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#1300 has been dealt with by another editor. Thanks for reporting the typo.

The change may not appear immediately on the public side, but should be visible in a day or two.

Some K&T matters

In the cat, http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Psychology/ out of 34 listings, there are eleven deeplinks of kidshealth.org - is this normal, or excessive? I thought one domain within a single category was the limit. Similarly, there are also 2 listings for ncpamd.com (in fact, the 2nd listing is a deeplink of the first) as well as 2 listings for encyclopedia.com (and one of these is search page of listings - do you really want this?).

That's Me! A Guide to Personality from thinkquest is unavailable.

Why do we get nervous (http://www.baltimorepsych.com/Kids_Pages.htm#Why Do We Get Nervous?) is a mirror of the first ncpamd.com mentioned above.

Young Dreamers Global Community & Fun Site is 404.

This category even has a designated editor, so I'm surprised there are so many apparent problems.

Although in general we avoid multiple listings for URLs, editors may make exceptions. In some cases, we actually find that certain URL's are good for multiple listings kidshealth.org is one of those.

Others are http://en.wikipedia.org/ and http://us.imdb.com/

Top: Regional: Asia: Thailand: Provinces: Chon Buri: Pattaya Needs Review

Hi,

Please have a look at this http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Thail...n_Buri/Pattaya/
Category

I have found 2 sites not active.

1.) "Soi Vinai Place Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand. - German-led guesthouse with friendly rooms." This is a re-direct to http://www.sherlab.com/

2.) "Grover Style Tailors - Offers hand made clothes for men and ladies." - This site is not active anymore.

And out of my own curiousity. I believe that

1.) "Scandinavia Bar and Restaurant - Offers TV, Video, newspapers, pool tables and music." listing does not belong here and belongs to http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Thail...rants_and_Bars/
or "Top: Regional: Asia: Thailand: Provinces: Chon Buri: Pattaya: Business and Economy: Restaurants and Bars " category instead.

2.) Shouldn't business listing like "Gover Fashion & Gems Part - Offers custom made clothing and jewellery." belongs to Business and Economy.

At last, I have tried adding my site to "Top: Regional: Asia: Thailand: Provinces: Chon Buri: Pattaya: Travel and Tourism"
http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Thail...el_and_Tourism/

but it has been about 6 months now and have had no reply, I have been monitoring this Pattaya category all along and have never seen any changes at all.

My site Title : MyPattaya.com
Description: Provides information about Pattaya city, including photo gallery, forum and tourist guide.
URL: http://www.mypattaya.com/

I believe I have followed all the guideline but its just that there is no editor active at all under this category. I applied to be an editor but got rejected saying the category is too big.

Please help me out. I would very much appreciate your help.

Best regards,

Ervin

I've corrected the issues you pointed out - thanks

I can't comment on your editor applications as I am not a meta,

Kind Regards,

Andy

jeanmanco said:

#1280 dealt with as far as I am able to do so without knowledge of the language.

Click to expand...

thnx..DMOZ is working...Im verry happy to see that things can happen, everebody should know about this forum..and Im going to promote it a little in Croatia...Is it for betterment of us all

thnx Sinisa

Category: http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/File_Management/

Closed:
About Project Utility http://aboutproject.port5.com/ -> http://www.portland.co.uk/404.esp

Redirection:
Arup: Columbus http://columbus.arup.com/ -> http://www.oasys-software.com/

Baobab Software http://www.baobab.com -> http://www.baobab.com/index.php

Better File Rename http://www.publicspace.net/index.html -> http://www.publicspace.net/windows.html


Test page for Apache installation:
Folder To Drive http://ddgroup.swrus.com/

item1307 dealt with - thanks

a couple of minor corrections

In http://www.dmoz.org/Society/People/Expatriates/

http://forums.delphiforums.com/rogeranaflavia/start - Forum discussion among international couples sharing ideas worldwide, exchanging experiences and providing information about relationships.
// redirecting to http://thankyou.focalex.com/

http://www.scanada.fcpages.com/ - For Scandinavians living in or moving to Canada. Includes immigration information, an online forum, and links to "news from home and other things you almost forgot existed."
//The link text reads "Sanada" needs corrected to "Scanada"

regards,
Bill

#1309 dealt with, thanks.

