Comments on: And There You Have It: DMOZ is Bad. http://www.jackofallblogs.com/2007/08/30/and-there-you-have-it-dmoz-is-bad/ Snarking the Web since 2004. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob Jones http://www.jackofallblogs.com/2007/08/30/and-there-you-have-it-dmoz-is-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-24961 Rob Jones Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:19:14 +0000 http://www.jackofallblogs.com/2007/08/30/and-there-you-have-it-dmoz-is-bad/#comment-24961 I've been editing at Dmoz almost since the start. We see a lot of outrageous claims about us occasionally, but this one is pretty obvious even if you can't see our logs and know for certain his story is bunk. . Start with the number. $5000. Does ANYONE on the planet think a dmoz listing is worth a fraction of that? The listings are free, but one guy is gonna pay $5k? . Move on to the fact that Dmoz staff offered to summarily can the editor if Shoe supplies the email to identify them. Does he respond to get justice? Nope. Strike two. A little check on the Wayback Machine offers strike three. Even without the logs you don't find his site listed recently. ' Shoemoney got the bloggers to roll the wagons in a circle to protect their own. He failed to mention it was just a linkbait scam. Then again, it DID work. That is terribly sad, but while it might be a sign of something, it isn't about Dmoz corruption. . Hopefully this will eventually become a textbook test case for bloggers to fact-check so they aren't left holding the bag while some bozo like Shoe profits from their trust. I’ve been editing at Dmoz almost since the start. We see a lot of outrageous claims about us occasionally, but this one is pretty obvious even if you can’t see our logs and know for certain his story is bunk.
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Start with the number. $5000. Does ANYONE on the planet think a dmoz listing is worth a fraction of that? The listings are free, but one guy is gonna pay $5k?
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Move on to the fact that Dmoz staff offered to summarily can the editor if Shoe supplies the email to identify them. Does he respond to get justice? Nope. Strike two.

A little check on the Wayback Machine offers strike three. Even without the logs you don’t find his site listed recently.
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Shoemoney got the bloggers to roll the wagons in a circle to protect their own. He failed to mention it was just a linkbait scam. Then again, it DID work. That is terribly sad, but while it might be a sign of something, it isn’t about Dmoz corruption.
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Hopefully this will eventually become a textbook test case for bloggers to fact-check so they aren’t left holding the bag while some bozo like Shoe profits from their trust.

]]> By: eric http://www.jackofallblogs.com/2007/08/30/and-there-you-have-it-dmoz-is-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-24637 eric Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:28:28 +0000 http://www.jackofallblogs.com/2007/08/30/and-there-you-have-it-dmoz-is-bad/#comment-24637 How could a site that was banned from being listed, ever be threatened with removal? You cannot remove something that hasn't been listed! The site was banned in 2005 when the owner tried to bribe editors for a listing. Without a listing, there was nothing to remove. How could a site that was banned from being listed, ever be threatened with removal?

You cannot remove something that hasn’t been listed!

The site was banned in 2005 when the owner tried to bribe editors for a listing. Without a listing, there was nothing to remove.

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