Shoemoney and DMOZ? Linkbait?

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From the link Arz provided, here is the entire thread where Shoemonkey allegedly offers a bribe:

hxxp://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=13402&page=3 (no link love love for DP)
 


shoemoney offered a bribe on digitalpoint way back in 2005. Word for word it was -- “if anyone seriously does know a dmoz editor pm me ill pay there lame corruption fee to get in the dmoz… I dont like it but I want to be listed.”

$5 Submissions is dead right, a third world bureaucrat will happily take boatloads of cash, but as soon as you say something in public, your the bad guy. Jeremy has to be banned from Dmoz but none of the editors being so vocal all of the sudden seem to give a flying fuck about cracking down on their own internal corruption.

Its no secret that Dmoz is a shit farm and has been for a very long time. I don't care what editors do and get away with, but perhaps Dmoz's owners should.

As for linkbait, of course, thats why shoemoney's blog is so popular.
 
Based on what Jeremy posted in the comments at Blogoscoped (pasted below), his DP post wasn't sarcastic or snarky.
I did get replies from your corrupt ass editors and I did pay them to get some sites in. I still pay to get sites in.
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So what is his major problem?

That someone is asking for $5000 now that he has all that Auctionads money sitting around?

He asked to pay (2005), he did pay (maybe 2006), but now he doesn't want to pay? (2007)

WTF?
 
Either way, it's not extortion. He has paid for his other sites and it doesn't matter which sites they are because he pays. Now he is pissed because they demanded money for a site he didn't pay for that was listed.

Sorry shoe but you are no better than the mods that take bribes. What did you expect?
 
$5 Submissions said:
DMOZ' editing system is more corrupt than most Third World bureaucracies.
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Yah, some DMOZ editors are corrupt... It was reported on other forums where the owner of shoemoney was being emailed that if he will not pay for the inclusion (which DMOZ is a free directory as everyone knows....) they will delete his site... And it was deleted. :xomunch:
 
Shoe mentioned that if he had a controversial topic to post he'd turn off comments to enhance the link value. He knows how to get attention and in this case I've been able to confirm a number of things (Shawn Collins who is participating in this thread confirmed that shoemoney.com was listed when I could recall seeing it listed) and think there is a lot of truth and some link bait to this story. One editor who added shoemoney.com to his DMOZ bookmarks and made some internal comments got the boot as an editor.
 
I have been following this and it seems like the verifiable things are true. Shawn Collins posted in this thread and has first hand knowledge of the original listing.

It's also interesting to see it say "please don't list", it doesn't say "don't list" so any editor can add it at his own risk.
 
Fuck shoemonkey...

Stupid prick bribes em... and eventually pays to get listed...

Did that fuckhat think this wouldn't come? He obviously knew these assholes are corrupt...

Whatever...
Like I said, fuck shoemonkey
 
ShoeMonkey.com.. that's a great name for a parody blog. Too bad its been registered since '99.
 
I'll admit it. I'm a 100% corrupt dmoz editor and have been for the last 5 years. Fuck half are. I have three editor positions (its easier than trying to move up to catmod by doing a good job) I don't take money for listings just because dmoz listings are pretty much worthless and it'd be a waste of money, but i still list all my sites is deep bogus cats that never get any attention. Viva la viagra!

dmoz has been dead for a long time.
 
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