Found an alternative URL for the first that does not route through a sponsor.

Dead links in the cagegory http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Home_and_Garden/Windows/Window_Coverings/Shutters/.

Dead links:
A-B Professional Shutters - http://members.aol.com/proshutters/
Shutterhut - http://www.shutterhut.com/

Thank you.

#1311 - dead links gone now thanks. The changes may not appear immediately on the public side, but should show up in a day or so.

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cleveland/Thornaby/

http://thornabyontees.freeservers.com/ Thornaby on Tees - The ancient history of Thornaby on Tees through to the present day.
// redirecting to http://thornaby.95mb.com/

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cleveland/Stockton-on-Tees/

http://macmag.f2g.net/ MacGregor Magazine Online - The official site with a variety of features including funny stories, poems, jokes, pictures and news.
// leads to three non-functional sites.

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe...land/Stockton-on-Tees/Arts_and_Entertainment/

http://www.enicholl.com/stockton-cc/ Stockton Camera Club - Provides a history, location of meetings, contacts, programme, club and competition rules, pictures by members and links to photographic sites.
// returns a 403 error


http://www.train.stockton.gov.uk/finder/f-libraryfinder.htm Stockton-on-Tees Libraries - Information about branches and services.
// redirects to http://www.train.stockton.gov.uk/schools/

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe...veland/Stockton-on-Tees/Business_and_Economy/

http://www.bulmerslogistics.com/ Bumers Logistics - Specialise in container haulage and freight distribution port transport services. Company history, photographs, and contacts.
// new url is http://www.bulmerslogistics.co.uk/


http://www.courtmanstock.co.uk/ Courtman Stock - Chartered Accountants, tax consultants, independent financial advisors, registered auditors.
// now points to http://www.taitwalker.co.uk/index.html no mention of the old name to be seen


http://www.cpasystems.co.uk/ CPA Systems - IT supplier specialising in accounting software, document management systems, printers, and networks.
// acquired in 2004 by TSG (see http://www.tsg.com/History.aspx?id=169) redirects to http://www.tsg.com/


http://www.netsense.co.uk/ Netsense Web and Multimedia - Web site designs and updates, search engine registrations and web hosting services. Stockton-on-Tees.
// Web dating site Welcome to TheDatingSite.Org


http://www.wardellshopfitters.co.uk/ Wardell Shopfitters Ltd - Manufacturers and installers of shopfittings for the retail industry.
// move to http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cleveland/Eaglescliffe/ ?


http://www.yourmediagroup.co.uk/ Your Media Group - Specialists in graphic and web site design, interactive CD-ROMs, corporate presentations, and database design.
// dead link

#1313 dealt with, thanks.

Jean, you amaze - always so quick off the mark. Good work.

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Highland/Inverness_Area/

http://www.inverness.uk.com/ Inverness Guide - Business and Lifestyle directory.
// returning 403 not authorised


http://website.lineone.net/~miacis-mainecoons/ Miacis Maine Coons - Learn about the breed and our own cats, and find pedigree kittens available

for sale.
// permanent move to http://www.miacis.co.uk/

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe...ghland/Inverness_Area/Arts_and_Entertainment/

http://bluenightclub.scotdesign.co.uk/ Blue Nightclub - Inverness nightclub. Events listings, gallery, online membership application and

reviews.
// dead link


In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe...Highland/Inverness_Area/Business_and_Economy/

http://www.beaulywine.sagenet.co.uk/ Beauly Wine Company - A family run wholesale wine merchants who import and sell individual selections of

single-estate premium wines.
// dead link

In http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe...d/Highland/Inverness_Area/Travel_and_Tourism/

http://home.clara.net/johnnyfoxs/ Johnny Foxes - Offering good food and entertainment. Pub and restaurant information is included.
// dead link

That's it for today.

Bill

Done.

Bill, (re #1316)

Thank you very much for the heads-up. I found replacement URLs for some of the sites, and the rest have been removed from the listings.

As usual, it may take a while for these changes to be reflected on the cached public pages.

Your help is much appreciated!

Alucard,

I will do this until I am accepted as an editor, then I'll do it some more (and better, I hope, with some more guidance)

You could always refer to this thread in your app.... just an idea.

Next time - if there has to be a next time<g>