I have been wondering about this for a while. I had noticed that Google Directory was not refreshing. I should have updated the post to indicate this, but I was lazy.

Thanks for bringing me to task and pointing out where I went wrong. I’ve updated the top of the post.

A problem with your observation is that you can’t distinguish cause from effect, and the effects of other factors.

However, a site that has been listed in DMOZ for over 2 years, and has no other link, is a better way to look at the effect of a DMOZ link. There are sites with ZERO PR that have are listed on PR5-6 DMOZ pages. it’s not helping them at all.

Google hasn’t updated its version of the DMOZ directory for two years. It’s unlikely to ever update it again – far more likely to completely drop it.

There is no effect from multiple listings on sites that spit back DMOZ’z data; Google knows of these sites, can recognize them, and attributes no value to these clonal links.

Editing at DMOZ is a pure waste of time.

I’d like your feedback as a ruby fan.

xlsuite.com | xlsuite.org

still a work in progress, but we’re on the case

I’ve applied to be an editor and we’ll see where that goes. I’m not looking for total domination, just to get listed. Besides, my category is relatively small, and I actually like the subject matter. Besides, having people send me links to review would make it easier to find people to exchange links with.

Oh, and by the way, we’ve got nofollow on, so no funny-business

Due to the lack of editors, you should have a fighting chance to become the editor for your section if you apply and ask nicely.

This pretty much assures your total web domination.