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Any DMOZ editor here?

Discussion in 'ODP / DMOZ' started by goldensea80, Jun 6, 2006.

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    I've been trying to submit my website for nearly a month but no response. I wonder if there are any DMOZ editor wandering around here?
     
    goldensea80, Jun 6, 2006 IP
  2. gboisseau

    gboisseau Peon

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    You will not get a response for a suggested site to the directory.
     
    gboisseau, Jun 6, 2006 IP
  3. goldensea80

    goldensea80 Well-Known Member

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    Humm, so you are one. I am just wondering. It seems that there are not enough editors compares to the huge number of websites to be reviewed?
     
    goldensea80, Jun 6, 2006 IP
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    Caios Peon

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    gboisseau, how can you see who is the editor of a specifc category?
     
    Caios, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    You can look at bottom of the category to see any listed editors. Also, any editor up the category tree can edit in those subcats. :)
     
    jjwill, Jun 7, 2006 IP
  6. Caios

    Caios Peon

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    ah I see now thanks, I think Id been looking at categories without an editor that may explain my difficulties in getting listed.
     
    Caios, Jun 7, 2006 IP
  7. gboisseau

    gboisseau Peon

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    We can always use more quality editors to help us. Please remember that reviewing suggestions to the ODP is only apart of what editors do. Finding sites to fill in categories that are under represented, creating new categories to enhance the directory, looking for sites that are eiter dead, misplaced, hijacked, etc. Of course, there are the daily updates to wade through. Some of us also mentor new editors, look for quality issues, give a hand with special projects that pop up from time to time. The metas and catmods review new editor applications and provide guidance to the other editors.

    We are volunteers - we do this because we enjoy doing this - not because we have to. We edit where we want to (or where we have permissions to), when we want to, for how long we want to. We do not have a quota, we do not have to sit at our computers 24/7 to make the SEOs happy. We take pride in what we do, and do it because we have pride in the directory.

    While there are always accusations of editors using the directory for their personal gain (you will see this in this forum and others (no, gworld and minstrel - this is not an open invitation to hijack this thread, again)), I can assure you that this is a very small number. When found out, these editors are quickly removed.

    The bottom line is, we need good editors who care about what they do, and edit because they want to help keep the ODP the great directory it is. :)
     
    gboisseau, Jun 7, 2006 IP
  8. gworld

    gworld Prominent Member

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    ;)
     
    gworld, Jun 7, 2006 IP
  9. gboisseau

    gboisseau Peon

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    gworld - do you have a life - or do you just troll these forums and try to make a fool of yourself? Just wondering. BTW, nice self-portrait. LOL!
     
    gboisseau, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    And of course gworld can't help but put in his two "pigs" worth. :rolleyes:

    What gb said is the world of the ODP in a nut shell. Anyone who enjoys collecting, categorizing, proofreading, or other similar activities - would probably enjoy editing. I highly recommend it as a stress reliever - as long as you stay away from forums like these when stressed :p
     
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  11. sji2671

    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    Yes there are quite a few.
     
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  12. gboisseau

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    Or you need a real dose of humor - sort of like reading a thread that was hijacked by Bevis and/or Butthead.
     
    gboisseau, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    mjewel Prominent Member

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    It can take anywhere from one day to over 3 years before an editor even looks at your site. It depends on the category, but I would say a year wait is not uncommon. The vast majority of sites are not accepted.

    It's worth the time to submit, but it isn't the end of the world if you are not accepted. DMOZ is vastly overrated in what it will do for traffic or SERPS - although I do still believe it has a minor benefit with google in SERPS, it isn't like it once was with google now ignoring or discounting all the DMOZ clones. I have top level listings and the traffic generated is next to zero.

    Make sure you submit to the right category and do not submit it more than once.
     
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    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    Have you considered the thought that maybe your site is a pile of pish :rolleyes:

    I don't think you get a response anyway :confused: there are no email notifications if you get listed or not, as mjewel said it can take some time.
     
    sji2671, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    Anyway gworld, thanks for sharing your rich abundance of pictures. I only hope nobody dies from an overdose.;)
     
    vulcano, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    If it is the one in your signature then in its current condition (lack of content relative to competitors) you have more chance of finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow than getting listed. Build it up, promote it, make it the best of its kind in the world, and then you might have a chance. By that point you won't care about a DMOZ listing. But then none of the best sites care about a DMOZ listing, they just focus on their content.
     
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    goldensea80 Well-Known Member

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    I can see that gboisseau has a lot of medal or kind of :D

    Right , it'd better to do something useful than trying in vain.
     
    goldensea80, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    As gboisseau says, there's an easy solution to that problem - apply to be an editor.

    Ref: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=90638
     
    sarahk, Jun 7, 2006 IP
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    I applied several times to became dmoz editor, but I never was accepted.
     
    xuncoder, Jun 17, 2006 IP