In a sense it is hit and miss. But perhaps if you have a glimpse into what the directory is about it might help.
It is not a listing service, offering a site is just that, you offer it, there is no guarantee that it will be listed or when. That is because the directory seeks to build up categorized sites that will be useful to the surfer. One pool to use are submitted sites, but editors also go and search for sites to list, some editors won't use any of the submitted sites, because in some categories all we get is none unique content sites, affiliates, mirrors, get rich quick and junk and spam.
We are al;so not interested in how well the site has been constructed. Unique content is the main criteria and on guideline compliant sites.
It helps if the submitter, usually the webmaster, reads the guidelines and tries to offer a title and description which is guideline compliant. They stand out in the Q and often we will check them out first and they Qjump for possible listing.
Most guideline compliant sites with unique content will get listed, but can take from a few hours to years. Depends on who wants to edit that category. Remember we are all volunteers and do this as a hobby in our spare time, so how much we edit depends on work, family and what we feel like, if it does not feel enjoyable I don't do any that day/week/month.
I have just spent 3 weeks editing in a category that I have not edited for 8 months, others have done some, but not a lot. I have sourced new sites, dwealt with most of the sites not returning and got the Q down of submitted sites from over 200 to about 20. But when will I do that again? Depends, but certainly not making any predictions. So what at present looks like a fast moving category, may not look like that in say a years time.
What can be done? Not a lot, except that if we had more editors then we could list more sites. So how about you spending a good deal of your spare time editing in DMOZ. Ask to be an editor, pass the tests and then you too can help to bring the Q's down and stop people saying "But it can be hit and miss"
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