Does anyone know if Dmoz refuses sites which have adsense? - I have noticed several sites which have adsense and have their site listed in dmoz, however, I have read numerous times that dmoz don't allow affiliates. Is this true?
Not true. What DMOZ doesn't allow is sites which are primarily affiliate links and ads, as this doesn't make for a quality site. If you have content which is original and adds to the internet, your site will probably be approved. Of course, your chances are better without ads, and your site may never be approved, simply because the editor for your category is not very active. DMOZ approval takes a long time, and you are never notified, so submit and forget it.
DMOZ approval CAN take a long time, or an editor of your category may check in the day after the site is submitted. The editors are volunteers and some are very active while some only check in on a very irregular basis. I know of two smallish categories that have no backlog at all as of today, but they rarely get submissions and the editor, therefore, only checks them every couple of months. So if someone submitted a site today, it might not be reviewed until October.
The categories that I submitted the iripoff com site in is very small. I submitted it months ago and its not been listed as of yet, but the categories don't appear to have an editor either. What happens in this case?
Rip - Those get edited by an editor higher up the tree, or someone with editall privs... but bottom line the rule that they dont accept affiliate sites doesnt traslate to a refusal of sites containing adsense. The affiliates rule means they dont accept a base url + a referer ID... it doesnt affect adsense. They ARE known to refuse sites "Made for ad-sense"... but the distinction is an editor discretion call. If a site appears to be made as a framework on which to put ads it stands a worse chance vs a site that has good content and happens to have adds. Hope this helps ~ rj
I think I have a better understanding now. I guess I got confused between having adsense and a site devoted to adsense. We just incorporated a couple of adsense adds as a resource more than anything.
This is not true. Thousand of listings in DMOZ are nothing more than doorway pages that only has affiliate links. According to one of the Admin, it will be too costly for web masters to have these doorway pages in different domains and that is the reason they list tens of such pages from one domain without any real content. DMOZ editors are concerned about the web masters "well being" but only when it is going to effect their own pockets.
Interesting theory. Where are these thousands of doorway pages that are included in DMOZ? Can you list a few here?
You are new here, just look at previous threads started by me in this section. You can search for "fun with DMOZ", just to see how corrupt they are.
I was referring to the posted guidelines. Of course, many sites are included which don't seem to conform. Regardless, the guidelines are followed by some, even most, editors, and so this is just more agitating. I object mostly to being quoted for your insidious designs.
Gworld is correct, and there is nothing too evil in his plans, he is just saying it like it seemingly is. "guidelines are just guidelines and not rules" or something like that has been said by many an editor. As for them being followed, they are not on a grand scale. Look around within the directory itself. It starts at the top and winds its way down to the very bottom. Some listings are even added by bots (remember it's a HUMAN edited directory). Look in the adult section, you'll find affilate sites, duplicate content, and other broken rules on nearly every page. Look in any place outside of regional, and you'll have a good chance of finding other sites outside of the guidelines. There is evidence of paid listings as well... Yes, most sites comply, and most editors are following the guidelines, but that does seem to be the rule of thumb, which leads one to the handful of bad apples that do not comply. As for the question of with or without ads, the numbers seem to be about even... ads should never make a difference, unless of course the site is made for ads.