blend27 - 9:14 pm on Jul 20, 2007 (gmt 0)

hutcheson

-- But any attempt at communication must determine first of all what common interest there is. And in this case there really isn't much, so a successful conversation will nearly always end in "OK, you're not interested in my interests, and I'm not interested in yours ... let's each go look for someone else to talk to." ---

I think you are slicing a bit too thick. There is a specific common interest for SHOPPING section of DMOZ, and that is a self-promotion; Why else would a webmaster suggest a site more than once. I don’t want to mention timelines, it is up to the editors how often the decide to wakeup with the thought of revisiting sites submitted(if there is/was one),

BUT

With all the genuine intentions, let me just sprinkle a bit of a thought that some of self promoting dudes and gals are into it for a long ride, we spent time suggesting site(s) to be considered and we spent time trying to figure out what else we need to do to get the site listed in DMOZ.

And BTW, if PLEASE define(if you will): what is common interest