ronburk - 3:06 am on Dec 12, 2006 (gmt 0)

I don't find one logic reason for google to continue using ODP data in google directory.

It is the largest (both by participant count and output) effort on the planet to create a list/description of websites that are not utter crap that has even a modicum of editorial rigor and participant vetting.

No futher reasons are needed to make it a valuable addition to any SE ranking algorithm.

Note that most of the value of ODP to Google is unaffected by all the valuable websites that are not (yet) listed there.