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I e-mailed Team Support about this I was informed the free option was made temporarily available (for a few days) in a show of good faith for the listings which were lost in the recent database upgrade. They are hoping the sites will be resubmitted and they expect no more loss of data and their updates are completed.
Good news for anyone who wants to get their sites listed in the Directory... Nice Christmas gift!
:-)
It really appears to be a good faith move, and I wish they'd keep it going 'til the first of the year or maybe a little bit after.
That would give a chance for a little "viral" exposure and maybe picking up some new editors. People are sure to spread the word by email lists they participate in.
Or you can become an editor, helping edit in lieu of paying for submissions you believe would improve that particular directory.
The 'become an editor' switch remains off at the moment, if I recall correctly, but that should be changing in the near future so you can also check back.
Just a thought: use, modify, discard, as you elect.