The end of DMOZ is soon coming?

**wmicro** · 04:36 AM

The DMOZ Report Part 1

Discontinuation of site status checks chosen to discontinue site status checks effective May 21, 2005. Closure of the existing Site Submission Status forums will happen by this date, and we will not be accepting any new status check threads after this time. The submission status forums will be archived. See this thread at: http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=39116

Then turn around on December 3, 2006 and state this as it follows:

We are currently experiencing technical problems with our servers. Currently the public pages are static pages that have been generated from a backup. This means:

(1) the public pages do not reflect the most recent updates made to the directory;
(2) scripted pages, including site suggestion and application forms, are not functioning; and
(3) editors are unable to check the status of new editor applications.

We do not currently have an ETA for the resolution of the technical difficulties. We will update this announcement when the system is fully functioning again -- please do not start threads asking why the system isn't working properly or when it will be available again. Thanks.

See this website for details at: http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=45325

It has long been a topic since 2005, of contention that DMOZ is corrupt. Personally, I thought that the corruption began as a result of AOL buying Netscape. Netscape had purchased DMOZ in the pass. AOL and Netscape are now using Google in or about late October 2006.

However, Yahoo Directory (October 24, 2006) now supports the Open Directory Project (ODP) DMOZ. See this page at: http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000368.html

It is this author's opinion since Google getting so big on profits and three times over Yahoo see this http://webmaster.microdynamic.org/in...opic,14.0.html, Yahoo Directory now supports the Open Directory Project (ODP) it is probably a smart move on Yahoo part to purchase DMOZ from AOL this is only speculation at this point to help to bring up profits.

So what does all means, time will tell in the year 2007 and we will see what happened to DMOZ as a company. Notwithstanding, since AOL is now using Google results, something is going on that is for sure.

At the same the time, Dogpile.com, the search engine that combines the top results from all the leading search engines, ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction among Internet users, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Residential Online Service Customer Satisfaction Study.

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**chrishirst** · 12-17-2006, 06:41 AM

http://www.highrankings.com/forum/in...dpost&p=232741

Lets not start yet another whinge about DMOZ editors and "corruption"

**stOx** · 12-17-2006, 09:13 AM

Dmoz seems to be dying a slow death... I hope it speeds up so we can kick it to the curb before it starts to smell.

While people continue to pay for inclusion to my directory ill continue to take thier money, But in all honesty, Any kind of directory is a redundent resource now and the only people who use them are people who have a site so poor that directories are the only way they can get backlinks.

**ADAM Web Design** · 12-17-2006, 12:39 PM

Not really a ringing endorsement of your own site, is it st0x?

By the way, Hirst, I don't think that's a whine. I think it's an article drop. Pretty well bang-on (up until the Dogpileofcrapbythefeet part), but it's an article drop nonetheless.

**chrishirst** · 12-17-2006, 06:50 PM

Adam, Yep I realise it's just an article drop (they are usually dumped) but decided to let it stand but didn't want it to turn into another "woe is me DMOZ is [insert whatever] " whingfest.

Quote:

While people continue to pay for inclusion to my directory ill continue to take thier money,

Matt; That's what we like, honesty

If they are dumb/desperate enough to pay for what is likely to be 0 then why stop them?

**wmicro** · 12-17-2006, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stOx

Dmoz seems to be dying a slow death... I hope it speeds up so we can kick it to the curb before it starts to smell.

It is my understanding that they accidentally deleted the Admin server.
Now they are trying to rebuild with a response from a Die Hard or Hard to Die DMOZ Meta. From the heart of META Editors about the DMOZ Outage,
Its time for the ODP to say goodbye. The big categories cannot be handled with a small amount of editors.
see this thread http://www.skrenta.com/2006/12/dmoz_...ed_up_yet.html

And why is yahoo using an out dated system for information in search results in Open Directory Project (ODP)?

**ADAM Web Design** · 12-17-2006, 08:41 PM

Ahhh okay. I gotcha. I just wasn't sure from the response.

I tend to agree with st0x...take the horse with the broken leg out into the paddock and blast it between the eyes to put it out of its misery. This may well be the thing that does it, though.

**RideConnection** · 12-22-2006, 10:31 PM

Dmoz isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

BTW they just opened it back up for submissions and editors can now login and edit. Just thought I'd mention it.