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#1940 dealt with, thanks.

Sistrab would actually belong in the Transportation subcategory, if there was one, but thanks for drawing attention to the deeplink. Our guideline for multilingual sites is to list the front page, as long as it has links to all versions.

Mario Carboni - does have English content in the Flash section.

you'll like this one
http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Lazio/Localities/Monterotondo/
San Ottaviano - Description of the farmhouse accommodation, photographs, services and information request form.
>the story goes that there are 2 Monterotondos, one close to Rome and Monterotondo Marittima in the Maremma, this farmhouse is located near Monterotondo Marittimo/Tuscany, you might move it e.g. to http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Tuscany/Localities/Grosseto/Travel_and_Tourism/

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Liguria/Localities/Genoa/
1)Genoa 2004 - The City Council explains the 'Genoa 2004 - European Capital of Culture' project. Its main target is to develop the waterfront of Genoa. Photographs, plans, potential for companies to be involved.
>obsolite listing?

2)Villa delle Stufe - Villa rented weekly. Four double rooms with private bath. Blue swimming pool in a garden with the view of the sea. Parking with fenced-in compound. Villa description and rates.
>not found

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Lombardy/Localities/Lumezzane/
3)Creative Communication Studio - Web agency offering multimedia services. General information and client portfolio.
>no english version/content

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Lombardy/Localities/Sondrio/Business_and_Economy/
4)Ardea - Offers software development, internet and web design services. Includes company overview and contact information.
>correct to: http://w ww.ardeanet.it:8080/

5)http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Lombardy/Localities/Castiglione_delle_Stiviere/
Rapetti - Manufacturer of taps and faucets. Company history, product lines and contact form.
>Hijacked by Estate Internet BV from the Netherlands

Mat1 said:

5)http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Lombardy/Localities/Castiglione_delle_Stiviere/
Rapetti - Manufacturer of taps and faucets. Company history, product lines and contact form.
>Hijacked by Estate Internet BV from the Netherlands

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this estate internet bv is lited in the ODP
http://dmoz.org/World/Nederlands/Computers/Internet/Commerciële_Diensten/
Estate Internet - Ontwikkeling en huisvesting van websites, e-commerce, domein registratie, small software solutions, cd-rom productie, advies en begeleiding, onderhoud en nazorg.
>is there are penalty for that kind of thing?

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Emilia-Romagna/Business_and_Economy/
PAC Beauty Project - Professional Ayurvedic cosmetics. Information on products and courses.
>how about moving this listing to e.g.
http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Ita...agna/Localities/Bologna/Business_and_Economy/


http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Ita...ocalities/Reggio_Emilia/Business_and_Economy/
Matis - Dedicated to applied acoustics, sound absorption and isolation materials for noise control and abatement. Includes company profile, services, products, references and contact details.
>no english version/content

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Emilia-Romagna/Localities/Carpaneto_Piacentino/
Agriturismo Poggio Caminata - Includes description of farmhouse accommodation, services, location details, cuisine, prices and contact information.
>looks scrambled

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Emilia-Romagna/Localities/Imola/
Culturaperimola.org - Art and culture, personages, interactive map, and virtual galeries.
>no culture left

looks like this category would need some overhaul
http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Italy/Regions/Emilia-Romagna/Localities/Parma/
1)Parmashop - Shopping on-line for famous gastronomical products of Parma, real estate, and tours.
>description looks messy where is real estate coming from?

2)Promo Parma - Consortium representing almost all the hotels in Parma and vicinity, as well as restaurants, tourist guides and businesses. Hotel, restaurant and package vacations online reservation.
>no consortium anymore but hijacked by Parma Incoming Tour Operator Per Parma

3)Veab Italia
>discription is missing

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Got it taken care of. Thanks db.

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#1942 dealt with, thanks.
#1943 dealt with, thanks. There is no problem now with Ardea. It was probably just a temporary redirect.

#1944 - yes I saw that. I can't comment on possible penalties though.

Items given at #1939 are reviewed, thanks.

#1945 dealt with, thanks.

PAC Beauty Project - The company headquarters is not actually in the city of Bologna, but in a smaller place in that province, for which there is no category as yet, so the listing is correctly placed.

Agriturismo Poggio Caminata works only in Internet Explorer. I have added a note to warn users.

#1946 dealt with, thanks.

Qual issues in /Business/Employment/Careers/

Wanted to see how my site stacks up against DMOZ listed sites in this category: http://dmoz.org/Business/Employment/Careers/ and found some quality issues in that category. So, FWIW:

Arthur's Job Base - A reviewed list of employment and job resources available on the world wide web.
Spam and Affiliate Farm

Careers Research Forum - Offering expertise in organisational and career development. Provides members with studies, benchmarking and workshops on HR and people management challenges.
Site Title is Corporate Research Forum, not Careers Research Forum

The Couch Potato's Career Guide - Short bits of career advice based on television shows, movies and pop culture. Columns are by Dave Murphy, a nationally syndicated career columnist.
No Longer Relates to Careers. Is an affiliate Marketing Site

International Career Development Library - A free, online collection of full text resources for counselors, educators, workforce development personnel.
Site No Longer Exists

iVillage Career Channel - Career site for job seekers and at all levels. Provides expert information and answers to common job search questions.
Site Title is Now Home-Office How To's ... Doesn't seem to fit category

Votech - Information about all stages of careers and including information about specific occupations, job opportunity, outlook, and salaries.
Votech Career Interest Chats - Scheduled chats for various career subjects. Part of the About.com network.
Both Redirect to: http://careerplanning.about.com/ .. Title is Career Planning

Not bad for a category with no editor in place.

Couple of sites to check in this category

http://www.bandofbrides.com/ not loading as of 11.53 GMT 31/12/05

http://www.theweddingguide.co.uk/ no longer a resource site, rather a static page linking to other domains.

http://www.bandofbrides.com/ fixed, thanks. It might be a few days before the public facing servers are updated.

The latter is fine. We'd rather list that than the individual domains.

#1955 Nitin M - thanks for that. I agree on all points and have dealt with the listings accordingly. The changes may not appear immediately on the public side.

The first one should never have been listed, and seems to have slipped through in error. The others are cases of redirects/changed content since listing. For example the Careers Research Forum had that title in 2001 (see the Internet Archive). It now belongs in a different category entirely.

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Gibraltar/Society_and_Culture/Politics/

I only found one link that needs no change - I put in updates for all the rest pointing out the problems...

irate:

http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/San_Marino/Business_and_Economy/
Development Gateway - San Marino - Foundation provides a portal for resources, activity database, project information, business opportunities, recent notices and publications. [English, French, Spanish]

>there are already more than 100 listings in ODP, up till now, there is absolutely not a single listing in "Old Europe".
I do not see this questionable development gateway having any unique content/adding any value to the San Marino business category, there is surely no necessity to beginn listing that site in Europe, starting off with San Marino.