Here's an example of how Amray continues to do business, they reject perfectly fine websites, unknowingly submitted by hard working webmasters to this irresponsible company, and to avoid answering for their decisions, they redirect their problems to me.

Imagine how helpful they would be with any problems you would have with their hosting service! Would you let them look after your website?

This is typical of the emails I get, when Amscray decides to arbitrarily and without explanation reject a website submitted to them, this is the typical response from me, since the email is sent to me anyway.

(The identity of the victim is intentionally anonymous, to protect her from retaliation by the company who exhibits a pattern of attacking anyone who might point out their glaring shortcomings)

Brenda,

I'm afraid that you will not get a satisfactory answer from amray, because they are an unscrupulous organization, as you can see, they forward all mail addressed to their submit address to me, who's only connection to the company is an unflattering profile of their company I published some time ago. They responded with an attack campaign directed at my website and frequently send me virus infected emails and submit my email address to spambots.

So be glad that all you got was your site rejected, your site would be an asset to any directory, but unfortunately, amray is a far from an ethical company, and I would avoid contact with them at every opportunity, good luck.

Jeffery Wright

Brenda <brenda@IDENTITYPROTECTED.org> wrote:

Dear Amray Editor,

Thank you for your email and for taking the time to review our website.

Actually, I reviewed your Submission Guidelines as well as reasons that
links
are normally rejected due to and couldn't realize the reason
that our site has not been approved.

I believe we have a quality website and I appreciate if you help us with
specifying the reason, so we would be able to resolve the issue with your
advice.

Regards,

Brenda X
Tel: (XXX) XXX-XXXX
http://www.IDENTITYPROTECTED.org/

----- Original Message -----
From: "AMRAY Directory" <submit@amray.com>
To: <brenda@IDENTITYPROTECTED.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:30 PM
Subject: Your Submission to AMRAY.

> Hello,
>
> We regret to inform you that your link has not been added to the index.
>
> Links are normally rejected due to the following reasons:
>
> - No Category has been selected
> - The link has been submitted to the wrong category.
> - The description of the link is not appropriate.
> - The link does not abide by our submission guidelines.
> or
> your site has no informational value what-so-ever
>
> You have submitted the following:
>
> Title:
> IDENTITY PROTECTED
>
> Description:
> Provides IDENTITY PROTECTED. Located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
>
> Keywords:
> IDENTITY PROTECTED
>
> Url:
> http://www.IDENTITYPROTECTED.org/
>
> Category:
> Health & Fitness/Miscellaneous/
>
> Date Submitted: Jun 2, 2005
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> You are more than welcome to try again, but this time
> please read our Simple Rules.
>
> Best regards
> Editors @ AMRAY
>

Upon reviewing her website, which is very nice, and again reviewing amrays guidelines, it is evident that they were followed to the letter.

But what does amray care? Any complaints, questions, pleas for help are directed to me! So, I try to be helpful the only way I can, by serving as a warning to other hard working webmasters to just pretend they never heard of amray. They'll be glad they did!

Why the dishonesty on amrays part? Why the misdirecting, misleading and carelessness? Is it important?

Well, I'm still as busy as ever, looking after my clients is what I do, personally, because planetfall is just me. The hosting I recommend for my clients is inexpensive and reliable, in all my years of doing this I have had no problems with them, it would be unfair to mention them by name here, but after ages of experience with hosting companies, I know a good one when I see one. And I can smell a bad one a mile away!

Jeffery Wright