bird - 9:58 am on Jun 18, 2004 (gmt 0)

Keeping my own backlinks topical and relevant I'm unlikely to hit the 3,000 odd that I'll need.

So your site isn't listed in the ODP?
All the ODP scrapers out there may not immediately result in 3000 backlinks, but it would clearly be a step in the right direction if you know how to work with it.