DMOZ - Awaiting Review

[Birdie]

>told by an editor that he would not go to my site becuase it had flash

Where did they tell you that. Seems a bit odd ....

[kdasilva]

In the DMOZ Forum. He said something about microsofts flash is dangerous. "I am was almost going to install flash to look at a site NOT" I thought this was not fair and senior editor told me he was right. But that it might just delay the process. Which means I will probably have to wait forever.

[Birdie]

>Which means I will probably have to wait forever.

If you talking aout his thread:
http://resource-zone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38187
Then you are right about being in for a very long wait and it has nothing to do with flash...

Hint: tell us about all the urls you own

[growler]

The Wicked Queen would ask "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

[kdasilva]

First of all these guys are . I have an alamode website and when you buy a site they make you select a temp domain.

However I am sure there are very fair and good people doing this. I have spoken to one very nice guy that was a senior editor but every other person is a you know. They are like cops that were geiks in high school and now have their badge and think they are God. NOT

[FGTH]

Looks like you read up on the thread in the now defunct DMOZ status checks...

Just to clarify, I don't believe I spammed DMOZ. I submitted one site for each office (CA, NY, CT) for my company. The sites were not "mirrors", each having different content specific to their individual geographies.

The only similarities were in the branding colors/fonts and corporate information since they share same executive management team.

There was one editor at DMOZ who didn't examine the sites thoroughly to determine their actual differences. I have to agree that a cursory look at each site would make one think that the sites were the same (due to the colors).

However, careful examination will reveal that the sites are indeed different and specific to the markets they serve. In fact, some of the DMOZ editors (ALUCARD for one) actually approved my submissions. (Where have you gone?)

After my exchange with the latest editor, s/he removed my company's only listing from DMOZ. (I didn't ask them to remove the existing site, but to include the other two sites I submitted). I don't think that this editor's conduct was objective or professional. I reviewed the DMOZ rules and I know that I've followed the submission guidelines.

That's my 2 cents... c'est life

Originally Posted by growler

FGTH - it's just the editors were not happy with you spamming the directory with related sites and trying to insist they were not related. Your questions about other sites were answered without problems.

[kdasilva]

I feel the same way. I have two sites, yes they are similiar but one is completely about mortgages and the other is about selling/buying homes or for listing properties. Can someone tell me how two sites have the same template but have completly opposite content (over 30 pages each) can be considered similiar. My two sites are www.danacapitalfsbo.com (fsbo = For Sale By Owner) and www.danacapitalfinancing ( Mortgage site). By just glancing at them I could see how someone could see similiarity by if look at the way they should be you will see no duplicate content (except for maybe the links I created since I am no web designer) but the content is very informative for 2 differnent subjects. Also, I have different cleintle come from different advertising. If the these sites were the same then why would I purchase two differnt sites? Or are we supposed to design our sites based on what some editor at DMOZ will think?

[FGTH]

I don't think your situation is similar to mine because the content on my company's sites are orginal (written by our editorial staff).

Your site has content found on other sites verbatim (which diminishes its value).

As an example:
http://www.robertgallen.com/nothingdownrealestate.php
and your page
http://www.danacapitalfinancing.com/...anket_Mortgage

[Birdie]

Or are we supposed to design our sites based on what some editor at DMOZ will think?

You can design sites and spread your content across as many sites as you wish - thats your choice. DMOZ guidelines are to consider them one "site" for the company and, generally, list accordingly - thats DMOZ's choice.

[FGTH]

OK, I guess that makes sense that DMOZ didn't add the additional submissions.

However, what doesn't make sense is that they (or rather one editor) removed the only listing my company had from DMOZ.

Originally Posted by Birdie

You can design sites and spread your content across as many sites as you wish - thats your choice. DMOZ guidelines are to consider them one "site" for the company and, generally, list accordingly - thats DMOZ's choice.