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zmroberts

7:55 pm on Sep 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I have submitted to dmoz about a month ago? Do they send you an email when/if they add your site...how long does that take do you think?

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Lord Majestic

7:58 pm on Sep 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

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It took a few weeks for DMOZ to list my site (happened last month) - I did not get an email, so its possible they listed week or two earlier than I think. Now I've read all sort of stuff about them being as slow, never listing etc.

Now I think is bound to be highly dependent upon whether site genuinly belongs to very limited space that they have for a given topic. It is obviously subjective as to whether given site is good enough, however I am inclined to think if your site is definately good, so well that its goodness is beyond any doubt then you should be listed pretty quickly.

kevinpate

8:07 pm on Sep 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

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> Do they send you an email when/if they add
> your site...

speaking only for myself, generally no email is sent, irrespective of whether a reviewed site is added, moved to a more appropriate category, deleted as falling completely outside the guidelines, or left in unreviewed status to await a further review.

> how long does that take do you think?

It depends. Sometimes sites get added that weren't even submitted, e.g., a site is located while surfing, reading an article where it's mentioned, etc.
Sometimes a submission is deleted because if falls outside guidelines and would never be approved, and then of course there's the expanse of time that fits in between those two extremes, and it defies accurate measurement.

tigger

8:25 pm on Sep 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I've been waiting for over 2 years for some of my clients sites! no further comment regarding Dmoz as it will turn into a rant!

econman

8:37 pm on Sep 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

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10 months and waiting...

It apparently varies widely, depending on the subject area. As well, if they reject your site (which happens a lot) they don't tell you.

ikkyu

9:10 pm on Sep 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Close to a year here. Don't even waste your time thinking about it. Whenever the good graces of the DMOZ clan decide to bless you..