The Open Directory Project also called DMOZ has been down for a week. The forms to submit a site are not working.

DMOZ is used by Google as its directory. So for sites that want to rank well organically in Google, it is important to be listed.

The DMOZ garners a lot of criticism because it takes so long to be included or that it is reported that DMOZ editors accept bribes to include sites in their human edited directory.