Comments on: Another reason why Google should drop DMOZ

By: Rob Jones

Rob Jones — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:37:48 +0000

I’ve been editing at Dmoz since ’99. The only thing I know about corruption is that editors caught in shady business are summarily canned. These invariably spend the next few years proclaiming they have no idea why they’re out (like joost) and (even more fun) running from one forum to another claiming dmoz is corrupt.

The project has a LOT of work to do to catch up to changes on the net, and we’re working on that. Meanwhile the corruption thing is like the Proctor & Gamble satanist connection… a popular urban legend that will never die.

By: Eric-the-Bun

Eric-the-Bun — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:50:00 +0000

From Shoemakers disclaimer which he says everyone should read before acting on the post:-

‘You should assume everything written on this blog is a lie. You should assume I have motivation for linking to everything on this page and will benefit from it somehow. …. You should question everything. You should come up with your own thoughts and opinions and not trust some stupid blogger.’

Looks like there are a lot of stupid bloggers out here…

By: aaw

aaw — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:47:42 +0000

You’ll find that Shoemoney’s site was banned from being listed since 2005, after HE offered a bribe to list it. Threats of removal in August 2007 are pure invention. Removal from where? It wasn’t listed.

The other editor broke the rules in trying to help a “friend of a friend” get listed, despite the “no list” policy for the site in question. That, and some other indescretions, got that editor canned.

By: shaun

shaun — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:35:29 +0000

I agree with you! Great posts stumbled it !!!