rfgdxm1 - 11:21 pm on Apr 4, 2003 (gmt 0)

>My experience has been that it varies by category and by editor. It's not very consistent. I guess it really just depends if the editor likes your site or not.

Just earlier today I gave the thumbs down as an ODP editor on the basis of the site having minimal content beyond affiliate links. Which is all kinds of rare as I don't edit in spammy areas. If you read those guidelines, there is a lot of room for editorial discretion there: "If the remaining information is original and valuable informational content that contributes something unique to the category's subject, the site may be a good candidate for the ODP." How valuable is valuable? Now, if the site had more original content then any other site listed in that cat, obviously it should be added. However, in this case not only was the content minimal, but also submediocre. This is sort of like baseball. Some umpires are known to call a balk on a pitcher more often than others.