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[jeanmanco]

Re #1220 Lyndaew please don't use this thread to query what you were told on another thread. I will respond on that thread to avoid hijacking this one.

[MKoenraad]

jeanmanco #1225 .. Looks like there has been a change of site ownership there.

I am sorry.. in the mean time i did some cleaning up on my reports in such way that it does not look that impressive anymore.

[lyndaew]

sites that offer affiliate booking as their primary purpose

 

Sites that appear to offer affiliate booking as their primary purpose:

 

Category: http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Cancun/Travel_and_Tourism/Guides_and_Directories/

 

Cancun Today: http://www.cancuntoday.net Affiliate of: http://www.travel-center.com

 

Cancun Vacation Deals: http://www.cancunvacationdeals.com Affiliate of: http://www.cancuntravel.com

 

Cancun Smart: http://www.cancunsmart.com Affiliate of: http://www.e-travelsolution.com

 

Discovery Cancun: http://www.discoverycancun.com Affiliate of: http://www.e-travelsolution.com

 

This site has dead links to all hotel listings:

 

Visit Cancun: http://www.visitcancun.com

 

This site, I believe, is borderline pornography and may be against ODP listing policies, or is in the wrong category due to that content (the offensive photos and ads for porn sites are not on the index page, but on deeper pages:

 

Cancun Cool Guide: http://www.cancun-coolguide.com

 

I am not sure if this site is against ODP listing policies, but it is full of annoying pop-up ads, images that are missing, and bad links:

 

My Cancun Information: http://mycancuninfo.0catch.com

 

The following sites in that category are not their only online presence and are the "cancun" section of a broader site, which may be against ODP listing policies:

 

Destination Guide Cancun: http://www.journeymart.com/DExplore...cun/default.asp

 

Cancun Event Guide: http://cancun.eventguide.com

[jeanmanco]

>I am sorry.

 

I'm not sure what you mean MKoenraad. We are glad to know of the change of ownership I mentioned. That is the sort of thing that has been helpfully pointed out in this thread over and over, including by you, though #1202 wasn't one of your posts.

[perdue]

In category http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Bowed_Strings/

 

A. Pryce Stringed Instruments

http://www.alip.co.uk/

Described as violins, violas, etc...is now a site for someone who transcribes music.

 

Amac Violins

http://www.amacviolins.com/

Is now ViolinMan.com and is under construction

 

Buy & Sell Classical Stringed Instruments

http://www.guarneri.net/

Buy & Sell feature is suspended, and viewing the catalog requires registration

 

George Woodall Fine Stringed Instruments

http://members.cruzio.com/~gwfine/

is dead

 

Hima Instruments

http://www.netinstruments.com/hima/

Not sure on this one...it's part of netinstruments.com which is a directory of music sites and has listings in http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Classifieds/Instruments/ and http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Instruments/Stringed/Guitar/Luthiers/...the individual sites are different?

 

Lashof Violins

http://www.lashofviolins.com/

states on their website that they only sell in person at their store. Would a regional listing be more appropriate?

 

Sandra Robbins - Violas

http://www.violabows.com/

is not a shopping site

 

Seman Violins

http://www.semanviolins.com/

is not a shopping site

 

Violin Select

http://www.violinselect.com/

Main page is mostly links to Amazon.com, site offers online shopping cart but no contact info whatsoever for a company that sells items worth $1-$2K plus, violin sale page celebrates two sales, one in 2002 and one in 2003.

 

The Violin Shop

http://www.theviolinshop-glasgow.co.uk/

is not a shopping site

[perdue]

In category http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Pets/Fish/Supplies/Plants/

 

Aqua-Maxim

http://www.aqua-plants.com/

is not in English and does not appear to offer online shopping

 

Dave Gomburg

http://www.wcf.com/store/

is an informational site

 

In category http://www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Pets/Fish_and_Aquaria/Plants/

 

Paul's Aquatic Plants

http://paul.aaquaria.com/

is dead

 

Aqua Botanic

http://www.aquabotanic.com/

is also listed in http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Pets/Fish/Supplies/Plants/

 

Aquarium Plants

http://www.geocities.com/~donius/

is dead

 

A Aquatic Store

http://www.aquatic-store.com/

is also listed in http://www.dmoz.org/Shopping/Pets/Fish/Supplies/Plants/

[jeanmanco]

#1230 and #1231 dealt with, thanks.

 

Aqua Botanic seems a special case, so I'm leaving the two listings, but thanks for pointing out the duplication.

[MKoenraad]

#1299 JeanManco

That was a humorous reply i made.. i thought you refered to the number of posts i made in this thread. No harm intended though.

[MKoenraad]

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[MKoenraad]

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[lyndaew]

dead links, etc...

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/

 

Cancun Real Estate Buyer's Broker http://www.lilianamartinez.com/ Under construction

 

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Cancun/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/

 

Trans Caribbean Trust http://www.cozumel-land-sales.com/ "Cannot find Server" Error

 

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Cozumel/Recreation_and_Sports/

 

Thres Hermanos Fishing Charters http://www.cozumelfishing.com/ just a typo in page title, should be "Tres"

 

Snuba Cozumel http://www.snubacozumel.com/ "Cannot find Server" Error

 

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Punta_Allen/Recreation_and_Sports/

 

Seaclusion Fishing Lodge http://www.seaclusionmexico.com/ Does not appear to be about the Seaclusion Fishing Lodge?

