Comprehensive list of free, spiderable directories

[disgust]

I will try to keep this up to date with any suggestions for additions anyone has. I'll post this on multiple forums to get input and additional directory suggestions.

the only requirements are:

1) a decent PR, so the pages with the listings are at least spidered and cached by google
2) can't have any sort of "work arounds" for not counting as a "real" link (ie js redirects)
3) urls for the categories must be SE friendly
4) must have a free (not paid) submission option
5) can't require a recip link
6) it can't be free only for editors

general/all-purpose directories:

http://www.dmoz.org/ (base page PR9)
http://dir.yahoo.com/ (base page PR9)
http://www.earthstation9.com (base page PR6, it uses frames, but it is SE friendly)
http://www.geniusfind.com/ (base page PR6)
http://www.re-quest.net/ (base PR6)
http://www.qango.com/ (base page PR6)
http://www.wowdirectory.com/ (base page PR6)
http://www.directoryarchives.com/ (base page PR6)
http://www.gimpsy.com/ (base page PR6)
http://www.smartlinks.org (base PR5)
http://www.josh.nu/ (base PR5)
http://www.blakkat.com/ (base PR5)
http://www.webworldindex.com/ (base page PR5)
http://www.yeandi.com/ (base page PR5)
http://www.turnpike.net/directory.phtml (base page PR5)
http://www.websavvy.cc/ (base page PR5)
http://www.webworldindex.com/ (base page PR5)
http://www.worldwidewub.org/ (base page PR4)
http://www.thedirectorysite.com/ (base page PR4)
http://www.seekon.com/ (base page PR3)

directories with special circumstances:
http://www.webmasterschannel.com/ (base PR7, only web/computer related sites)
http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/directory.shtml (mostly web/computer related, preference in order given to recip urls, base PR6)
http://www.buzzle.com/ (free only for non-profits, schools, and government sites, base page PR6)

other resources to check out:
http://dmoz.org/Reference/Directories/ (great list of specialized topic-specific directories)

so, if you want, start submitting to those directories. also, if you can spare a link from any of your sites- LINK TO THESE DIRECTORIES. show directories that we appreciate spiderable, free directories. it could motivate others to move in the same direction, and it'd also increase the overall PR of each directory and help us all in the long term.

if you have any I haven't included, feel free to post them here.

if you have problems submitting to one of these directories (perhaps because they change their submission policies), let me know please.

[Pipeline-Webdesign]

*sighs* i better get busy!

[awall19]

http://www.directoryarchives.com/ is not for adding sites. it
is a directory of directories. or it was last time I added sites to it...

[crazyhorse]

Wow cheers for pointing this list out, makes life a bit easier again, instead of searching for it, I can spend some more time here on the forum .. uch :wink:

[stoner3221]

Disgust,
WoW Directory was bumped up to PR 7 in the last update.