Directory Owners forum closed?

[temi]

I visited Directory Owners forum (Directory Owners Forum now and I got this charming message: Closed- Go pimp your worthless Directory shit elsewhere. (see attached image).

I wonder if the forum was hacked on the owner left closed the forum and left that charming message for users

[Robocop]

Go the same message too, thought i'd upset somebody

[clangallacher]

Yes I agree, two option here, hacked or the forum owners had a bad directory day!

[SkinnerW]

The last owner of that forum was not the biggest directories fan in the first place and made many post about his vew on directories in general. Most of them were similar nature as the message Temi stated in his OP. I am 99% sure it was genuine owners post, not the hacker.

I guess finally he got fed up with it plus with the Google help all directories related forums do not attract even fraction of interest comparet to what it was 6-7 month ago...

[temi]

The question then is if you are not a directory fan, why start a directory owners forum? I think I know the original owner who started the site.. I was one of the first members of the forum.... don't think that founder was anti directory.

[SkinnerW]

It was sold some time in the summer and old owner was still regularly participating in the forum

[temi]

Ahh, I see. I wonder why the new owner bought it if he hated directories so much.

[Robocop]

If it is the the forum was closed to directory owners deliberately I’m sure any message other than Closed- Go pimp your worthless Directory shit elsewhere would have been more appropriate!

[piet]

i dont get it.

the new owner why didt he buy the forum.

i never visit there because he was always negative to all directory owners.

[temi]

Well, you cannot accuse the guy of being dull, I like his message, its clear, concise and to the point