Dmoz what is going on?

I recently asked for a site status at the resource-zone


An editor immediately linked to a post which was submitted on 04-17-2004 saying my site as ineligible. I have issues that I must point out.

1)The sight according to another dmoz editor was never reviewed in the first place.

2) Even though a site was not included does it not get another chance? I can’t even get a 2nd opinion from another editor?

3) How can an editor who manages Arts: Comics: Comic Strips and Panels: possibly know if my real estate financing site is unique and worth listing?


I know the dmoz editors or busy, and I applaud them for volunteering there efforts.

Most the categories I have submitted to may only have 10-20 entries. Would it be that hard for on of these editors to respond to the submission request? Instead of someone who manages the comic strip section saying the site is ineligible?
I would have to guess the couple of categories which I have submitted to, do not have editors. I would certainly volunteer to do this work but my dmoz experience has been so negative, I am not sure I want to even be associated with the dmoz.From my research I share the same experiences as many webmasters. If you scroll through the sites in my categories it is a joke these sites are listed. Many of the urls are dead or the sites blatantly do not meet the guidelines.

Were these sites included because they had a friend at dmoz?
What is going on at dmoz?

Why even go through the frustration of submitting?

You must know that on this type of categories... editors receive big amounts of sites.... and a lot of crap, it makes it very hard to sort all this out.... many webmasters create satelite sites etc.... So be patient and try to make innovative sites

This is not possible. ODP refuses sites only after a valuation.

Some sites require minutes of analysis, other sites require just a quick look, when it is obvious that they are not elegible for a listing.




Sure. If you change your site and if you make it compatible with ODP guidelines, you can ask a second valuation.

Asking another valuation for the same contents is useless: if a site is not elegible for a listing today, it will not be elegible tomorrow.




Editors that reply to status requests on resource-zone are not (in 99% of cases) the ones that have valuated your site.

Be sure that your site was refused by one or more editors with a business background.




Does this mean that you submitted your site tu multiple categories? If so, it was against ODP guidelines.




ODP tries to accept new editors when they have a good understanding of what sites can be accepted and what sites should be refused.

From what you said, it seems that you dont' know very well how the valuation of sites work.




Just report them on this thread:

http://resource-zone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5453&goto=lastpost

If they do not meet the guidelins, they will be deleted.




I agree.

In my personal opinion, ODP should close the submission process. A good 85% of webmasters submit sites that don't meet guidelines and a good 90% of submission doesn't follow submission guidelines: almost nobody read the rules.

It would be better if editors add sites the old way: browsing the web and searching for good sites.

Ditto what karma27 siad.

The sonner DMOZ turns off the <suggest a site> the better.

If you write a message on this forum, I suppose you will receive replies based just on what you wrote. Am I wrong?

Of course, I can't be more specific if you do not give details. So, I just replied to your questions (I even quoted them).




No. Unfortunately, it's statistically improbable that all editors act correctly. But I would say that most editors act following guidelines.




But the final decision is up to the editor that reviews your site.




Sure. Because real estate categories are edited exclusively by persons with deep experience on real estate web sites.

ODP metas would never assign a real estate category to a newbie and inexperienced editor. Be sure about that (that's why ODP would refuse an application from an editor that applies for a real estate related category).




I was referring to multiple submissions to several categories. If the first submission was to a topical category and the second one to a regional category, then that's OK.





My answers were based on the informations you gave me in your first post and on my knowledge of ODP.

Since you believe I haven't a clue about ODP guidelines, I will not bother you further with my answers.

mortgage-pro - are you talking about the site in your profile or another site? Can you post the URL? Can you post the URL of the thread at resource zone - maybe with all the facts we can give some better advice.