Hey, If DMOZ lists a site and it changes will DMOZ remove it? Im just wondering because it takes so long to get added, wonder how long before they notice its changed?
It depends. If the site is still a good fit for the category and is listable the listing should stay. If the site is no longer listable it will be removed. If it's listable but would fit better in a different category it will be moved. If you have (or notice) a site like that, you can use the "Update Listing" link in the category where it's listed to suggest that we move it. Update requests are generally handled very quickly. Hope this answers your question.
If the site doesn't redirect or return a 404 error it's likely the listing will remain for quite some time - I doubt most of the existing listings are reviewed unless an editor has reason to review it (error, redirect, category restructuring).
The answer give by compostannie is technically correct but does not give the entire story. It also depends on whether the category has one or more active editors and the size of the category. If the category does not have active editors then it probably will not be noticed unless somebody brings it to their attention. If it is a large category, with a large number of reviewed and unreviewed sites then it probably will not be noticed unless somebody brings it to their attention. What number makes a category large? That depends on the number of active editors. This information is based on the 1 1/2 years I spend as an editor, based editing experience and from the editor forums. It's outdated as I have not been an editor for over a year but I doubt it has changed much since the trend at DMOZ when I left was fewer editors editing each month while the unreviews continued to increase. So most editors spend their time editing unreviewed sites, not going back to look at those they had already reviewed. It's more likely that a competitor will turn you in for being listed inappropriately than for an editor to discover it. I know the current editors in this forum may dispute these facts but this was the situation when I was an editor and I doubt it has improved since I left. gene
A lot of editors, myself included DO spend a lot of time working on quality control of the reviewed sites. Gene, when you were an editor did you use any of the tools to check listed sites? From what you're saying, my guess is that you didn't play with the tools enough.
I don't want to rain on your parade but we are talking about the every day editor, not the Meta Editor. Editors generate stats when they add new sites to the directory and delete submitted sites that don't meet the guidelines. Editors mainly get promoted based on those generated stats. Editors get additional categories to edit and higher level categories to edit base on those stats. The faster you add new qualified sites the faster you can get new categories or promoted to a higher level editor. So the average editor is going to spend his/her time on editing the unreviewed sites in their category, earning stats and not on reviewing the listed sites that don't earn them stats. (Unless it's one of those rare editors who are extremely passionate about their category and not interested in editing in any other category.) To answer your question, I used the tools that were available at the time. Tools were being developed all the time so you probably have better tools today than I had when I edited. But I would still bet you that my statement is true and the odds are that a site will not be reviewed once listed unless somebody complains about it. Note that I am not talking about a site that has gone offline for a period of time; I am talking about sites that always display a page when the URL is typed in the browser. gene
yes, they will remove your site.. ours was there for 4+ years. we changed cities on the website and they removed us.. what it did, is drop the Pr from 4 to 3. as a result the SERPS have also dropped at google. similar website with a dot.com name is still there and their site has been down for 6 months. go figure... reliable content..I think not.
Thats the story i been hearing so long and have even seen it for myself. Dunno some sites without content are on dmoz , some non-working sites on dmoz, its a backlink and i think one should not worry about much as if your site is good thats all that matters as visitors will keep visiting it and using it. Regards
Did they remove you from the directory or just move your site to the proper sub-category in the directory? If your site was listed under Regional and the city changed it should be moved to the proper location. If it was listed under one of the other Top level categories then just changing the city should not have made a difference. Of course it is not possible to tell without knowing the url involved and where it was listed. gene
My site never got listed if you were actually talking to me. And @ topic : Yes dmoz will throw ur site in garbage after stomping on it, spitting and flushing it down the toilet.
That's just silly, you can't throw something in the garbage after flushing it down the toilet. Like I said above, the listing will stay if it's still a good fit for the category. If the site is no longer listable it will be removed. If it's listable but would fit better in a different category it will be moved. Really.
I had two sites that I bought that were listed and now have been removed but the sites look the same, and have new content? so probally depends on the editor.