PR and backlinks from directories

[cyberbird]

I understand that links from Yahoo and DMOZ help when it comes to PR. Joeant and GoGuides have also been mentioned.

How about Zeal?

The reason I ask is because I've been following links from a few different categories then checking out the backlinks for that site. Zeal never appears.

[goldrake75]

i DON'T THINK zEAL IS USEFUL FOR pr, 'cause the links it provides are not directed to the sites, but to a frame structure that google can't crawl.
So it should transmit no PR to the site listed above

[lots0cash]

Google decides what links it will count and what links it will discount. Zeal is part of the Look$mart network and provides results to M$N, a direct competitor of Google’s.
Google does NOT show links from competitors.

[goldrake75]

Google decides what links it will count and what links it will discount.

it sounds very strange to me: I read a lot of documents on Google PR, and I've never found something confirming your opinion. Moreover, looking for my incoming links on Google, I can find Teoma...

Looksmart listings (and other directory listings) are not counted by Google simply because Looksmart's use of robots.txt, that prevent the directory to be crawled by googlebot.

[lots0cash]

Hello goldrake75,

Here is a copy of Look$marts robot.txt file

# LookSmart: robots.txt
#
# This file is used to allow crawlers to index our site.
# It is NOT used for any other purpose, such as filtering
# impressions or clicks.
#
# See http://listings.looksmart.com/help/faq.jhtml for information
# on the methods used to ensure the accuracy of click tracking and reporting.
User-agent: *
Disallow:


Here is a copy of the robot.txt file from Zeal

User-agent: *
Disallow: /exit.jhtml
Disallow: /users/my_profile.jhtml
Disallow: /users/my_tools.jhtml
Disallow: /users/login.jhtml
Disallow: /users/register.jhtml
Disallow: /website/add.jhtml
Disallow: /website/post_message.jhtml
Disallow: /website/promo_download_1.jhtml
Disallow: /website/ratings_history.jhtml
Disallow: /category/be_zealous.jhtml
Disallow: /category/manage.jhtml
Disallow: /category/pending_websites.jhtml
Disallow: /charity/share_your_zeal.jhtml
Disallow: /charity/choose_charity_verify.jhtml
Disallow: /charity/banner_download.jhtml
Disallow: /charity/edit.jhtml
Disallow: /charity/post_message.jhtml
Disallow: /charity/charity_profile_share_your_zeal.jhtml
Disallow: /feedback/

I don't see google listed in their disallow.

I still stand by my statement, Google chooses what links to count or discount.

P.S. I don't really think Google views Teoma as a compeditor.