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I like DMOZ so much I became an editor.
My primary work is video and text content creation for the web. I also do SEO and web development for a small number of clients. Like many people I had assumed it was difficult to get listed in DMOZ and likely impossible to become an editor.
While surfing through my hobby areas in the Directory I saw that there was an open category needing an editor. I read the submission requirements, provided my details including all the websites I was affiliated with, and as required, submitted three sites I thought worthy of inclusion that I had "edited".
The process of making the editor application submissions intrigued me with its simplicity, so much so that I submitted a few client sites through the public "Submit a site" process.
Not expecting any result at all I was floored when my client sites were listed within 45 days. Even more astonishing I was accepted a few days later to edit a category that coincides with my passion!
My suggestion is that if you have a complaint about DMOZ' methods or process first look carefully at the written submission requirements, then your own writing and web skills, lastly at the value of content on your site.
If you still don't understand why your sites are not being accepted check to see if there is an editor listed in the category to which you are submitting. If not then apply and help to get the process moving more quickly!
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