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wrathchild

shade_wo:

Thank you for reporting those. I don't have access to edit in that part of the directory, but I'm sure someone who does will be along soon.

For future reference, please:

1. Provide the title of the listing you are reporting. The URL is important, of course, so that we can confirm the site is dead, but everything is listed by title. Having the title will help us find the listing easier.

2. Combine such reports into a single post. A minor consideration, but one that will keep issues from being lost.

Thanks again for your help.
 
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wrathchild

Nudity in and of itself does not disqualify a site from the main part of the directory. There are, however, porn ads on the site so it does indeed need to be moved into Adult.
 
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razsport

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More bad content/links

I've found more categories filled with bad content.

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Fantasy/

1. CNN SI (page cannot be found; has been this way for a week now).

2. Fantasy Smackdown (site under construction; has been this way the past month).

3. Fantasy Sports All-Star Circuit of Champions ("Sorry, the site you requested is inactive." There is no sports content at all).

4. Fox Sports (click this link and you get a message that says the site is no longer in process).

5. Knup's Pickem (all you get is a message that reads, "ComingSoon." I mean get real).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Fantasy/Resources/

1. Diamond Science ("U N D E R C O N S T R U C T I O N" )

2. Fantasy Craze("Temporarily down." Has been this way for an entire week).

3. Fantasy Franchises (All receive is a blank white screen).

4. Home of the Fantasy Sports Guru (all you get with this website are four(4) google ads. Cheap and unfair way to make a quick buck).

5. Komments (Click this link and you get a message that reads,"site has closed its doors").

6. Mouth Off Fantasy Sports Forum(another website that is no longer in business).

7. Roster Info (page cannot be found; for days now).
 
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razsport

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Bad Content; take two!

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Fantasy/Football/Resources/

1. Football Dummies ("Site Unavailable").

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Fantasy/Hockey/Resources/

1. Hockey Pool Fax (page cannot be found).

2. Simhockey.com (link takes you to a hosting company. Last time I knew, and I know my sports, this was not a part of hockey).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Baseball/Youth/Directories/

1. Baseball Coaches' Links Home Page (says it's a site filled with links to other baseball related content. However, if you click this link you are taken to a coaches personal profile. This is not good and honest content).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Martial_Arts/Resources/Directories/

1. Martial Arts World Search (reads, "this page is no longer available").

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Water_Sports/Swimming_and_Diving/Directories/

1. The Swim Ring (page cannot be found; for days now).

2. The Swimming Index (page cannot be found).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Lacrosse/Directories/

1. Behind the Back (page under construction).

2. Lacrosse, a Family Sport for all the Family (there is no content on this page. All you get is a message that says what the owner wanted to post).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Hockey/Field_Hockey/Directories/

1. Ultimate Hockey Web Guide (no field hockey content posted. All you get are words that are non-english).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Football/American/Directories/

1. Reds Football Mania (agaon, no sports related content).

2. Sports.Football.Sites (No sports content. This belongs in the search engines categories).
 
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razsport

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Bad Content take three!

Hire me to be an editor :)

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Cricket/Directories/

1. Chintan's Cricket World (reads, "Sorry, the site you requested is inactive").

2. ematchfixing.com (page cannot be found).

3. Its a Six (page cannot be found; has been this way for weeks).

4. Super Cricket (reads, "Sorry, the site you requested is inactive").

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Team_Handball/Directories/

1. Handball Oasis and Links ( reads, "Sorry, the site you requested is inactive
").

http://dmoz.com/Recreation/Outdoors/Scuba_Diving/Directories_and_Guides/

1. AvidDiver (page cannot be found).

2. Divebase.com (says, they have over 4000 links to related scuba websites. However, it shows as domain for sale).

3. South Florida Scuba (page cannot be found).

http://dmoz.com/Recreation/Outdoors/Scuba_Diving/Dive_Travel/Site_Guides_and_Information/

1. Philippines Scuba Diving (not taken to a philippines scuba diving website).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Track_and_Field/Directories/

1. Athletics Home Page (page cannot be found).

2. Northern Athletics (reads, "Under Development").

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Rodeo/Directories/

1. LocalRodeo.com (page cannot be found).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Paintball/Directories/

1. Paintball in the North Eastern US (they admit to not being a paintball site).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Equestrian/Barrel_Racing/Directories/

1. America West 4d (page cannot be found).
 
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razsport

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Bad Content take 4!

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Equestrian/Racing/Directories/

1. Directory of Horseracing Racetracks (page cannot be found).

2. Horseracing Online (this doesn't allow visitors access).

3. Midland Trainers (page cannot be found).

4. The Racecourse Guide (doesn't allow access to its visitors).

5. West Coast Horse Racing Net (page cannot be found).

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Equestrian/Shows/Directories/

1. The Classic Company (reads, "page you are looking for no longer exists").

http://dmoz.com/Sports/Soccer/Directories/

1. Elsporto Football Links Directory (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

2. e-soccer (page cannot be found).

3. FA Premiership Football Teams (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

4. FA-Football.com (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

5. FirstFootball.com (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

6. Football Web Sites (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

7. Football.info (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

8. Footlinks Europe (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

9. Lotyh Football (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

10. Soccer Store Guide (page cannot be found).

11. Soccerpages Links Directory(page cannot be found).

12. Team Spirit Football (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

13. This is Football (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

14. T.O.T.T Football Links(this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

15. Various English League Football Team's (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

16. Yorkshire Football Links (this site is clearly listed under the in-correct category. There is a football directory).

Those sites with the 'football', don 't use the keywords or description of soccer. This is and could be mis-leading to DMOZ.com visitors.

Look at the other sites posted. They all use the keywords of soccer.
 
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wrathchild

Those sites with the 'football', don 't use the keywords or description of soccer. This is and could be mis-leading to DMOZ.com visitors.
Click to expand...
What we Merkins call "Soccer" the rest of the world calls "Football." Unless those sites are for American (or Canadian) Football, they are properly listed.

Hire me to be an editor.
Click to expand...
Did you apply?
 
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razsport

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wrathchild,

Yes, some countries use the name football when speaking about soccer. But as I said, this could be misleading. My suggestion is for DMOZ.com to create sub-categories.
 
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But the category *is* about soccer, and the category is named as such. The title of the site in the ODP listing contains the word "Football" because that is the title of the site. I don't really see a need to create new categories, unless there is somehting I am missing.
 
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razsport

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Editor

Hi wrathchild,

Yes, I did apply for the position of baseball editor. Who decides if I should get the job? Thanks.

Regards,
RazSport
 
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