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And for those reading unaware, most ODP editors can edit in just a very small part of the directory. Thus, that there may be over 1,000 editors who just edit the cats in Regional for their hometown doesn't do you any good if you are trying to get listed in Shopping.
Before anyone gets too disillusioned, quoting from an earlier post
>> most of the editing is done by a small proportion of middle- to senior-level editors.
These editors have a wide run of the directory. And most (many!) chunks of ODP have one or more senior editors, who, time willing, can edits hundreds of categories.
What is your point? That you have spam sites that aren't listable? You aren't saying anything. Lots of people have been trying for a year or more to get sites that don't comply with the guidelines listed. ODP doesn't exist to list non-compliant websites just because somebody wants their site listed.
Surely some sites that deserve a listing don't get one, and some sites that have a listing don't deserve one, but in areas where people volunteer to edit these are tiny exceptions. And then if there is no volunteers for that area the only person to blame is yourself.
If you want to know your status ask at resource-zone. If you want to be sure your interest area is edited, volunteer yourself, don't cry for somebody else to do it.
One of the reasons that OD gets our blood pressure rising, is that we wait..... and wait..... then wait some more and have no idea whether we have been rejected or are in a queue. As editor comments are entered when rejection takes place, perhaps the software could be modified (very simply) to issue a courtesy email to let the poor webmaster know, even if a reason is not given.
A second reason, is that whilst our sites are not being accepted, we can so easily find multiple listings for sites that do not exist. Again, surely an automatic process to monitor dead links would not be hard to implement?
Lastly, my compliments to all proactive and unbiased dmoz editors.
There was a thread before with a discussion of putting a "this category needs a new editor" instead of this category needs an editor so recruits would know what categories they might get accepted into right off the bat. Hopefully they'll implement something like that.
Found the "Open Directory Project Public Forum". This appears to give submission guidelines but doesn't appear to have anywhere which lists submission status. Are you suggesting that I post a question or is there somewhere I can check it myself?
If I was confident in being accepted as an editor, I'd happilly offer my services!
There was a thread before with a discussion of putting a "this category needs a new editor" instead of this category needs an editor so recruits would know what categories they might get accepted into right off the bat. Hopefully they'll implement something like that.
Has this already happened?
What's the difference between 'Volunteer to edit this category' and 'This category needs an editor'.
And are there a lot more categories now that show no editor at all?
No.
>What's the difference between 'Volunteer to edit this category' and 'This category needs an editor'.
And are there a lot more categories now that show no editor at all?
There was a concern that the old wording was such that some in the public would interpret that as meaning "if I apply there, since there is no editor my submission will be ignored". Often not the case since many small cats without listed editors are in fact reviewed frequently by editors up the tree.
That's how it works.
There was a concern that the old wording was such that some in the public would interpret that as meaning "if I apply there, since there is no editor my submission will be ignored
Actually I think it was suggested to differentiate categories where a new editor would be likely to get accepted vs those categories (like shopping) where a new editors seems to almost never get accepted.
That way people don't waste their time applying to categories where they will almost surely be rejected.
Even better: At the bottom of each category there is a date showing the last edit. No need to do wild guessing :o)
This is a myth. Please read the FAQ and General Advice in the Becoming an Editor forum of the resource-zone.
"They" told you this?
I'm guessing that the real point is that you have sites you'd like to have listed ...
I've been trying to get a site listed in Yahoo for free for almost a year now, but you don't see me over there ranting and whining about why they won't list my site; partly, I suppose, because I don't really care if they list it, and trying to get it listed for free is just something I do every once in awhile when I'm like really bored.
Submitted URLs from rejected editors are usually still added to the unreviewed queue of the category in question.
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Yes, it was post 3 here:
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Ok, ex-editor. ;) I'll bow to the experience of motsa and kctipton. :)
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