What is the easiest way to get into DMOZ?

How did you know it was declined?

 

It was purely an assumption based on misunderstanding the purpose and nature of DMOZ.
Anonymously addressed this issue and provided the most likely explanation:

 

OK. Frankly, honestly... DMOZ is a JOKE.

Every time I get to talk to a DMOZ editor, they repeat the same words, like robots: -if your site wasn't accepted, it didn't meet our guidelines, -we accept only high quality links -if you submit your site more than once, it will go at the bottom of the pile and blablablablabla... now COME ON! Anybody who spends five minutes browsing DMOZ will notice there are tons of junk links in there! and tons of trash sites are still making it into DMOZ every day. I have submitted many sites in the past few years, only 1 of them made it inside the directory and guess what, it was the crappiest one! All the quality links that I have submitted didn't make it, and I didn't even get a reason why.

When Wikipedia refuses my external links, I understand. It is a quality encyclopedia and it provides high quality content and accurate information for the most part. But when DMOZ refuses my links, I simply find it ridiculous. Some categories haven't seen any update in months because the editors are asleep, some categories get updated frequently because the editors accept anything, some categories have tons of 404 broken links that haven't been noticed in years... it's all BS. The funniest and saddest thing is... a lot of editors are taking bribes! Give 'em the dough, and you're in!

DMOZ is bs and simply not worth the effort. I have succeeded with most of my sites without the need of being listed there. I even rank better than all my competitors who are on dmoz... can't believe I wasted so many days and lost so much hair trying to get in that directory in the past LOL

Here is a pin that all dmoz editors should wear:

 

As it only takes minutes to submit a site, what where you doing that took "so many days"?

 

Yes it can get very tiresome for us too, having to repeat over and over what anyone can read for themselves.

No, the funniest and saddest thing is how people keep saying this without bothering to provide even the smallest piece of evidence to support it. To repeat for the umpteenth time:

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  If anyone has any proof of editorial abuse, including accepting bribes or asking for payment, please report it immediately via the Public Reporting form.

Otherwise, please stop trolling.

 

oh for crying out loud makrhod I have no time to waste providing you with proofs... it widely known over the internet that you editors take bribes... I'm sure even my grandmother knows that... do a simple search on the internet and you'll find some corrupted colleagues. I won't look for you!

if I knew 5 years ago that it was possible I would probably have paid one to get indexed... but today, I wouldn't even give a dollar to get listed in your directory. That's how much I value it... no offense to you personally dude...

DMOZ is just a regular web directory pretending to be some kind of high class directory only for the finest top quality websites... be true to yourself for god's sake, you're no Wikipedia! Might as well loosen up that tie and start accepting all websites!

 

As no one in the history of DMOZ has ever been able to provide a handwritten receipt for such a paid listing that includes the editors mothers maiden name it's clear that such paid listings have NEVER happened. Linking to completed transactions on sites such as sciptlance do not count either because the editors name and the url in question are not listed, which is proof against nothing accept maybe that there are ex-editors conspiring against the mighty ODP by creating multiple fake accounts on such sites to make it look like there are paid listings happening.

*boggle* so as you can see, there are no paid listings within DMOZ and there never ever has been.
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I have NEVER seen anyone provide any evidence. Why is that?

 

So, too "busy" to back up your accusations, but plenty of time to post them here, I see. You are in "good" company then.

It is sad that the people who shout the loudest about alleged corruption never do anything at all to help expose it. Fortunately, there are far more useful people who do bother to supply the necessary evidence in the rare cases when editors request or accept payment.
Those corrupt editors are then promptly removed, of course.

 

Provided the definition of 'finest top quality websites' is full of unique content, then yes that IS what we do and we are willing to take any website that has unique content, when we get around to reviewing the site, which is an issue because of the lack of editors and also because we are not a listing service and we don't promise to look at suggestions in a timely manner.

But if that deffinition is about swish sites, page rank or whatever then we have never claimed to accept 'finest top quality websites'. Construction wise many of the siotes I list are crap, but content wise that is the real criteria.

