Becoming a DMOZ editor, ready to pay.

Discussion in 'ODP / DMOZ' started by donttrustthisposter, Jun 5, 2007.

  1. #1
    Was wondering the best way to approach becoming a DMOZ editor as I've heard you need to find some little obscure locality, then do some selfless feel-good application like

    This is what I'm assuming because when you are willing to edit a category in which you have a site in you get a response of disbelief that you could possibly be so selfish and self serving. Unreal since OBVIOUSLY if your that interested in that damn category you MIGHT just have a website related to it!

    Heaven forbid one might actually have self interest in a category and still be able to edit it properly.

    So how do I get in? And when you get in on some small locality how much pull do you have in other categories? Can one actually contribute to DMOZ and get a site listed?

    Finally, can you pay to be an editor?:confused:
     
    donttrustthisposter, Jun 5, 2007 IP
  2. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #2
    For $25 you can be an admin of your very own directory!

    Just think, donttrustthisdirectory.com could be the culmination of your entire life's work! It could be a godsend which would place all other directories in their place while you ruled supreme in the linkfar...erm, directory market!

    ;)

    EDIT: Alternatively, you could start your very own DMOZ clone, wipe your niche clear, and just have links to your own pages. That'll at least be easier then approving thousands of sites...
     
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  3. threebuckchuck

    threebuckchuck Peon

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    No, but with all the offers you've made here to spend money (the wrong way), you should list your site in MY DIRECTORY (the right way). :D A permanent listing is only $10.00 and a permanent featured listing is only $25.00. Soon I will be bigger than DMOZ because after all I AM the king of the internet !!! :D
     
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  4. DPlurker

    DPlurker Banned

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    #4
    You're making it seem difficult.

    All you need to do is:-
    Demonstrate your integrity.
    Demonstrate your communications skills.
    Demonstrate your understanding of the category.
    Pay attention to the detail.

    What's so hard about that?

    To improve probability of success, select a category of up to around 1oo listings.
     
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  5. Gnet

    Gnet Peon

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    I nominate that as the post of the year!

    lol!
     
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  6. vulcano

    vulcano Active Member

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    Only heaven knows how altruistic, selfless or selfish your motives really are. Why is it important for you and what makes you ask if one "can pay to be an editor"?
     
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  7. Ivan Bajlo

    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    #7
    Probably if your drinking buddy of some meta. :p

    Becoming editor is the easy part, remaining one is the hard part, read here for a few tips. ;)

    He has over thousands post at DP wouldn't that make him already beyond redemption of becoming good editor? :D
     
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  8. donttrustthisposter

    donttrustthisposter Peon

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    #8
    Yes, I own and operate over a handful of directories. Even a free one in my footer. BTW doesn't say free then require bribes.

    My motives are selfish and selfless, as in I would do justice to my niche, but would actually put in my own site. This seems to disqualify people.

    As far ask asking to pay, in my niche the only way to be listed is payment. But you'll be banned for trying to pay, so is the only other option paying to be an actual editor? I'm more than qualified and applied for free every time I submitted my one niche site ( once a year ) to 'give back' if you will and it was/is obviously unmaintained and corrupt with maybe 5 listings.

    Every time the response was a lack of trust due to that I had a site I wanted listed. Amazing....:rolleyes:

    Not for my category.4 maybe 5 listings in my niche category, 1 of which paid that I know of. Get over yourself, you're sipping the DMOZ koolaid.

    You're on my que, that's actually some decent PR, consider our free directory it takes less than 3 years and you again don't have to bribe anyone.

    Another DMOZ coolaid drinker. I have great content and niche directories, also a free directories we promote for the best of the webs content. We don't do link farms, actually taking and promoting as much unique content as possible. Most directories you see have content like this for lets say....gardening? If that looks like a damn link farm to you then you must be a DMOZ editor.
     
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  9. crossman

    crossman Peon

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    Since you claim to know a listing was paid in a category, can you provide proof and/or share with editors the url and how you came to that knowledge? You can also PM an editor or report the url to DMOZ.
     
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  10. donttrustthisposter

    donttrustthisposter Peon

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    Why? My competitors website deserves to be there. You'd just take it down, all I wanted was to be able to get our own website in which deserves to be there as well. There are plenty that deserve to be there, great sites.

    I'm going to try to take the editor down? I'd be happy just finding the editor since the only way in is to pay.
     
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  11. crossman

    crossman Peon

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    If your "claims" are true then no, your competitor's website do not "deserve" to be listed, because DMOZ does not provide a listing service to webmasters.
     
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  12. donttrustthisposter

    donttrustthisposter Peon

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    Crossman,

    There are a lot of quality websites including my own for my niche. I meet competition at trade shows and all of them deserve to be placed IMHO on DMOZ.

    I've offered to edit it, so has one of our other patrons, but rejected upon the basis that we have sites in that niche. Unreal:rolleyes:

    We all deserve a fair shake, but if the only and I mean ONLY way to have a site listed is paying what would you have one do? It's their fault? It's my fault?

    Amazing. No accountability, screw the public whom deserve a solid reference, screw the webmasters and industry leaders running an honest niche. :mad:
     
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  13. martty

    martty Banned

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    #13
    That is never a reason to reject an editors application.
     
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  14. Ivan Bajlo

    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    Wait a second did you say free? I got few nice websites... one is 2073+ pages multilanguage multitopic monster, other two don't have that much but are nice. :D
     
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    popotalk Notable Member

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    Psst ! Ivan send it to me I have one good place for it. ;)
     
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    #16
    Hopefully not where your finger is! :p
     
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  17. gboisseau

    gboisseau Peon

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    #17
    My first category in the ODP was one that I had suggested my own site to, it was even waiting for me to approve when I first signed in.

    There is no rule that says an editor can not work in a category they have a site listed in.
     
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  18. Ivan Bajlo

    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    Really? I got removed as editor because of it, the fact that I added almost 500 competitors websites while adding two deeplinks to my little 2073+ pages multilanguage multitopic 100% unique content website which already had nine deeplinks before I even become editor didn't help. When I offered to bring back to life another category which was missing over 200 websites, including two of them with which I was connected I got removed. :mad:

    So what are people suppose to think about DMOZ? If you list too many websites you will be removed as editor? :p
     
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  19. Ivan Bajlo

    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    Almost all categories I applied to had my website already listed! :eek:

    I guess someone got scared that I'll remove CNN from top spot. :D
     
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  20. martty

    martty Banned

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    Having a site listed in a category you edit in or adding your site to a category is never a reason for rejecting an editors application or removing an editor.

    What is a problem is when the site(s) has not be declared as belonging to the editor; or bias is shown by the editor to there site(s) compared to competitors site(s) in listing or editing sites - that is a reason for removal.
     
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