto Escondido - Directory of businesses, activities, and tourist attractions.

This same group also owns and operates this website (hotelsantafeinfo.com) in the category:
http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_Amer..._Escondido/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels/

Upon closer inspection you can see that all of the info is duplicated and the same info can be found on both sites. By browsing the sites you can see the sites are templates engaged in cross linking in an effort to get clicks on Google ads and the like. It is obvious spam and can not be considered in accordance with the ODP guidelines and the spirit of the directory. I was surprised to see them relisted as their actions are blatant and this conduct has already been reported in post 2479 mentioned above. You can even see that they advertise a beach cam which has never had a live cam.

Their other site (pacificcoasttravelinfo.com) has been removed from the directory for this same reason based on post 2479.

Well, I hope for the sake of the integrity of the directory that you can see the obvious and blatant abuse as clearly as I.

This site has been down for over 1 month
http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search?search=webmastertoolscentral.com

It has 8 listings.

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Internet/DHTML/
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Computers/Web_Page_Design/CGI_and_Programming/DHTML/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/Delphi/Tutorials/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Internet/Directories/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Freeware/Editors/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Fonts/Collections/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Authoring/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials/
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Graphics/Web/Directories/

This site has also been down for 1 month
http://search.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/search?search=askwebmaster.com

It has only 1 listing.

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Authoring/Webmaster_Resources/

In this category
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Graphics/Web/Templates/

MoonGraphics http://moongraphics.org is a 301 to a 404 page

My Template Network http://www.mytemplatenetwork.com/ is a 404

PHP Website Templates http://phpwebsitetemplates.com/ is now simply a reseller full of affiliate link products to templatemonster.com which is already listed.

PSDfiles http://www.psdfiles.com/ is no longer. It says it has been purchased and is nothing but a gate page now.

Web Art 4U http://www.webart4u.com is now simply a reseller with affiliate links products to templatemonster.com which is already listed.

In this cateogry;
http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_Amer...Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/Residential/

Anthony Longo - CondoDomain http://www.condodomain.com/
Has nothing to do with this specific region. This is a nationwide type website not boston.

John A Keith - Boston Real Estate http://www.johnakeith.com/
Is a personal blog. Not a real estate site.

John J. Carpenter - Working Dog Real Estate http://workingdogre.com/
Is a parked with godaddy page

Old Cambridge Properties http://www.angelfire.com/biz/LikeJACKnMARIONS/clbCONDO.html
Is a site to that says thanks to the red sox and patriots. No real esate.

The Paris Flats http://www.eastbostonlofts.com/
Is a 403 error

REX Real Estate http://www.bostons-apartments.com/
Is a 404 error

Wilkes Passage Lofts http://www.wilkespassage.com/
Not reachable. Not pingable

#2724 is done. Thanks.

Working on #2725.
[edited] #2725 done, thank you.

2726 is done.

John J. Carpenter - Already caught by another editor previously and dealt with.

The Paris Flats: Is a 403 error - URL works for me but as it is a sub-site of another real estate site already listed I have removed it.

Thanks.

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_Amer...es/B/Boston/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/
Alex Company Real Estate - Includes property search and highlights of available furnished rental units.

This first listing has no real on site content. It has simple links to offsite resources. But It does have a link to this listing below as a part of its main content.

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_Amer...ton/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/Rentals/
Beacon Hill Suites - Short term furnished apartment rentals. Includes list of amenities and rates.

I am not sure this second listing even warrants being listed. But if you had to chose, clearly the second listing should represent this business.

A quick search confirms that they are owned by the same person.

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_Amer...es/B/Boston/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/

Alliance Relocation - Boston firm offering a broad range of relocation services to facilitate both domestic and international relocations for H.R. divisions or individuals.

and

Homebuyhq - Advisory service. Information on offerings and employer signup.

Same owner. Same contact phone number right on the index page. The first piece of content on the first site is;

Check out our Real Estate Advisory Service — homebuyhq

Seems this section warrants an editor. Put me in coach. Im ready to play.

item2730 is done (I removed the subsite for Beacon Hill Suites)
item2731 is done.
Thanks

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Internet/ASP/Code_Samples/

The listing;
123Webmaster ASP Snippets - Collection of ASP Snippets for Webmasters

Offers no code samples at all. I dont know if it did at one time or another. But at this point the whole site is just a directory.

item 2733 is done.

http://www.dmoz.com/Regional/North_...ystal_River/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/

Rebecca Allen - 1st Choice Resorts and Investments - Agent for hotels, motels, RV parks, resorts, and commercial properties. Listings and contact information

http://rallen.topcities.com/

This site is offline

#2735 is done. Thanks

1. At http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Inter...velopment/Designers/Dynamic_and_Multimedia/C/

Please check, Chadha Software Technologies Either DEAD or moved...?

2. At http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Designers/Freelance/I/

Redirected Innovative web design

3. At http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Inter...Promotion/Search_Engine_Optimization_Firms/S/
Search Engine Optimization AND

At http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Inter...Promotion/Search_Engine_Optimization_Firms/P/
PSE

Check both sites contact pages... looking one man/company behind both sites ;-)

Item 2737 is done.

Chadha Software Technologies is working.

Thanks,

Chadha Software Technologies isn't working for me. I have ping that site too. [No response] message ;-)

I cannot ping it, and a traceroute dies in alter.net after the 10th hop, which leads me to believe that ICMP packets are being dropped somewhere along the route.

The web site itself however loads just fine.