It is also amazing that people bother to criticise people giving up their spare time to create the largest human edited directory something which is our hobby. If you don't like what I do for a hobby that's fine, but do I critise that you dabble in the dirty occult for a hobby or collect stamps that I don't like the colour of, or waste your time watching sport? If you think I do or any other editor does, post the links here. But if not and we don't criticise how you spend your spare time, why do you do so with us?

This is a hobby and a directory. We try and help people here who want to know how ODP works, how to become an editor and other matters about ODP, so we are glad to extend our hobby to offer that help. But some on here seem to want to have a hobby of lampooning us and the creation of our hobby. They spend hours doing that and usually they have a reason and what comes out in the wash is that they have some grouse with us. We have not listed their best crappy site, they are ex-editors (booted or had some spat and left), they have been refused editing rights. Which one is yours DessertWarrior?

 

Well i heard that submit to ODP it may take a long time. So i think the best way that you don't wait it LOL.

 

There is no easy way to get submitted but to only follow their guidelines and forget. It can take months or years before your site gets reviewed and fully listed.

 

Do you realize what you're asking here? You really think someone who bribed a dmoz editor and got their site indexed is going to shout it loud on the forums and name the guy?? LOL

it's like someone who finds a good dealer in their neighborhood and then going to tell the police about him...

please man. You know the meaning of underground? The underground doesn't communicate with the outside world... the only way of knowing what's going on in there is to dive in and take a look ... so register yourself a nickname in those "darker" forums and see for yourself.

Anyways, like I said I have nothing against you personally dmoz editors, I'm sure you're fine people, but I have no respect for your directory or your hobby. Sorry. (We live in a free world right?). If you don't like my hobbies it's your right too.

I have much more respect for Wikipedia, who stay true to their word most of the time. How many people do you know go on DMOZ to look for information? LOL ... also, how many times does dmoz popup on google's 1st page results when you search for something? LOL

I hope I didn't hurt anybody's feelings. It's just a directory guys don't take it personal.

 

So in other words you can't back your claims up? I am only too happy to accept evidence that there is extensive corruption at DMOZ. I am just constantly amazed that whenever evidence is asked for, no one is ever able to produce any! I have been around SEO forums since they started and this has been claimed for years on many different forums and no one ever produces. Please convince me it happens rather than just repeat the unsubstantiated claims that keep getting made in forums.

 

So directly accusing me and other editors of being lazy, stupid, and corrupt is not personal? Interesting concept.

So how do you know about it then, as you claim to do?
That is precisely what the Public Abuse Reporting system is for, so that anyone who does have evidence can present it in confidence. For heaven's sake, how many times do we have to keep saying that if you have evidence of editor corruption, please report it.

 

What else there is to say? LOL.

 

Guys, just the fact that you're here wasting your time talking to me is a proof that DMOZ is falling apart. DMOZ has millions of websites on the stack waiting to be reviewed/approved, and their editors are chatting on forums and advocating for the quality of the directory come on fellas... do you see Wikipedia editors wasting their time on forums?

The fact that you're here alone is a proof that you can be bribed. I can PM anyone of you right now and make him an offer he cannot refuse (assuming I had the money) and get anything I want indexed and none of you all will never know

makrod, I never called anybody stupid, however laziness and corruption can apply to a bunch of your peers, sorry.

Come on guys get out of your pink bubble... DMOZ was respected once upon a time... I'll tell my grandchildren about it, you left your mark in history, but everything has an end. I suggest you apply for Wikipedia editor positions now, it'll look much better on your resume IMHO

 

I submitted my blog in DMOZ a year back. But no result yet.

 

And you still fail to produce any evidence. I rest my case.

 

ok Agent000, since you're too lazy to make a search yourself, I'll do it for you... on this same forum, took me 12.34 seconds to find this thread: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=567252&highlight="bribed+dmoz"

says on the 2nd page that he bribed an editor... and on the following pages you can see comments from people saying stuff like "everyone knows dmoz is corrupted" and "dmoz is crap" and stuff like that... now I see you coming, you're gonna jump at me saying "Well the guy didn't provide his URL as a proof!" LOL ... please don't say that though... it would really make me worried.