Jim no hostility here to WPW as a whole... my posting style, ethics, and words of wisdom are clearly evident and seen in others each time I come back... I greatly assisted in creating WPW into what it is because I was out-spoken.

The motive of the news article and this thread concerns me greatly though... these are not demonstrations of professional conduct, not in forum etiquette and certainly not in professional reporting.

IMHO there is but one other web forum at the caliber of WPW - that's WebmasterWorld - and I believe both must strive to be leaders in knowledge sharing and allow other less credible venues to tolerate sensationalizing just to score points.

I doubt much thought was given to professional conduct in writing the WPN article and thread starter... well at least from an iEntry perspective.

The bias twist and sensationalism did what it was meant to do... invoke a response from newsletter readers and possibly get them to the forum to post. It caught my attention as well... and no where did I read an attempt to get official comments from DMOZ management... now let's twist this a bit more...

If WPW did a bias newsworthy segment "article and thread" centered around your organization and without getting your position in advance... and you learn of this "after-the-fact" once 4 million readers saw how corrupt your organization was (whether true or untrue) you would thoroughly enjoy that - correct?

Lots of good solid exposure - for a good cause!

It NEWS right!

I read WPW tag line as:

The World Forum for eBusiness Professionals

Join hundreds of eBusiness experts and your peers to exchange information, advice, tips and strategies on technology and business.

NOT

The World Forum for eBusiness Professionals

Join hundreds of eBusiness experts and your peers to share infromation of unsupported claims, half truths, one-sided reporting.