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#3661 - None of those sites are currently listed in the Open Directory. Parked domains tend to get delisted automatically.
 
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huwrich

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jeanmanco said:
#3661 - None of those sites are currently listed in the Open Directory. Parked domains tend to get delisted automatically.
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Thanks for the info as i am a little newbie H you answered my question
 
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aaleksanyants

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Shareware > Merchant Services

DigitalCandle - no site but only "Not in Service" page
downloadAtoZ.com - this is a shareware directory and has nothing to do with processing payments, so why is it listed in this category?
Zerotec - returns "can't find the server at www.zerotec.com"
Sw-reg.com - "The Virtual Server for this domain is not currently active. If you wish to contact the domain owner, please consult the appropriate whois registry."
Order1.net - acquired by Plimus.com (which is not even listed???!!! You should know that it is one of the THIRD popular shareware payment services after RegNow and Share-It!!!)
 
Artisands

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#3651 is done
#3656 is done
#3657 - I agree the site looks fishy, but we do not have it listed in the directory.
#3662 - None of those URLs are listed in the directory.
#3666 is done. Sw-reg.com is working now.
#3667 is done.
[Re: #3667] I understand the site is big but being listed 149 times in dmoz with its different internal links to me is little bit fishy.
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Harmonize.com offers free hosting to barbershop quartet and/or chorus sites. So its not really surprising that we have multiple listings.

Thanks :)
 
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Re: Shareware > Merchant Services

Problem with SW-Reg.com still persists, here is what I see:

The Virtual Server for this domain is not currently active. If you wish to contact the domain owner, please consult the appropriate whois registry. Registry information can be obtained from the InterNIC Registry Whois.

Also there are the following links missing in this category (all the services are well known):
avangate.com
emetrix.com
yaskifo.com
 
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arubin

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fernandoghg said:
Hi,

searching for "timeanddate" its appear 14 in several categories. Some of them it could be all right, but there are some links like this:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=169
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=44
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=159
...

I think this is a sort of spam, all webmaster would like to have all subpages in the directory, but this is not possible...

Thanks
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I tend to agree with you about those. I'll look into it. (As you haven't given the full list of URLs you think inappropriate, I don't think I can give a "done" notice.)
 
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Artisan said:
Re: #3669

If you have sites to suggest to this category please use the normal submission process.
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But those sites are not mine! I'd better become an editor to add them from within my editor account. BTW, I have applied for editing this category along with some others in "Shareware" category bit still did not receive any reply.
 
jimnoble

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Anybody can suggest a website to a category - not just those with a vested interest.

I have applied for editing this category along with some others in "Shareware" category bit still did not receive any reply.
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You can enquire about your editor application's progress here. Be sure to read its topmost Forum Guidelines - READ BEFORE POSTING first.
 
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jimnoble said:
Anybody can suggest a website to a category - not just those with a vested interest.
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But what if their owners have already applied for DMOZ listing and wait for the inclusion? In such case my re-submission with throw their submission to the end of the list!
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And now some issues found in "Computers > Software > Freeware > Music and Audio":
MP3Manager (www.volweb.cz/str/) - This project has been closed. Thank you for your support.
Midi Karaoke Software - (www.basi-karaoke.com/software/free/) - first, this is a software catalog containing freeware and shareware by other authors and not genuine software, and second, it seems to be in Italian, check www.basi-karaoke.com to ensure
RandomFill - (otterplus.com/randomfill) - error 404
UniTagger - (www.unitagger.com) - error 404
DigiMode Maya - (www.digimode10.com/availmaya.htm) - what a crap is this?! There is even no descriptsion in DMOZ, and the downloadable file itself has 318 BYTES (!!!) size and does not even open!
 
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#3675 is done. Thanks :)
But what if their owners have already applied for DMOZ listing and wait for the inclusion? In such case my re-submission with throw their submission to the end of the list!
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Not really, as there isn't exactly an ordered list. A re-submission to the exact category would overwrite an existing submission, but not many editors choose to review sites in date order. More generally they would use a random method (like picking out those with good titles and descriptions first).
 
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Listed in DMOZ but now deleted

I forgot to renew my domain, a photography site which was and still is listed in DMOZ. Someone else has bought the domain name and it is being used as a parking page (could be worse).
I have created another photography site which I would like to be listed in DMOZ, and am willing to apply through the usual channels.
But I'm wondering whether DMOZ would re-direct my listing to my new site, instead.
Alternatively, if I created another site, which would be an identical copy of the site which was deleted, would DMOZ be willing to re-direct my listing to this site.
By identical copy I mean that it would have exactly the same domain name, exactly the same content and links but it would have a different TLD, ie. it would be an .org rather than a .com which was the deleted domain's TLD.
 
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yorick,

Since the site is still listed, you can navigate to the category and use the "update listing" link at the top of the page. Follow the instructions and include a short description of the situation, as well as the new URL.

An editor will look at this and if it is determined to be a legitimate request, will update the listing. :)

[Added: Just saw in your title that the site is no longer listed. Sorry, I missed that. Submit the new URL to the category with a brief note in brackets saying that it is a replacement for the other URL.]
 
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arubin

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item 3677 moved to Greek section of DMOZ, as the English language link in the redirect doesn't work.
 
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