 

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Akumal/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Vacation_Rentals/

 

Mayan Sands http://mayansands.com/ "Cannot find Server" Error

 

Quinta Del Mar http://www.vacationakumal.com/ "Cannot find Server" Error

[MKoenraad]

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[lyndaew]

more dead links, etc...

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Canc

 

Tankah Inn http://www.tankah.com/ Located in Tankah, Mexico - not Cancun (about 60 miles away). Tankah is closer to Akumal or Tulum.

 

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Canc

 

Aquasol Club Cancun http://www.acquasolclubcancun.com/ Typo in title. Should be "Acquasol"

 

Camino Real Cancun http://www.camino-real-cancun.com/ There is no longer a Camino Real Cancun. It was bought out by the "Dreams" hotel chain.

 

Paraiso de la Bonita Resort & Thalasso Redirects to: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ic/1/en/home?WT.domain=www.intercontinental.com and is the main page for intercontinental hotels, not about the Pariso del la Bonita.

 

Suites el Patio http://cancuninn.com/ Also listed here: http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Canc with this address: http://cancun-suites.com/ This page, when you click "enter", redirects to the first site. This is the same property with two different web sites and two listings.

 

Royal Sunset http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Bay/5025/Royal_Sunset_Hotel_in_Cancun.html Maybe this kind of duplication is o.k., I'm not sure. But this is an agent's site, and the official site for the Royal Sunset is also listed in the above category: "Welcome to sunset world" http://www.royalsunsetcancun.com/

 

Blue Bay Resorts - Redirects to http://www.hotetur.com/Hotetur/hotefault.aspx?err=si

 

Maroma Resort and Spa http://www.maromahotel.com/web/ocan/ocan_a2a_home.jsp This hotel is not located in Cancun (about a 45 minute drive from Cancun). It is located between Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos, Mexico

 

Casa Colel Luna http://www.casaplaya.net/index.html This property is not located in Cancun. It is located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

 

Casa del Mar http://www.goin2travel.com./a308.htm This page is blank except for a logo.

 

Casa del Secreto http://www.casadelsecreto.com/ This property is not located in Cancun. It is located in Puerto Morelos, Mexico.

 

Casa las Garzas http://www.casalasgarzas.com/ This property is not located in Cancun. It is in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico.

 

Casa Martia http://www.casamartia.com/ This property is not located in Cancun. It is in Puerto Morelos, Mexico.

 

Casa Maya http://casitamaya.com/ This property in not locate in Cancun. It is in Puerto Morelos

 

Luxury Villas http://www.claveriaglobal.com/ This is not a vacation rental. It is a translation service.

 

Mayan Palace Riviera http://www.mayan-palace-riviera.com/ This timeshare resort is located in Playa del Carmen, Mexico - not Cancun.

 

Villas Sandcastle http://www.villasandcastle.com/ This resort is not in Cancun, it is located in Puerto Morelos.

 

Villa Vacationing http://www.villavacationing.com/ "Server not found" error

 

Villas Marlin Oceanfront Condo http://www.a1vacations.com/cancun-beach-condo/1/ 404 Page Error

[Guest gimmster]

#1236 actioned, thanks. Changes may take a couple of days to appear on the public servers.

:tree:

[MKoenraad]

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[janesdeals]

Double Listing

 

This company is listed in 2 categories

 

http://www.sav-on-closeouts.com/

 

Society: Organizations: Nonprofit Resources: Fundraising: Wholesale Products

Business: Wholesale Trade: Liquidators

[lyndaew]

correction to #1238

 

I realized that the category links cut cut off in post #1238. Sorry...

 

First category should be: http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Cancun/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Bed_and_Breakfast/

 

 

Second category should be: http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Cancun/Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels/

[MKoenraad]

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[pvgool]

#1218 done

I'll try to do the other World/Nederlands updates as soon as possible. Thanks for this great job of quality control.

 

<<added>>

#1219 done

#1221 done

[MKoenraad]

#1244 - You're welcome

[Guest gimmster]

#1238 also actioned, thanks.

:tree:

[roguewriter]

nm, brb

[MKoenraad]

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[delaneyesq]

Please Remove The Following Site

 

http://members.aol.com/delaneyesq/main.html

 

I located this at http://www.amigar.com/buscador/Top/1010765735-10000001/ but I have seen it in other ODP sites as well.

 

This is a dead link to my site, and contains typos in the description.

 

I'm not familiar with the ODP, so please email me if there is something different I need to do. My email address is delaneyesq@hotmail.com

 

Thank you!

 

Josh

[arubin]

We would appreciate the link to the DMOZ category, to determine whether the error is on our side or theirs.

 

I think that would be http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Maryland/Localities/S/Silver_Spring/Business_and_Economy/Legal_Services, and your site was removed from there over a year ago.