Do you edit bad descriptions or just reject the link?

Hello:

A few times I have found some people submit links to my directory with only keywords in the description field.
When I see this I use to reject the link and refund the money if the link was payed.

I want to ask you what do you do in these cases?
Do you think editing the description is OK with site's owner that maybe only want the keywords on the description field?
Do you ask him/her before in case you edit the description?

I would like to know what you use to do.

 

In my opinion you should have a clearly defined set of guidelines and if they do not follow them you may reject the listing.

However, I will often correct spellings or rework the title a bit, but if they just try to stuff the title and description with keywords -- Reject.

 

We edit descriptions according to our guidelines.

 

I usually edit descriptions.
But in some cases I would reject, depending on how bad it is.

 

If it is a paid directory, i edit the description, but not reject it..

But in a free directory, i am not mad to waste my time for editing.. would just click the Remove button.

 

Like Creed said its in accordance with the guidelines.

 

I see that's the solution.

I will increase my guidelines.

Thanks to all

 

If it's free, reject and refer to guidelines... if it's paid, well that is really what they are paying you for, to review and update accordingly.

If they just paste in a load of keywords I usually visit their site and take a description from the content on the homepage, pretty much all sites have some kind of description.

 

Always edit for clarity, brevity and a summarization of the whole site with an excellent format and content.

Thanks

 

Agreed!
They are paying for a review so I'll definitely modify the description.Rejecting a paid submission just because of bad written description is not wise.

 

Very true. I should have been more clear with my statement. A paid listing/review does give you motivation to work with the listing to make it acceptable. I would never reject a paid listing unless the site itself is inappropriate.

 

if i got very few submission, i will help the dude to rectify the problem else, i will reject!

 

I agree as well. I normally change most of the descriptions, but alot of the ones I get are pretty good so I do not have to do it very often.

 

All of my directories are paid so I edit descriptions. I've never had a description totally keyword-stuffed. If I did I might email the submitter to send a new description in.

 

i edit descriptions if necessary ... most of them when they pay a price make it good enough to set the standards

 

Same here. In most of the cases, I go to the site and even add Keywords myself. (Sometimes it's really hard as some don't even have them)

That's the key to "Human Edited" directories. Where you ensure quality and relevant info by editing submissions.

 

Yip ill third that... if the site is decent quality ill do it myself amybe theyll copy it or figure out whats needed and submit a site the right way the next time...

thx
malcolm

 

Sometimes some submissions would add the keywords in their title or description, if the sites are quality, we would edit it reasonably.

 

I usually edit them. But if the description is full of keywords or nonsense, I will reject it immediately. No real webmaster will fill in their description with so many keywords.

 

I reject it if it is very bad. If its just ok I will let it pass, I never edit.