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hutcheson Newbie

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Thanks for the report. It was listed (twice, as it turns out.) It is gone now.

 

Note that during our server upgrades the public pages aren't showing the latest data, and of course search indexes update on their own schedule. The site may have other links to it, and may remain high in Google's index even after the ODP links are gone. So you may not see any difference for awhile yet. But at least our database is updated.

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Thank you for such prompt assistance!

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Maybe you should work on your editor application - being detective is part of editing :)

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I'm taking my time on my application - my first (and only) application, I didn't take enough time to perfect it and got declined - don't want to do that again! :)

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Note the doorway page (recall seeing the same some six months ago and at quick glance just figured it to be a legitimate redirect) at http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Pets/Fish_and_Aquaria/Freshwater/Species/Cichlids/African/?il=1

 

Specific URL: http://www.geocities.com/vatoelvis/

 

Needless to say, ODP description hardly fits the site in question.

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Thanks. The site it points to was already listed in the parent category, so it has been deleted.

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<sigh>...and another two from http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/Wine/Winemaking/

 

http://www.jessepearl.com/ is listed as "Wine maker recepies" but in reality redirects to a nasty-looking page featuring "Lowest price for .us .info .ws or .biz domain names"

 

Similarly, http://handlez.org/ is listed as "Wine makers secrets" but redirects to the same page.

 

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Thanks :)

 

When I looked at the cat, those two had already been taken care of.

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Thanks. The site it points to was already listed in the parent category, so it has been deleted.

 

Otherwise, a doorway page would continue to be listed by the ODP? Did an ODP editor include a "site" that upon review shows no content but an entrance to another site (also included in the ODP)? Highly doubtful. That leaves only one viable alternative: The URL in question once held real content, which was then changed by its owner for the sole purpose of pointing it to (and therefore "link enriching" it in a highly questionable manner) another URL already included in the ODP.

 

One of the preceding propositions must be true (again, assuming that nothing was amiss in the editor's review for inclusion of either), yet only one of the URLs will be deleted from the ODP? Since the ODP represents integrity if nothing else, why would only one site be deleted when clearly both sites have violated the spirit of the ODP?

 

Put simply: What is the ODP's position on such issues?

 

Thanks for your time; I realize you folks are volunteers.

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I can think offhand of two other more innocent possible explanations. The site may have changed for reasons having nothing to do with our listing, or it may have been included by simple editorial mistake.

 

Yes, we do sometimes make mistakes. If this was one, we appreciate your having called attention to it. If it's the site that changed, we appreciate your pointing out that the second listing was no longer appropriate.

 

Thanks much for the help.

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

 

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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... 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/ ?

 

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

 

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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...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/forum

 

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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...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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