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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #41

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

In http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/Wine/, http://www.winematch.com/ is listed, but this domain isn't active any more - it just gives a holding page ("contact your webhost immediately or risk losing all data on this website"...)

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brmehlman

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• Aug 11, 2003

• #42

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

The banner says it's "Temporarily Not Available" so we've temporarily unlisted it and will watch for a comeback.

Thanks for noticing it, things like this help us improve our directory.

 

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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #43

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

Thanks for noticing it, things like this help us improve our directory.

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Well, I'm still looking, so here's another couple:

#1 http://www.bevnetwork.com/links.html is listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/ but gives a 404 Page Not Found.

Maybe the link is just broken, but from looking around www.bevnetwork.com it seems to me that the most of the content is only available to subscribers. Does a site like that deserve to be listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/ ?

#2 http://www.barshots.com/ ("Barshots Bar Guide") is also listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink but it's dead - in fact it is so dead there aren't even any DNS records for www.barshots.com ...

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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #44

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

... looking around www.bevnetwork.com it seems to me that the most of the content is only available to subscribers. Does a site like that deserve to be listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/ ?

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also if you check out http://www.bevnetwork.com/pwr.asp you'll see phrases such as

Suggested Retail Price: Vinyl: $19.95 Leather: $45.00 + $4.00 (S&H) for the first book, $.35 each additional book S&H calculated for U.S. standard shipping only Quantity discounts available

Shouldn't this site be somewhere under http://www.dmoz.org/Business/ ?

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dfy

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• Aug 11, 2003

• #45

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

The bevnetwork site has now been moved off to Business, since its focus has obviously changed. Barshots.com has been deleted since the domain expired two months ago.

Thanks for letting know.

 

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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #46

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

Thanks for letting know.

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That's OK ;-) Here's another:
http://www.alternative-food-and-drink.co.uk/ is listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/ but gives "Website unavailable"

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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #47

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

The bevnetwork site has now been moved off to Business, since its focus has obviously changed

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http://www.chowbaby.com/ is another site listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/ which looks like it ought be in http://www.dmoz.org/Business/


YOU HAVE NOW ENTERED A SECURED SITE. YOUR CREDIT CARD WILL BE BILLED AS CHOWBABY YOUR SHOPPING CART SUMMARY Item Name Unit price Qty Total Side Street Cafe Grill Gift Certificate $7.50 1 $7.50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Cost $7.50 ** NOTE : We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover ** CREDIT CARD INFORMATION


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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #48

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...and http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi which is listed in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/ says

Our forums have moved!
Please check out our new message boards:
]http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/forumhttp://www.topsecretrecipes.com/forum[/i

but that URI contains this message

Dear TSR Message Board Member;
It is with sadness that we inform you that the message boards are now permanently closed.

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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #49

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

...and again in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/ we find http://www.foodreference.com/ which has pages and pages of affiliate links, for example http://www.foodreference.com/html/appleart.html ,which contains this content

Apple Art & Posters
To purchase any of the products below click on the image. All transactions are safe and secure with satisfaction guaranteed. This store is brought to you in association with AllPosters.com - The World's Largest Poster and Print Store.

http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?aid=549669&item=337995


Perhaps this site ought to be in http://www.dmoz.org/Business/ - or maybe even /dev/null ... just kidding

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webdoctor

• Aug 11, 2003

• #50

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

Meanwhile, over in http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/ , we have http://www.thefoodweb.com/forum/ which is a "HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found"

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John_Caius

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• Aug 11, 2003

• #51

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

Hi webdoctor!

Have you considered applying to become an editor? It looks as though you'd be good at it!

 

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suzy1212

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• Aug 11, 2003

• #52

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

http://www.alternative-food-and-drink.co.uk/ moved to unreviewed in case the problem is temporary.

http://www.chowbaby.com/ seems to offer a lot of information along with the gift certificates they sell. I'd like to ask the editors familiar with that area before I do anything with that one.

Removed http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi

 

bobrat

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• Aug 11, 2003

• #53

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

In this category, numaTek Web Design appears to no longer be a web design company. I only see web hosting and SEO services.

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Thank you, the site has just been removed from Design and is on it's way to hosting, and you will see the change when the public version of ODP updates.

 

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arubalisa

• Aug 13, 2003

• #54

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here ONLY

URL'S posted below are all dead...

Top: Regional: Caribbean: Aruba: Recreation and Sports
http://hometown.aol.com/aquaaruba/

Top: Regional: Caribbean: Aruba: Recreation and Sports: Sailing Charters and Cruises
http://www.visitaruba.com/attractions/sunandfun/sailing.html

Top: Regional: Caribbean: Aruba: Society and Culture: Chats and Forums
http://www.casadelmar-aruba.com/forum.cgi and http://www.playalinda.com/forum.cgi

Top: Regional: Caribbean: Aruba: Society and Culture: Personal Pages
http://hometown.aol.com/nategol and
http://www.visitaruba.com/ppa/jrpeterson

Also...

Top: Regional: Caribbean: Aruba: Travel and Tourism: Lodging http://www.arubawindsurfing.com/travel.html should be changed to http://www.aruba-apartments.com/
http://www.resortres.com/Group_ao.htm dead link
http://www.allegroresorts.com/hotels/og_aruba/ dead link

Top: Regional: Caribbean: Aruba: Transportation: Car Rentals
http://www.allegroresorts.com/hotels/og_aruba/ should be changed to http://www.amigocar.com/

 

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dfy

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• Aug 13, 2003

• #55

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

All done, except for

http://www.visitaruba.com/attractions/sunandfun/sailing.html
http://www.visitaruba.com/ppa/jrpeterson
http://www.resortres.com/Group_ao.htm

I was unable to find these URLs anywhere in our directory, and there is no evidence that they have ever been listed. The changes I have made will not show up until the public pages are re-generated, which won't happen until staff have fixed the bug that's currently holding it up.

Thanks for reporting them all.

 

bobrat

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• Aug 13, 2003

• #56

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

http://www.visitaruba.com/ppa/jrpeterson]http://www.visitaruba.com/ppa/jrpeterson]http://www.visitaruba.com/ppa/jrpeterson is in http://dmoz.org/Regional/Caribbean/Aruba/Society_and_Culture/Politics/ but there is no edit history

http://www.resortres.com/Group_ao.htm used to be in http://dmoz.org/Regional/Caribbean/Aruba/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Vacation_Rentals/

www.resortres.com is in http://dmoz.org/Regional/Caribbean/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Resorts/

 

jeanmanco

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• Aug 14, 2003

• #57

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

Removed
www.visitaruba.com/ppa/jrpeterson
www.resortres.com

www.resortres.com/Group_ao.htm was picked up by Robozilla and deleted on 11 June.

 

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dfy

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• Aug 14, 2003

• #58

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here

Thanks for spotting those chaps. That'll teach me to stay up late.

 

bobrat

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• Aug 14, 2003

• #59

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It wasn't that easy to find them - they didn't show up in the normal way.

 

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linnell12

• Aug 15, 2003

• #60

Re: Hijacks & Other Content Changes - Report Here ONLY

The site http://www.battlefordsnorthstars.com resides in the category http://dmoz.org/Sports/Hockey/Ice_Hockey/Leagues/Junior/Canadian_Junior_A_Hockey_League/Saskatchewan_Junior_Hockey_League/ . This domain has been hijacked. The web-site that resides at http://www.battlefordsnorthstars.com contains a link to pornographic material.