hutcheson said:
And the ODP isn't the "backbone" for any current major search engine. You've been spending too much time with the lunatic-cretin fringe of the SERP perp community, and far too little time actually facing reality, in the form of actual Google search results. Reverse those proportions, and you could be MUCH better informed.
Actually, I haven't spent any time at all with them. I've been watching several of my websites for months, and those of my competitors. I know some of my competitor's websites as well or better than I know my own. I don't spend any time at all reading what other people have to say on the subject. Maybe I should. I'm usually more "objective" than that.
It's not very "objective" of an ODP editor to make such asinine assumptions, is it? I could never admit you as an editor, if I were asked. You don't seem to be able to control your emotions very well, Young Jedi. (I have the privilege of letting it all hang out - I do not represent, in any way, the ODP)
You are totally right. ODP isn't the backbone of the Google directory. It *IS* the Google directory.
But what SHOULD have become obvious already is this: We don't care about Google ranking. The ODP preceded Google, you know.
Good. Exclude them from using the directory info. Like I said, I'd rather pay them, and know that I'm getting a timely review. Or better yet - don't exclude them before you actually SUGGEST that they do their own work, or pay you for yours, since they caused it to burgeon out of control.
And as the whole ODP is predicated on not "managing" the workload, the proposition that it is "unmanageable" ... isn't significant enough to care whether it's true or false.
Oh, I see - so what you are saying is that the whole effort is unstructured, and disorganized, and nobody really cares if anything gets done?
Anyone with half a brain knows that you can't possibly EVER manage a workload with the rules of exclusion that you have for your editor acceptance, and the amount of work that keeps coming in. It is incumbent upon you to make such statements, simply because there is nothing else to be said, other than the truth - "WE CAN'T HANDLE IT."
You don't have to be so proud. We know, and we understand. At least, I do.
Your concept of "fairness" is ... not mine. If because of it you with one breath justify malicious greed on the part of webmasters and condemn generosity from volunteer editors -- I am pleased to be honored by your contumely, and gratefully accept it as testimony to the essential morality of my actions.
Hmm... I don't recall justifying any malicious greed. (really don't know where you got that) My apologies if I did. I don't condone ANY greed. Which is why I think Google should be excluded from using the ODP dumps. Allowing it spawns greed, on the part of webmasters, AND ODP editors.
I can't really tell what your concept of "fairness" is. From most of your posts that I've read, You're just an angry little man who doesn't give a crap about anything, unless it directly affects what YOU do. (you are really good at being nasty to people, though - I give you credit for that) I guess that's "fair," as long as you don't give a crap for everyone, in EXACTLY the same way...
As for your "essential morality," I think you are delusional. (but thanks for not being condescending, in the least) You probably think that using a Thesaurus to compile your response, and listening to classical music makes you an intellectual, too, right?
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