How sites be approved in DMOZ

Antonio · 04-03-2006, 05:24 AM

I submitted my site to DMOZ a few months ago but get no reply, any knack to submit sites?

John knows?

reteep · 04-03-2006, 05:29 AM

They are being reviewed by Moderators at dmoz. You will probably never get a response because those guys are just wasted by a shitload of incoming requests. It can indeed take months for an approvement.

Antonio · 04-03-2006, 05:33 AM

How to know my site has been approved or not?

reteep · 04-03-2006, 05:34 AM

It just shows up.. or not.

You should try to resubmit after 3-5 months and maybe check the rules again if everything is correct.

etech-peter · 04-03-2006, 05:36 AM

You have submitted it and there is nothing much you can do, except improve your site. "No site is guaranteed a listing." it says in the submittal policies. So that's the end of that. The only reason that dmoz would list you is if your site adds value to the category.

Mong · 04-03-2006, 06:45 AM

Do these editors visit v7n

**G10** · 04-03-2006, 06:57 AM

Yes!

Antonio · 04-03-2006, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G10

Yes!

why not review my site and approve it

webprofessor · 04-03-2006, 07:24 AM

Best policy is to forget about it. DMOZ is effectively a blackbox.

John Scott · 04-03-2006, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webprofessor

Best policy is to forget about it. DMOZ is effectively a blackbox.

What does blackbox mean in this context?

webprofessor · 04-03-2006, 07:49 AM

You have no way to influence or observe what occurs in the process. You only can provide your input and receive ( or not in this case ) the result.

**G10** · 04-03-2006, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio

why not review my site and approve it

You have misunderstood me, I am not an editor there but there are editors from there that are also members here, thats all I'm saying

John Scott · 04-03-2006, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webprofessor

You have no way to influence or observe what occurs in the process. You only can provide your input and receive ( or not in this case ) the result.

True. DMOZ is one of the few organizations that open embraces a policy of non-communication with the public.

Antonio · 04-03-2006, 08:38 AM

My blog has been approved one month ago, listing in China, Blog
but the other has not, I submitted them at the same time

WorldwideTrading · 04-03-2006, 10:02 AM

Its one of those things. I have submitted numerous sites to dmoz over the years for people and have had a very low aproval rate. It can take years...

bcombs · 04-03-2006, 10:03 AM

Editors manage different categories. Some editors are faster than others.

Brian

Antonio · 04-03-2006, 10:36 AM

I am confused they have not even reviewed my site

John Scott · 04-03-2006, 10:55 AM

For the most part, editors at DMOZ are not looking to list websites. The first look for any excuse to not list websites, and if they do not find a reason to not list it, then they tend to just leave it in unreviewed for the time being.