there is list somewhere of websites with number of links they have in DMOZ, thousands club has a few and hundreds club is big yep, anonymous rep system is pretty useless
I'd like to see that list (not that I'm doubting you, I'd just like to see it) *shrug* I really prefer not knowing, I'm less inclined to reciprocate (good or bad) the only thing that ever really bothers me is pointless and/or pretty remarks. I've taken red rep given as constructive criticism, and think I came out ahead...but I'm not sure how I can grow from comments like ""post ur name smart ass""
From old posts... http://www.domaintools.com/internet-statistics/dmoz-listings.html (I should really finally add article to my website) CNN has 230,016 links then free hosting geocities etc. topix.net with 19,668! wikipedia only 7,463! no wonder they got scared of my websites I could have reached thousands of backlinks in no time
Like my website which was visited, according to my stat's log, a couple weeks ago and then shortly thereafter vanished from DMOZ listings for no apparent reason. My website's focus and format has not changed since I was accepted over a year ago. Then I did a little more investigation into DMOZ and found that they list reams of hardcore porn websites including sadism and masochism sites and 'lolita' web sites, that is child porn. Now I am relieved that my travel photo website is no longer associated with this low life directory. Im also glad sites like these discuss what DMOZ is really about. -----Terry
There will be a reason and you just told us the reason: Which explains why you were so keen to find out why its not listed at RZ!!!!
Actually a DMOZ editor told me that IF the focus of my website has changed and the category it was in was narrow, that it may have been removed for that reason. That is why I mentioned that it has not changed. My website has expanded, but its focus is the same, that is, travel photography. Originally it was specific to New Zealand, but then I added pages for East Africa and there will be more areas too. My website was originally placed in the Oceania category which was appropriate because the index page of my site contained New Zealand photos. As for your second point, in fact I did not know that DMOZ listed pornographic websites as I noted in my last post until after I first inquired into the reason for removing mine. Therefore, initially it did disappoint me and I was 'keen' to find out why, but now I no longer care since I now know that DMOZ removes decent, well made websites while leaving reams of scummy dirtbag porn websites in its directory. I really do not want to be associated with it. If they re-add me to the DMOZ directory, I will tell them to remove it. Does that clarify it for you?
EXACTLY! You now have photos from East Africa, so why are you expecting to remain in the Oceania category? Most likely you were removed and then moved to a higher category for review as the focus of your website has changed!!! DMOZ do not add sites on demand and they will not remove them on demand either.
Interesting theory, but my website is nowhere in the DMOZ directory. It was simply eliminated. I did not expect to stay in the Oceania category, but it was most appropriate upon the original submission, even though I did not choose the category anyway. Anyway, the point is moot. I simply do not care if its listed there or not.
Read what you are being told. It would have most likely been unreviewed in the Oceania category and moved to the unreviewed pool of of a more appropriate category for the editor there to review it and consider listing it.
This one is actually very easy to achieve, all you need to do is attempt to bribe an editor, I wonder how many people managed to get there competitors banned this way.
That's a HORRIBLE idea Ivan, brilliant, but horrible! (now, if only it worked for Google ). Honestly though, if someone tried to bribe me, I'd either find proof they were related to the site, or I'd simply ignore them. Yesterday morning some bloke was up in the Adsense board here saying "click my ads" and I've seen no proof that it was actually the owner of the site, which leaves it at one of his competitors being a jerk.
Nah, it is very old idea... someone can very easily pretend to be one of his competitors especially if they are from same city or he could simply spam submission form daily from IP he knows his competitors uses. If its this easy to abuse DMOZ system then claiming it isn't broken is ridiculous. In theory all you have to do is go to cybercafé and clickbomb Adsense on your competitors websites for days depending on the there traffic and wait... not to mention you have no control where or by who your pub ID is used. All of this sounds like judge telling you its your own fault that you got robbed for not having armed guards escorting you and sets the robber free.
I thought DMOZ takes a lot of time to list our website. Well, one question...what generally goes in the content (to introduce the website - and that is not more than 30 words). Should it be the keywords that I feel "sell" the website or just a plain English introduction about the site?
the second one. If you just stuff in key words you'll never make it... http://dmoz.org/guidelines/describing.html Reading ALL of the guidelines related to submissions is a good way to get a site listed. At least assuming someone ever gets to it in the queue...
Back to the Original Topic; I got a hit from DMOZ the other day for the site that got listed and vanished on the same day. I checked out the directory and its now on there for all to see! Amazing! More Twists and Turns than the old Nordschleife!
Nice guys you all are listed . Hope so i am also approved coz i submitted an application 2 months ago .
It is not an achievement. Maybe in 2001, it was. Nowadays, it's a fluke, but there are no appreciable benefits from a DMOZ link compared to a link from a page with similar PageRank. Maybe even less benefit. Modifying a URL might take forever. Read this: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=3643449&postcount=44 I look forward to the day when webmasters and selfstyled SEOs stop starting congratulatory threads about getting a link from an outdated, unused and largely forgotten directory, that will bring but an anemic trickle of traffic and hardly any PR.