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Elper said:

item5015 done, thanks
(Timber Quest loaded for me in FF3 and IE8 so was left in place)

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I'm using Safari 4.1.3 so maybe it's a little more temperamental.
Anyway, glad to assist - though, in truth, I must confess to having a vested interest in this category as I have submitted my own website for inclusion within it. (I hope I'm allowed to mention that without going into any detail!)

Elper said:

I believe this thread is up to date now.

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A statement of the "hostage to fortune" variety, if ever I saw one... :lol:


... ergo...

I also had a quick look through the related category "Agriculture and Forestry: Barn and Structures" (www.dmoz.org/Business/Agriculture_and_Forestry/Barns_and_Structures/) and found a few more items which you might find of interest:


1. Alamo Buildings - appears to be still under construction.

2. LTD Equestrian Ranches leads to an "Earthlink.net" parking page containing only website hosting related links.

3. Le Triangle International opens a page reading: "This Account Has Been Suspended".

4. MTW Construction leads to a "DirectNIC" parking page showing a message that the domain has expired.



Again, I hope this is helpful.

Cheers,
k
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#5018 is done. Thanks

photofox said:

#5018 is done. Thanks

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I notice that you refer to the categories as numbers (#5015, #5018, etc.) - would it be more appropriate for me to refer to them in this way rather than by "breadcrumb" when discussing them?
If so, how can I find the number?


Incidentally, I've noticed another oddity in the "Heavy Timber Construction: Timber Framing" #5015 section of the directory:
(www.dmoz.org/ .. blah blah .. /Heavy_Timber_Construction/Timber_Framing)


Custom Frame Builders - leads to a "register.com" parking page advertising domain hosting services and various generic building industry directory links (which trigger pop-unders when clicked - a bit of a bug bear for me as I utterly detest pop-unders and regard them as the browser equivalent of spam).
More peculiarly, this link only appears within this category (#5015) when the page is viewed in "Google PageRank" and "Alpabetical" order, but not in standard(?) view.


Cheers,
k
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The numbers refer to posts in this thread (not categories). If you look at the top right corner of your last post, it has #5021.

photofox said:

The numbers refer to posts in this thread (not categories). If you look at the top right corner of your last post, it has #5021.

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Aha... I noticed the post numbers and did rather wonder if it was connected with that - but I ruled it out.

The reason being, whilst this post might appear to have the number #5023 as you view it, it has the number #4965 on my screen - indeed, if I select it, the copied link reads as follows:
http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5420&view=findpost&p=281693 which, on opening, redirects to http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5420&st=4964

... none of which matches what either of us see. :blink:

Curiouser and curiouser... I may have to go and have a cup of tea whilst I think about this.

That is probably because my post count includes deleted/moderated posts within this thread.

I think this link should be removed. I opened but it is showing;

Service Temporarily Unavailable

The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.


http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Pakistan/Business_and_Economy/Economic_Development/

Development Gateway - Pakistan

http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/country.do~country=pk~iso3=PAK

#5025 done.

Hello everyone,
I've noticed that if I search "Giuggianello" on ODP, I have 3 results. The 3° item is incorrect!
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Stille Bed and Breakfast
Dispone di una stanza doppia con bagno. Descrive l'alloggio e presenta i servizi, le tariffe ed il modulo per prenotazioni. Include galleria fotografica ed informazioni per raggiungerlo.
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If I click on the category: World: Italiano: Regionale: Europa: Italia: Puglia: Provincia di Lecce: Località: Giuggianello
I not see the website (and this is good).

My request, if possibile is: can someone remove the 3° result from the search, because that result is wrong and describes the OLD content of the website.
Now on the website I have a blog that I'll fill with book reviews and with my books that I'm writing.

Can someone help me, please, fixing the result of the DMOZ search engine?

Regards,
ghale

ghale said:

If I click on the category: World: Italiano: Regionale: Europa: Italia: Puglia: Provincia di Lecce: Località: Giuggianello
I not see the website (and this is good).

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If the site is no longer in the category, it's already been removed.
Our search lags behind, the site will disappear from results when the database gets updated, but I have no idea when that will be.

http://crankymommy.com listed here: http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Online_Writing/Journals/Personal/C/

This site appears to be an autoposting blog with no readable content. Just random content with no meaning and loaded up with porn. pharma and gambling links.

Thanks, it's gone...

Elper said:

If the site is no longer in the category, it's already been removed.
Our search lags behind, the site will disappear from results when the database gets updated, but I have no idea when that will be.

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Ah, ok...
Thanks for the reply.

I'll wait, no problem...

Regards,
ghale

I'd like to report a few broken links and report a website that is in the wrong directory

Under Top: World: Português: Informática: Internet: Hospedagem de Páginas: Buscas e Diretórios (2)
http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Hospedagem_de_P%C3%A1ginas/Buscas_e_Diret%C3%B3rios/

The website: CadêHost - Mecanismo especializado que busca planos de hospedagem e serviços de hosting.
http://www.cadehost.com.br/

Was possibly hijacked, the screen only says "Domínio Registrado" which means "Domain Registered" in english.


