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Can anyone get into DMOZ?

Discussion in 'ODP / DMOZ' started by ghostwriter4you, Dec 8, 2008.

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  1. gregdavidson

    gregdavidson Well-Known Member

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    #21
    That's because you were lucky to have a "volunteer" editor "from home" who liked your website or was just trying to be nice.
     
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    omeperazole Peon

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    #22
    I have been trying since last few months with many sites in different categories but no luck till now..
     
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    makrhod Peon

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    #23
    Well that's not going to help anyone at all. :(

    I guess you didn't bother to read the instructions and advice about suggesting your site? In particular the step which says
    Not to mention this bit:
    Please stop wasting volunteer editors' time with an activity that will also be counter-productive for you.
     
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    dimmakherbs Active Member

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    #24
    do what you can, who cares if you get banned from DMOZ, you won't get listed anyway! lol
     
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  5. Caesar1

    Caesar1 Peon

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    #25
    It seems like that. maybe they should make DMOZ all nofollow links, then we can see what that directory is really worth
     
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  6. Caesar1

    Caesar1 Peon

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    #26
    LOL this reminds me of the Pee-wee Herman movie when Pee-wee was looking for the basement in the Alamo.

    Lambert, it could take, weeks, months and even years. just submit and forget or if your like me just complain in the section when ever someone else does. I'm at the point that I'm ready to start an all out jihad on DMOZ. by posting on the Google forums and others about how sad this directory is.
     
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  7. gregdavidson

    gregdavidson Well-Known Member

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    #27
    You guys talk about Dmoz as if the editors are professionals who are employed by them. It's a bunch of "regular" people like you and me who manage the listings in Dmoz. Some of the listings in Dmoz weren't even submitted to Dmoz. And a lot of the listings in Dmoz aren't even worthy of being considered a "quality" website. Hmmmmmmmm...........I wonder why.
     
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    allout Prominent Member

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    Lucky? What makes me lucky? I got no benefit from being listed there. What is so lucky about that? Seems as a webmaster, you would have a lot more to worry about than getting listed in DMOZ. :rolleyes:
     
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    gregdavidson Well-Known Member

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    #29
    You got no benefit from being listed there? What's your website address that got accepted? If what you're saying is true then maybe DMOZ really isn't an authority website like people claim it is.
     
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    allout Prominent Member

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    It is the site in my recent blog spot. DMOZ is just another directory as many long time webmasters have been saying for a couple of years. It was once the directory of all directories but now it is nothing more or less than any other directory. It carries no special weight and as I said, I got no benefit at all.
     
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    makrhod Peon

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    #31
    In fact, most of the listings in DMOZ were not suggested there, as I illustrated earlier in this thread. ;)
     
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    Lexiseek Banned

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    #32
    A few years back DMOZ used to have tons of clones that "actually counted" in Google's SERPS. Back then people recommended inclusion.

    Now it's merely a steaming pile of shit run by volunteer bag-holders and corrupt Meta-Editors.

    As far as being a "good list" of resources, you gotta be kidding me! Look at the crappy sites in DMOZ.
     
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  13. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #33
    I am not sure where to begin with what you've said... heh.

    Getting your own site listed by becoming an editor certainly can get you a listing, but if your site is not worthy of a listing, someone WILL remove it! So there is no "guaranteed" way of a listing. Well, unless you are staff or an admin, then, heh, you can get your site's deep links listed by the thousands (LOL)

    They SHOULD add you as an editor. If not, then you are doing something wrong! You can try and try and try and try till you get in (or banned as an idiot that can't follow instructions).

    Contacting the editors for a listing will generally result in NOT getting a listing. If they ask for money, DO report them, publicly if possible. That helps everyone ;) Though, don't accept the offer, or you run the risk of the editor saying you offered to pay first or something *shrug*

    The better part of the editing team at DMOZ are a bunch of nice folks, or at least I like to believe that. Yeah, they have a few bad apples, but most are good. The main reasons (but not the only ones) for many of the complaints are as Mark said... no one has gotten to the site yet, or the site is not worthy.

    Is there corruption? Sure there is, and it starts at the top, but still, it's rarer then most would think... though I feel most think that there is a lot of corruption is due to the fact that it DOES start from the top.

    I would LOVE for that to happen, as it would truly prove once and for all it is NOT a listing service for editors.
     
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    azn_romeo_4u Peon

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    #34

    Win.

    Yea I agree, what's the point of DMOZ these days. Most of the sites on there are from geocities, and are dead. No updates since 1999.
     
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    #35
    I think some of editors seem professional. however I think some are in it to make money and some have biases. I mean how can one site have like 9 links and I can get 1. I've seen this in many instances. another guy I talk to says he is in the same boat. its funny that most of the people that are listed, rank well and charge good money for links on thier sites. my two sites that I've finished rank well in serps so that matters much more then a link in the joke of a directory
     
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    #36
    Do you really think Dmoz would be around if it was nofollow?

    BTW: is that link in your profilie a joke? (www.dmoz-resources.com) I tried to register but it wouldn't let me, but then again this is typical of Dmoz
     
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    #37
    The link you tried is nothing to do with DMOZ at all, and explains that on the front page:
    If you are looking for the DMOZ public forum, it is at http://www.resource-zone.com/ , which is owned and operated entirely by ODP editors. :)
     
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    #38
    My dear friend,

    Yes I've read that but the staff that are running the site are or were editors of Dmoz.
     
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    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #39
    No, it's not a joke, but then, its not the resource it used to be either. Seemingly editors posting there were told that they should not be posting there, so the better majority left.

    Its just as official as the one you linked too. At least according to the disclaimers.... the only OFFICIAL means of discussing anything with DMOZ is blog.dmoz.org. Which means that even here in this ODP forum talking to you is just as good a place any any other ODP forum to talk about things.

    I've pointed to the forum you linked to several times and several times I was told that such a place was NOT official. So maybe, just maybe, either editors need to all get on the same page, or they really do need an official method of communication, other then the internal forums.
     
    Qryztufre, Dec 12, 2008 IP
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    jimnoble Well-Known Member

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    #40
    News to me and neither am I aware that contributing there is/was ever officially deprecated. Can you cite a credible reference for your claims?
     
    jimnoble, Dec 12, 2008 IP
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