Is it a bad that my site has the same title and description for directory listings?

[eugenecomputergeeks]

I manually listed my site in a few hundred free directories, two paid directores (Joe ant $40, and dirmania $12), and 50 directories that require a reciprocal link ( I paid for a cheap service that gets around having to do the reciprocal).

I made the big mistake of having the title and the description for these as the same or very close to the same...is this a huge problem?  Should I have my site removed from the free directories or just let it go?

I've since stopped focusing on all the directories, and considering saving up to get in Yahoo directory.  Working now on getting legit and relevant links from .edu sites.

[PeterM22]

Its far from ideal. I'd remove them if you can, especially if it's a new site or these spamy looking links make up a big chunk of your overall backlink profile.

[eugenecomputergeeks]

Thanks!  I'll try and have them changed / removed. I'm thinking thats why Google is ranking me much worse all of a sudden.  My site is 14 months old, and the directories do make up the bulk of my backlinks.  Do you know if this is a huge problem?