Now under Top: World: Português: Informática: Internet: Hospedagem de Páginas: Grátis (6)
http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Hospedagem_de_P%C3%A1ginas/Gr%C3%A1tis/

The website
Hospedagem de Sites Grátis - Diretório brasileiro que lista empresas de hospedagem de sites grátis.
http://www.hospedagemdesitesgratis.net/
is a directory and should be under Buscas e Diretórios (Search Tools and Directories - http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Hospedagem_de_P%C3%A1ginas/Buscas_e_Diret%C3%B3rios/)

Still at the same category
À Venda na Net - Permite criar loja online, sem custos, mas condicionado à inclusão de links patrocinados.
http://www.a-venda-na.net/
Is about creating online stores (as in e-shopping cart) and has really nothing to with the free hosting of websites (Hospedagem de Páginas: Grátis)


At the category
Top: World: Português: Informática: Internet: Concepção e Desenvolvimento: Webmaster: Registros de Domínios (14)
http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Concep%C3%A7%C3%A3o_e_Desenvolvimento/Webmaster/Registros_de_Dom%C3%ADnios/


The website
Substância - Registo de domínios com, net, org e pt.
http://www.substancia.com/
Is under construction

Under the same Category
The website
BR Super - Registro e revendas de domínios internacionais.
http://www.brsuper.com/

Is much more about the development of websites and other services than registering domains. In fact I couldn't find where it registers domains. I think they don't do it anymore. Their new correct category could be http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Concep%C3%A7%C3%A3o_e_Desenvolvimento/ with a new description such as "Desenvolvimento de websites e scripts. Serviço para cadastro de sites em buscadores."


Sorry for so much stuff! By the way, I applied to be editor at "World: Português: Informática: Internet: Hospedagem de Páginas", but I did my application in portuguese because that's the language of the category, but now I have read that maybe this will delay the review because not many Metas know portuguese. I know can't apply twice, but is there anyway I can submit a new application in english? Maybe a meta can already reject my application and I submit a new one in english. Thanks in advance!

Another report (sorry for double post, but I couldn't edit the previous post)
Top: World: Português: Informática: Internet: Hospedagem de Páginas: Grátis (6) - http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Hospedagem_de_P%C3%A1ginas/Gr%C3%A1tis/
Site24.eu - Construtor de sites. Permite que através de poucos passos o usuário construa um website básico baseado em modelos.

Also has nothing to do with website hosting, the description clearly states it's about the development of websites

At World: Português: Informática: Internet: Hospedagem de Páginas: Buscas e Diretórios (2) - http://www.dmoz.org/World/Portugu%C3%AAs/Inform%C3%A1tica/Internet/Hospedagem_de_P%C3%A1ginas/Buscas_e_Diret%C3%B3rios/

The website
Ache Hospedagem - Guia de empresas que oferecem hospedagem gratuita, conta com um sistema de busca.
it's at the correct category and correct description, the problem is that it seems to me (an editor may have another view) that the website is quite spammy... as soon as you go in there is an in-screen popup plus spammy keywords on the top of the pages for -all- pages. Certainly doesn't look like the kind of unique content dmoz is looking for.

As a note, if all my suggestions are taken, the category "Buscas e Diretórios" would only have 1 website (or empty if one of the websites is not moved to this category as I suggested) and "Hospedagem de Páginas: Grátis" would only have 3 websites. "Hospedagem de Páginas: Grátis" does have an editor (lantonioli), but I wonder if anyone is getting reviewed, considering that 2 out of the 3 major free web hosts in Brazil are not listed...

I've removed http://www.cadehost.com.br/ and http://www.substancia.com/ which don't need any knowledge of Portuguese to fix - another editor will take care of the others in due course.

I applied to be editor at "World: Português: Informática: Internet: Hospedagem de Páginas", but I did my application in portuguese because that's the language of the category, but now I have read that maybe this will delay the review because not many Metas know portuguese. I know can't apply twice, but is there anyway I can submit a new application in english? Maybe a meta can already reject my application and I submit a new one in english.

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If you want to edit in a Portuguese category, the application has to be in Portuguese otherwise we would have no idea if your language skills are adequate
From what you've written here, you could edit in English categories as well - If you want to apply for an English category instead we can remove your existing application so you could re-apply. It probably won't alter the timescales for review though.
Imo better just chose the subject you'd like to edit and wait.

Thanks Elper! I guess I'll stick with the portuguese category, the english equivalent category seems to be well controlled.

I just became an editor and did the rest of the stuff I mentioned that I had permission to. I tried to login into the editor forums with my username and password but it did not work, any ideas? I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask.

Thanks!

I've reported the forum access problem to the people who can fix it - exact delay for a fix unknown at the moment...
Thank you for your patience.

Normally, it should work now - post there in New Editors to let us know (or here if it still doesn't work) Thanks