According to SEOMoz, this is whats happening.
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/09/dmoz-delisted.html
Perfect timing as DMOZ has started it's very own blog..
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Megan posted this at 16:12 — 26th September 2007.
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Thanks for posting that! I'd seen a few rumors to that effect but no tangible evidence (just to clarify, SEOmoz didn't point out the part about DMOZ, they just documented some other directories that were penalized).
In other directory news, Aaron Wall has a good post about some of the other problems directories have been facing, and some alternatives for directory owners.
I think all of this makes it clear that the days of the low quality general web directory are over. If they're not being penalized now, they will be sooner or later. Only the best (high quality, niche topic, editorially driven) will survive.
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Megan posted this at 13:45 — 28th September 2007.
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There's an explaination of this in the comments on SEOmoz's original post:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/what-makes-a-good-web-directory-and-why-google-penalized-dozens-of-bad-ones#comment35658
Basically, a canonical URL issue.
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sitesupport posted this at 01:57 — 29th September 2007.
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Double poster! But yes to only the good directories will survive in the future, but what do you think about topsites? They're sortof like directories, but less category detale and more site info.
I have a topsites on thesitesupport and I dont know if I should be worried about google rejection or not.
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cyborgdestroyer posted this at 15:16 — 5th October 2007.
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Google is constantly on a quest to provide their users with websites that meet their needs. Many paid directories are working directly against this, as money is determining what is shown, not content. It's only a matter of time until Google filters out most paid directories, imo. Dmoz is free, and I forsee it staying around for a good long while. Yes, there are a few issues with certain editors, but on the whole, it's a great free directory.
robfenn posted this at 12:47 — 8th October 2007.
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Is it?
As far as i'm concerned, DMOZ gives information slowly and when you get to it, it's often out of date. At the end of the day directories are the foetus of search engines, why would anyone go back to that?
I'd love to know the traffic figures for a typical directory, i.e how much of traffic is for submissions and how much is from genuine users. I think i know the answer though
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marketraise2007 posted this at 10:59 — 9th October 2007.
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Well friends today I need your help.I have been trying to get my website submitted to the DMOZ directory for the last 6 months.The submission process is as follows.You read the rules and guidelines and submit your website to the directory manually.Once the submission is done a message is flashed across the screen that reads "Your submission has been approved .It will be reviewed by an administrator before it is added to our list."After this is done another message props up as a hint saying that for quicker reviewing of your website it is advisable that you sign up as an editor to dmoz as the review might take up to 4-6 weeks.Signing up as an editor will get the review done faster.Once you sign up as an editor the message is flashed again saying "your request will be reviewed by an already existing editor before being accepted."This might take upto 4-6 weeks.
As it is I am tired and have lost ideas as to how I could get my website listed on Dmoz. Kindly help me.
And yes Thanks so much for the information.
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Megan posted this at 13:23 — 9th October 2007.
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Try this thread:
http://www.webmaster-forums.net/showthread.php?t=39476&highlight=Dmoz
(there's some more discussion there about whether it's really that important to get listed etc.)
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zagu060807 posted this at 17:53 — 15th October 2007.
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DMOZ aint delisted in Google, try searching open directory project.
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