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anonymously · 03-20-2008, 05:36 PM

Remember too, that some editors do not use the suggestions to list sites, they prefer to find the sites themselves.

I can understand people getting frustrated with DMOZ and the seemingly endless wait for some people. But understand the motivation of the editors, it is not to offer a listing service for webmasters, it is to provide categories with sites that have unique content. So in some categories the submissions are good, but in others submissions are pretty well all junk.

Also some categories do get worked more than others, that depends on how any editor feels. I am listed in some categories and only edit there once a year!

I would also underline from that last statement of mine that even when an editor is listed then that does not mean the category has only a short time to wait for a review of submissions. Also to underline what Budalata said about sites not being rejected but awaiting review. We did lose all submissions in the crash around the end of 06, so no submission has waited more than 15 months, but have to say many have waited that long! Before that crash, no sites ever got 'lost' they sat around and around and around, in fact some of us breathed a sigh of relief to have the slate wiped clean.

I have rejected less than 5% of all sites that I have reviewed, probably about 10,000 reviews, so rejection is, in the areas I chose to edit, not very high, but waiting is.

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Also if editors do not list their competitors that is seen as abusive editing and grounds for dismissal. If you suspect it, make a report and it will be investigated.

03-20-2008, 05:36 PM	#32 (permalink)
anonymously Junior Member Join Date: 02-14-08 Posts: 25 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: None	Remember too, that some editors do not use the suggestions to list sites, they prefer to find the sites themselves. I can understand people getting frustrated with DMOZ and the seemingly endless wait for some people. But understand the motivation of the editors, it is not to offer a listing service for webmasters, it is to provide categories with sites that have unique content. So in some categories the submissions are good, but in others submissions are pretty well all junk. Also some categories do get worked more than others, that depends on how any editor feels. I am listed in some categories and only edit there once a year! I would also underline from that last statement of mine that even when an editor is listed then that does not mean the category has only a short time to wait for a review of submissions. Also to underline what Budalata said about sites not being rejected but awaiting review. We did lose all submissions in the crash around the end of 06, so no submission has waited more than 15 months, but have to say many have waited that long! Before that crash, no sites ever got 'lost' they sat around and around and around, in fact some of us breathed a sigh of relief to have the slate wiped clean. I have rejected less than 5% of all sites that I have reviewed, probably about 10,000 reviews, so rejection is, in the areas I chose to edit, not very high, but waiting is. edit to add Also if editors do not list their competitors that is seen as abusive editing and grounds for dismissal. If you suspect it, make a report and it will be investigated.