OutdoorMan - 6:33 pm on Nov 10, 2007 (gmt 0)

I own a directory and Google (as well as my users) seems to like it -- traffic from G has increased in the past 2-3 months.

I don't believe that a SE like Google would have a strategy against quality directories, why should they? As long as the directory it self is a unique resource serving ontopic content and link out to ontopic webpages.

My directory is a unique niche directory and the only real directory of it's kind within it's niche. However there could be some sort of regulation by G if certain niches or areas has too many look-a-like directories filling up the SERPs. But I don't know for sure.