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It is their version of the google directory.
in regards to this:
"I have a question. If someone was using the ODP dump on one of their servers (for whatever reason) would you recieve another link to your site increasing the popularity or would the spiders notice its ODP dump and ignore that incomming link?"
I have seen it show up as a link for some of my sites...one thing you need to realize is: to AN ACTUAL PERSON it is a link and may help them get to your site.
(because DMOZ is the future of the Internet.)
(because DMOZ is the future of the Internet.)
I don't think so! Unless Google or Yahoo takes full control of it.
Actually I think they are losing out, if they didn't bring in more professional editors they are done!
yes the odp needs more editors, if you want to help try applying.
And the standard editor rejections letter always has reasons listed.
We now return to our regularly scheduled parallel universe....
I know its off topic, but there was an interesting article in May Scientific American [sciam.com] on parallel universes.
They are not as daft as you imply ;)
1. don;t bother trying if you are going in to add your own url.
2. pick a cat in regional not business.
3. come up with usefull urls to add. check they are not in the directory already.
4. read the description guidelines and write suitable ones, i.e NON-COMMERCIAL ones.
5. only bother choosing cat that are 10-30 in size to start with. you prove yourself and then move up.
my experience is much as the above. I wanted to edit a category that seemed suitable to my work. of course.
4 attempts at applying failed. I then applied for a regional cat with <10 entries. Now have made 100+ edits and have more cats to edit.
the ODP is not commercial, not for commercial gain. If you want to edit then don't approach it that you want to add your own url. You won't get accepted.
come up with usefull urls to add. check they are not in the directory already
