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Post November 23rd, 2004, 2:37 pm

I don't think the editor who takes care of my site category at DMOZ is active.
He/she must be dead or something.

I am afraid to give him/her a wake up call.
I don't want to upset that person, you know what I mean..
I've already sent an email to the main email address.
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Post November 23rd, 2004, 3:01 pm

HA HA HA HA HA! This is one of the funniest threads I've ever read.

But seriously, if your site hasn't been included yet submit it to a different category.

And then you can go here http://resource-zone.com/
and get status updates on your submission.
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Post November 23rd, 2004, 3:33 pm

When did you submit your site to the category? It can take a very long time, I have a few that have been waiting almost a year. Sometimes it's just that the categroy has a huge amount of sites waiting to get in. I am an editor and I had about 100 sites backlogged, so it took me quite a while to get through and edit them all.

I wouldn't go submitting your site to all different directories. How long has it been since you submitted your site?
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Post November 23rd, 2004, 5:49 pm

I think there should be a way to impeach the editors. I have also submitted several sites and haven't seen any progress for over 1 year. I re-submitted after 11 months again, even though it says you shouldn't resend emails and resubmit.

Overall DMOZ is pretty difficult to get into, but it is worth it. I just wish they had a better process. Yeah it definitely depends on the category that you submit to.
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Post November 23rd, 2004, 7:11 pm

Where does it say not to re-submit after a year (or any period of time)?

I've always made sure that I submit my sites to categories with active editors. I've never had to wait more than a few months.
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Post November 23rd, 2004, 9:41 pm

Tim Otool wrote:
I don't think the editor who takes care of my site category at DMOZ is active.
He/she must be dead or something.

This is the link to his page.
http://dmoz.com/profiles/lizdesign.html
There is a phrase that reads"(as of 1/21/04)" which indicates that person is a slacker.

I am afraid to give him/her a wake up call.
I don't want to upset that person, you know what I mean..
I've already sent an email to the main email address.
....
mm


Let it be. They have mods who can edit any category they want, also anypne who is editing a category above that one can edit it. It will get seen to in the same amount of time as everyone elses. (probably about a years time :))
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Post November 24th, 2004, 2:27 am

I thought several months was a long enough waiting.
Hm...
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Post November 24th, 2004, 2:55 am

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Where does it say not to re-submit after a year (or any period of time)?


If you resubmit your site to the same category then it simply overwrites your previous submission if it hasn't been seen to. This will cause you to be moved to the end of the list, meaning the editors that review sites by submission date take longer to get to your site.

Just submit your site - then forget about it. Best thing you can do.
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Post November 24th, 2004, 9:23 am

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Where does it say not to re-submit after a year (or any period of time)?


If you resubmit your site to the same category then it simply overwrites your previous submission if it hasn't been seen to. This will cause you to be moved to the end of the list, meaning the editors that review sites by submission date take longer to get to your site.

Just submit your site - then forget about it. Best thing you can do.


Exactly. Maybe not a huge problem if your category has only 5 sites backlogged, but most categories have at least a hundred backlogged, so everytime you resubmit, you take yourself to the end of the list.
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Post November 24th, 2004, 10:23 am

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I think there should be a way to impeach the editors.


As we don't serve webmasters there is no point. DMOZ is not a listing service and other than offering free directory content for those who wish to use it we do not provide any webmaster related services.

The more time editors spend replying to emails/feedback the less time they can spare editing. They do not have set hours and they fit in there editing between homework, college, kids, family etc etc.
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Post November 24th, 2004, 10:34 am

Yes, I should have specified that.

When you resubmit, make sure it's to a different category.

I definately wouldn't wait longer than 6-8 months.


And if you see this at the bottom of the category, DO NOT SUBMIT TO IT!

"Volunteer to edit this category."
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Post November 24th, 2004, 10:39 am

FatMouth wrote:
Yes, I should have specified that.

When you resubmit, make sure it's to a different category.

I definately wouldn't wait longer than 6-8 months.


And if you see this at the bottom of the category, DO NOT SUBMIT TO IT!

"Volunteer to edit this category."


This may mean it will take longer to get into that specific category, but if that category is the best fit for your website you should submit to it. It will be the best thing for you in the long run.
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Post November 24th, 2004, 11:08 am

Yeah, but isn't getting a link from ODP more important than which category the link is from?

If your site belongs in "Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Noahidism", then maybe you should wait.

But most sites will fit just fine in more than one category option.
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Post November 24th, 2004, 11:47 am

So, if I just submitted my site last week I shouldn't be holding my breath?
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Post November 24th, 2004, 11:49 am

Just write down the category and the date you submitted. Then wait 6 months to ask about your site at http://www.resource-zone.com
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