How do I get listed on DMOZ

I've had websites that have gone into the index within a couple of months. Others are still not in after two years.

 

Yes.. I applied to be a editor at DMOZ they rejected my application.. said I responded too quickly

 

I have 10 sites I would like listed too but have given up trying to get listed on DMOZ.

 

theres no point listing your site on DMOZ if its good enough someone else will list it thats how two of my sites got up or atleast i never listed them so im assuming thats what happened.

 

Its a DIRECTORY of sites owned by WEBMASTERS, and the end user is just that... webmasters, so if it is not there for them, then it's there for the editors.

Your argument is certainly sound, as the love of webmasters is well known.

And do not give me the line about the end user being the average web surfer. The average web surfer has NO clue what a directory is let alone what the ODP is.

However, it IS a service, as the guidelines indicate. It's also there for the webmaster... as it IS a directory, as in a collection of websites.

 

I thought it is owned by Netscape.
cause it says " Copyright © 1998-2009 Netscape "

 

really? increadible, would you post their reply or PM me?

 

Im assuming you are having a bit of fun and not telling a blatant lie? There is no way that an editor application would be rejected on those grounds.

 

Responded to what?

What was the exact message please?

This is the normal sequence of events:
- You apply.
- Our servers send you an email confirmation message.
- You reply.
- Our servers receive your reply.
- Our servers thank you for your reply.
- Our servers make the application visible to us humans for processing.

I'm not aware of any automated checks on the timing of the sequence - except that the servers will eat an application if they don't receive email confirmation within about a month. Humans know an application's date, not its transaction timings.

 

actually the editorial applications works quite different for normal peoples ...

on bold chars my add-on of the process for applications for editorial volunteer . IF you aren't understand why was need this addon on the process try and get a copy of my old posts from this forum I think we know what about we are speaking here right ?

 

In fact, getting accepted as DMOZ editor is just as impossible as getting your site listed. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule too. If you have friends inside, your chances of being accepted get higher. I guess the same happens if you apply for a rare / non-commercial category.

You can go to http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/ and check the "Becoming an Editor" section. You will see plenty of people whose applications were rejected without further detail. Or were rejected with silly excuses application after application until they got a "Please, don't apply again" message.

The truth is they need to control who enters editors' lounge. They wouldn't want some revolutionary guy coming to enhance a category too much making obvious the fact the things could be better. They prefer the low-profile guy willing to obey its masters.

That is the source of several conflicts between metaeditors and former editors. You can read a lot about it in the net. Some editors have disclosed some information about it.

 

It's pretty hard to get accepted. I have a site with 300+ pages of fully researched, original material created over many, many months and I can't get listed. But, I'll keep improving the pages and I'll try again. I'm in a tough niche.

 

The point is, there is no point in improving your site for being listed on DMOZ. You have to improve your site because it's a good thing for your and your visitors. But don't even think about improving for getting listed. Doesn't work like that.

In the first place you don't know whether your site has been rejected or has never been reviewed. Even if you have submitted the URL three years ago. It could be sitting in the suggestion "pool" for ever. Or it could have failed to reach the suggestion pool due to a system bug. You will never know.

On the other hand, let's assume your site was reviewed in the past and got rejected. Chances are it won't be reviewed again in the short term. And even if it gets reviewed by another editor. Whatever annotation the first editor wrote about your site is visible to the second one. The final judgement will be biased by the first one.

 

average it takes about 8-200 years to get in DMOZ...

 

Honestly, I would say the best way to get a DMOZ listing is to do the following:

Submit your listing with the most relevant details possible and then forget about it. DMOZ is on their own time so, you will be waiting for a while...a long while.

 

I would add a step to that recommendation:

Apply for editor in the category you would submit your site. If you get accepted you can add your site (as long as you listed it in your application). There are threads on this forum linking to sites owned by editors at DMOZ having multiple listing and deep-linking. For a DMOZ editor, adding his own site is totally acceptable as for DMOZ rules.

 

No, just a service to senior editors through their paypal account.

 

Sorry all it was a joke. There is no way they would never reject an editor application for that reason! Sorry about that. I guess this is how rumors get started. My colleagues got a kick out of the joke so I passed it on here. Bad choice.

On a happier note, I've had three sites accepted. All of them really had shorter descriptions (yet they were well written), so I guess it helped me to keep the site description short and sweet.

 

I for one appreciate your honesty in stating it was a joke. Yes, that is how half the rumours start and no doubt your statements will be referred to as "facts" and "proof" in time to come.

 

hahaha, yeah right. As if this joke would serve as an excuse for all corruption/self-promotion taking place in DMOZ. Sites are listed for money or for serving editors interests. You chose to ignore the facts. When some proof is given to you, its no longer proof enough. You don't want any proves, all you want is DMOZ staying like it is right now.