DMOZ Editors?

Help Desk

Jul 24th 2004, 6:16 pm

Does anybody know of any DMOZ editors? I signed up and the email they "Generically" send back is pretty insulting. It mentions you might be a self promoter, have bad grammar or numerous other things that could be taken personally.

Seeing as how DMOZ is supposed to be a "Human" editted directory, does anybody know of any "Humans" that are part of it?

disgust

Jul 24th 2004, 6:29 pm

I edit a few categories..

I didn't find it that hard to get in. submit to a small category to start with and make sure you don't screw anything up on the application..

digitalpoint

Jul 24th 2004, 6:54 pm

I edit some too...

schlottke

Jul 24th 2004, 7:34 pm

I do too :)

ViciousSummer

Jul 24th 2004, 10:40 pm

I edit the "fine lingerie" category. ;)

pstatus

Jul 25th 2004, 1:50 am

Great i think we have all the editors right here.. All 4 of them! haha... 6 months to a year to get a site listed now a days.

disgust

Jul 25th 2004, 2:31 am

it really depends on the category.

I've had sites listed in two weeks, and I've had sites submitted over a year ago that are still in the queue.

payoutwindow

Jul 25th 2004, 4:26 am

I would like to know from any one of the editors if there is an average number of sites you have to review per week if you are in a busy catergory.

Help Desk

Jul 26th 2004, 6:28 am

Do they need more editors? Why does it take so long to get listed in DMOZ?

disgust

Jul 26th 2004, 6:52 am

it really depends on the category. there are plenty of cats that don't need new editors, and there are cats that probably get hundreds of submissions a month that don't have a single editor assigned.

you can always volunteer to edit one, you know.

Help Desk

Jul 26th 2004, 6:54 am

I volunteered and was rejected.... :(
Perhaps my application was too informal.

disgust

Jul 26th 2004, 7:00 am

I'd just apply again, but make sure you don't miss anything on your application.

actually, if you'd like to paste whatever parts of your application you think may not be perfect, I could give you some tips on what to change.

also, make sure you pick a small category to start with.

gooner

Jul 26th 2004, 7:52 am

If your accepted be very careful about helping anyone asking about submissions however well intended it may be.

A while back I helped a member out here and someone brought my post to the attention of a meta editor - needless to say Im no longer an editor.

mopacfan

Jul 26th 2004, 8:21 am

I edit there as well for a very small category. I don't fully understand the whole dmoz proccess so I just edit what I know and life's good.

younghistorians

Jul 28th 2004, 12:31 pm

I volunteered and was rejected.... :(
Perhaps my application was too informal.

That shouldn't matter. What category did you apply for? Does it have a current editor(s)? I edit a couple categories-however, I started small.

Once accepted, I found a "senior" editor that was willing to take me under their wing-they taught me the ropes, rules, etc, then let me go. I now edit a category in which I get around 30-40 submissions a day.

http://www.resource-zone.com has quite a few tips for getting your application approve. Try joining there as well.

mopacfan

Jul 28th 2004, 2:07 pm

I now edit a category in which I get around 30-40 submissions a day.
Sheesh, my category gets 30-40 a year haha. That's fine by me. I like living in my own little world :)

toddieg

Jul 29th 2004, 3:10 pm

ViciousSummer

Jul 29th 2004, 3:20 pm

question to our dmoz editors:

have you guys submitted your own site(s) to your categories? do you still have to wait in the queue or can you just approve your site(s) whenever you want?

Thanks,

Todd

Yes, many editors edit categories that relate to their own websites, simply so they can get listed in DMOZ. Since you edit the "queue" for your category, you can simply go in an approve your site.

disgust

Jul 29th 2004, 4:07 pm

you're not supposed to though :)

if you have your own site I think you can submit it and then request that another editor look at it

ViciousSummer

Jul 30th 2004, 3:20 am

you're not supposed to though :)...

