Have you been DMOZ listed recently?

shadow575:

Thanks for the clarification.

FOLLOWUP:

Is there any way to know whether a site was already reviewed and rejected?

Is there any way to know for sure that a site is currently "in the queue" and didn't somehow get lost in the abyss?

I don't meant to complain, but it is so frustrating not knowing anything... it would be nice if one could enter a user name and password upon submitting and then be able to subsequently check the status of the submission.

Also, at what interval do you suggest resubmitting a site that is not currently in DMOZ? And if a site is rejected, does it ever stand a chance of getting reviewed again?

BTW - I'm actually just thankful for being able to have any meaningful contact with a DMOZ editor!

--Rob McEwen

 

I understand the frustration of not knowing, but really there isn't anything constructive that could be done with the information other than the very slim chance there was an error in the submission process.

No there is no way of telling whether a review has taken place. You can visit Resource-Zone to see why status checks are no longer given.

No for the same reasons as above. If you feel like there was an error in the submission process (very unlikely but can happen) you could resubmit once and that should be sufficient to insure there wasn't an error.

Since you said you just resuggested the site today (I think) then there is no reason to resubmit again. If you have reason to believe the site was rejected, then there is no need to resuggest the site unless the content has significantly changed from the last submission.

I encourage you to visit Resource-Zone. Most of you questions will be answered in their FAQ section.

Hope that helps.

 

There is no way for a suggester to know if a site has been rejected or is still waiting for review. A site that was suggested doesn't expire - it will sit there forever until an editor either lists it, rejects it, or moves it to another category.

I wouldn't recommend suggesting the site again, since you've already done it twice. Sometimes editors review sites in the order they were suggested, and resuggesting just overrides the prior suggestion and moves it to the bottom of the list if the list is sorted by date order.

Now, if you've read the guidelines pertaining to titles and descriptions - and realize that you submitted a description that said something to the effect of "HEY LOOK - best ever whatchamacallets - over 4000 in stock, red ones, green ones, keywords" - and want to change it to a guidelines compliant description, then by all means do that. The best description is typically two to three short sentances containing:
1. What is the site about (not repeating category words).
2. What the site contains (product catalog, photos, articles, prices - typically generic terms).
3. Where the company is located.

If the site does not meet the guidelines and would be rejected, it's not worth suggesting in the first place - typical rejections would be for mirrors, affiliates, drop shippers, etc.

 

Again, lmocr has given good advice that is well worth paying attention too.

 

DMOZ is a completely worthless waste of your time in my opinion.

Submit and move on to better directories.

 

I agree that it is a complete waste of time to worry over when or if a listing will happen. Submit and forget is always the best policy with any free directory. I disagree with there being many better directories, there are just different ones with different philosophies.
On dmoz being worthless, everyone has different experiences and opinions and imo to each their own

I had an excellent experience with dmoz, which led to my deciding to become an editor. Of course my only sites are personal sites of no value to anyone but myself and maybe some family members:

1. Is dedicated to my kids and is listed in Home/Family
2. My editing website (not listed) that offers personal experiences and advice to the 3-5 people who have actually visited it

 

LOL Brizzie! Alot of people doent even think of this.

 

If one looks at the ODP, a large proportion of the categories are non-commercial. Many editors have signed up as 'hobbyists' who are interested in a specific area.

Hence the work they carry out relates to their personal interests whether it be a sport, band, recreation, locality or whatever. An editor who volunteers to spend time working on an aspect their hobby is not even going to consider wading through e-commerce sections.

Realistically the ODP is vast, nearly 600,000 categories with ?10,000? active editors. Work out the maths - if each editor actally had 60 categories and added 1 site to each in turn, what would this mean in relation to any one category you were interested in? Once every 2 months 1 site would be added!

On the other hand a keen hobbyist would add a lot of sites in their area of interest in a spurt (and probably then either just maintain it or lose interest). This is more along the lines of the ODP mission - i.e. listing those informational sites which are not SEO'd to death, rather than listing those that are.

The point being is that much of the ODP is not susceptible to the concerns expressed by those involved in commercial areas.