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Alucard · Aug 10, 2007

#3375 through #3379 dealt with - thank you very much.

Still needing attention:
3380 through 3385, 3396, 3400, 3439, 3440, 3475 through 3478 and 3480

jshabitat · Aug 14, 2007

Hi there,

www.habitat.ca currently has a snippet that reads:
Joint site of Habitat for Humanity Canada and Habitat for Humanity Jamaica.

This is incorrect. Please change to:
Site of Habitat for Humanity Canada.

Thanks!

ravs · Aug 16, 2007

At http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/I...Internet/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/

Vinove and PixelCrayons both are same company with different name.

gimmster · Aug 16, 2007

item #3483 done, thanks.

cnxtrans · Aug 22, 2007

Thai and English category

in http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Busine...Translation/Single_Language/Thai_and_English/

the entry Translatorthai points to a "We moved site" which points to an empty site.:icon_excl

Christopher · Aug 22, 2007

In
Top: Reference: Libraries: Library and Information Science: Weblogs

The entry Curmudgeony Librarian News Network points to a domain hijacked advertisting blog. Repeated attempts to change the url to the correct one <http://www.clnn.info> via the update listing link on the page have failed.

Thank you for your time.

wheelies · Aug 22, 2007

Hi!

While searching:

http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Vehicles/Parts_and_Accessories/Wheels_and_Tires/

I encountered the following issue I wanted to bring to your attention:

URL Changed. Timed redirect provided on landing page.

Vision Custom Wheels - Offers wheels for ATV, trucks, and cars, as well as accessories.

gimmster · Aug 23, 2007

Item #3482 - the description is in Society, I can't edit it there, but if it isn't done here by someone else, the way to flag it for attention is to use the 'update listing' link in the top right of the category page http://dmoz.org/Society/Philanthropy/Organizations/Habitat_for_Humanity/

gimmster · Aug 23, 2007

Item#3480 done, not all by me.

wheelies · Aug 26, 2007

3487

I inadvertently listed thread 3487 as a timed redirect when it actually is an automatic redirect. Sorry for the mistake.

shadow575 · Aug 27, 2007

Off topic discussion regarding ODP copyright, etc has been moved to its own thread to keep this quality control thread on topic.

informator · Aug 30, 2007

Item#3485 done, the redirect was also virus-infected so thanks for alerting us.

informator · Aug 30, 2007

Item #3486: The hijacked entry removed, the update request is most probably waiting to be handled by a volunteer editor.

informator · Aug 30, 2007

Item # 3487 and 3490 done, thanks.

cnxtrans · Aug 31, 2007

2 more translation websites

http://phet.org/ is listed in
http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Busine...Translation/Single_Language/Thai_and_English/

But it is dealing with Laos and has nothing to do with translation.

Another site in the same category: www.seventranslation.com is dealing with Thai translation,
but it is pretty empty with a webboard full of spam, a link page and "Our profile" page is empty.

aaleksanyants · Sep 7, 2007

Dead and outdated links in shareware directories category

wapti.com - link takes to cPanel (host admin panel) warning message for more than 2 months
winark.com - the same as above
totalshareware.com - outdated content, contains some adware/spyware downloads (see siteadvisor.com report)
Game searches - why it is in shareware directories, not in games?!
freeshareweb.com (Free 'n' Share) - the site is in French, what does it do in English section?
daolnwod.com - this site does not provide any download links but links directly to affiliated purchase pages on shareware payment services, take a look at siteadvisor.com report, there is only 1 download link taking to their own PAD submitter! This is just an affiliate link farm!

phantomize · Sep 7, 2007

In
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/T.../Koh_Samui/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels/

Hotel The White House - should be titled White House Beach Resort & Spa. Are you sure it's "very informative"?

Jungle Park Hotel - "informations"

Le Royal Meridien - Redirects to http://www.kosamui.com/baantalingngam/index.htm and it's a different hotel.

Red House Hotel - lousy description with all the redundancy.

In
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/T...Koh_Samui/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Resorts/

Baan Talay Resort - How new is "new"?

Big John Resort and Restaurant - looks like desc was taken right out of the site itself.

Ko Samui Resort - is a mirror of http://www.rockyresort.com/ which is also listed under the title Rocky Resort, so the first one should go.

Weekender Villa Beach Resort - another desc taken from the site, hype and all.

In
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/T...at_Thani/Koh_Samui/Travel_and_Tourism/Guides/

Koh Samui Island Guide - I think the title here should be Kohsamui.com

Koh Samui Portal - This is nothing more than an affiliate site of r24.org and bookings.com - should not have been listed imo.

In
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Thailand/Provinces/Surat_Thani/Koh_Phangan/

Maya Candles - looks like a pure shopping site and it's in Chiang Mai anyway, not Koh Phangan.

In
http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Thailand/Provinces/Trat/

Koh Mak Resort - involves a redirect.

Trat provincial governement - misspelling and I don't think there's an English page for the site.

Artisands · Sep 7, 2007

item3495 and item3496 are done. about half way through item3497 and will finish later.

Thanks

sugieb · Sep 7, 2007

Empty Website Link

http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Pets/Cats_and_Dogs/Clothing_and_Accessories/Dogs/

Debbie's Bows [EDIT]
404 / Empty Website, no content

photofox · Sep 8, 2007

#3499 - The site loads fine for me although it says "Closed for the summer" so I have dealt with it. Thanks

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