Right. You're also not supposed to drive over 65 mph also (in my country/state), but we do...;)

What category do you edit, Disgust?

disgust

Jul 30th 2004, 3:31 am

just a few gaming categories, nothing very major- the "big" ones probably get one to two submissions a day

domokun

Jul 30th 2004, 3:36 am

I too edit a small category. I have very few submissions but I enjoy the idea of it.
Some editors (and Meta-editors) are very anal retentive and pain in the ar*e if you'll pardon my french, but on the idea behind the directory is the lure for me. It's a shame that (by all accounts) DMoz has been marginalised by Google but a link is still a useful source of traffic and PR. Despite being an editor I still have trouble getting sites listed. For one site I had to wait a measily two weeks whilst another site has been sitting in some unknown area of DMoz for a good 6 weeks now, so getting a site listed depends on the enthusiasm of it's editor.

sarahk

Jul 30th 2004, 4:22 am

Sheesh, my category gets 30-40 a year haha. That's fine by me. I like living in my own little world :)
I think my first category has had one submission in 18 months! It's a high up cat with @links for the localities and what I thought would be a vibrant cat turned out to be a holding pen for other people's cats.

I've just been accepted to greenbust a cat I'd quite like to edit but I really don't want to be the named editor for it.

alsenor

Jul 31st 2004, 1:19 am

By chance I clicked on one of your links, which brought me to the back link tracker, and my cookie was still intact for my account. I had forgotten that a few weeks ago I had started to track some of my sites, and was curious to see the changes.
One of the URLs showed a fat zero, despite the existence of numerous links I know of ( as right in here).
How can this be?

Chiara

Jul 31st 2004, 4:09 am

I'm an editor of a small category in DMOZ. I haven't been doing it long so I don't know that much about it, but it does seem like many categories just sit there without updates for a long time.

paulhiles

Jul 31st 2004, 6:25 am

Do they need more editors? Why does it take so long to get listed in DMOZ?
it really depends on the category. there are plenty of cats that don't need new editors, and there are cats that probably get hundreds of submissions a month that don't have a single editor assigned.
Agreed, if your site is specialised, or a niche area of interest, you'll find there is often no editor assigned to the category, in which case the best way of getting your site added is to volunteer to edit that category yourself.
Obviously there are checks and balances at dmoz to make sure no-one abuses their position and is only submitting their own sites!
I'm one such editor of a small category.

sarahk

Jul 31st 2004, 12:33 pm

alsenor

Jul 31st 2004, 1:08 pm

Thanks Sarah - I can't find a directory to the FAQ. How do you locate the stuff?

sarahk

Jul 31st 2004, 3:25 pm

It's here: http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/faq.html, no # links for the page which is a shame so you just have to scroll down until you find it.

alsenor

Jul 31st 2004, 5:52 pm

That's not any trouble, thanks. I couldn't even get to the FAQs before!

Anyhow, it suggests to do a "check all", which didn't change anything though.
It seems like something is wrong there, with zeroes showing for everything, when I know there are many links out there. Another site of mine shows nicely, which makes me think I did my part right (that one is actually ranked "5" - doesn't that mean it should show up in th etop10? Which it does not.)

sarahk

Jul 31st 2004, 10:58 pm

This is getting off-topic and Shawn may not be following this thread. I suggest you post a question here: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10, woops, see you have ;)

alsenor

Jul 31st 2004, 11:19 pm

Yes, I did, by sheer luck.
No matter if Shawn won't respond to this here, since I merely referred to his link, and you gave me all the answers in any case, which I want to thank you for.
It looks like I ran into a fine group of people in this BB, and I will spend a lot of time here I expect.
Thanks again.

jlerner

Apr 7th 2005, 3:05 pm

Yes, many editors edit categories that relate to their own websites, simply so they can get listed in DMOZ. Since you edit the "queue" for your category, you can simply go in an approve your site.

Why then does DMOZ send rejection letters that accuse volunteers of trying to promote their own sites? Does anyone know what the real policy is?