There is often more to getting added then just what is listed on the ADD page. Look at the many many pages within the actual editor guidelines and you'll see that the in a nutshell summery on the add page is simply not enough. Age can also have a good deal to getting a listing. A blog/forum/site that just started even with a few great pages or entries can still find it difficult to get added if the adding editor feels that the site may need to show some staying power....that's part of the 'Editorial Discretion' clause found at the bottom of that add page
Valid point. Of course age isnt a factor except in cases like that... blogs and forums & such. Blogs especially are subject to being a flash in the pan, so most directories are gonna look for at minimum 6 months continued activity to make sure somebody didnt have 15 minutes of inspiration that wore off quickly. Not sure what the guidelines say on that, or if they address it at all, but it's a typical rule of thumb, and a valid idea. I added a guy to my own blogroll once and then realized he hadnt added a single new article in the half year since I added him. Decided I'd made a poor decision. Directories have to make the same call on a larger scale.
Forums are tuff just to get an active community. I think the topics they cover may help, that is, if no other forum in the directory cover those topics.
That is foolish. In india most of the categories are found with a bottom link "Volunteer to edit this category. " for months. But when applied to be as an editor they rejects saying some reasons
Yes, exactly. Those comments are to help the applicant prepare a better application. Many current editors were accepted only after they made improvements to their application, usually by completing the form more carefully than they did the first time. So unless you have been asked not to re-apply, simply follow the advice you were given and you will very likely be accepted.