incrediBILL - 11:39 am on Feb 16, 2005 (gmt 0)

We all know what you are "running".

Bee, tsk tsk, and I thought I was glib :)

And what would that be I'm "running"?

Blank pages everywhere, links that took you to places you didn't want to be and generally no useful information at all. There demise can only be a good thing for the Internet as a whole

I agree that the demise of these types, the directories Ian deems to have "Ejection Features", would be a great thing.

As above. You should remember that this thread is about what makes a GOOD directory. Clearly this is of no consequence to you.

Just because I offer a differ perspective of your concept of a GOOD directory doesn't mean don't care about quality.

On the contrary!

What makes a GOOD directory? Perhaps one that works it's butt off and manages to provide value and gets used? One that has enough clout to get referenced in the industry trade magazines as a resource site? Maybe sites like Ask Jeeves listing the site as a #1 relevant key site for many keywords in my industry since '99 which was back in the day when they hand reviewed all the sites by hand? Or maybe all the feebacks I get from visitors that call it a "indispensable reference"?

While I can't provide all the direct edits due to time constraints, I'm a programmer and did what programmers do and made technology to add value to the contents. I collect all of the searches performed by users and when patterns emerge create methods that allow surfers to easily locate topics with single click pre-written complex searches that give them the best results possible. Considering 13% of my traffic appears to come from bookmarks I would say it's safe to assume I did a reasonable job at this.

So I guess the way I've been doing it all these years is making a BAD DIRECTORY?

Hmmmmm.....