johncotton

The site is in the ODP database but there have been technical issues with the public pages not regenerating. This I gather is related to a recent server upgrade and will be resolved in due course. Some oddities I noticed included the that the site is listed in the ODP mirror http://ch.dmoz.org/Shopping/Travel/Accessories/ . It is not however listed in the corresponding google category but a google search on the url says that it is.

The site was listed in http://dmoz.org/Regional/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Localities/M/Mermaid_Beach/Travel_and_Tourism/ well before Nov 02.

The site has been listed in http://dmoz.org/Regional/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Localities/F/Fortitude_Valley/Travel_and_Tourism for some time.

The reinstatements that you are seeing in the logs are for timed out editors.

Yes it is still in the queue, shouldn't be much longer hopefully.

Sorry but there are no applications under that user name or for that category. Either there was a glitch or the application was declined.

Hi Milt If you did not receive a confirmation email then the application did not go through. There are no applications form you in the new applications queue.

Re: Editor Application Status ? The time for any particular application to get processed varies from a few minutes to a few weeks. Sometimes the queue is very short sometimes it is rather long. The reasons for this are [*]We get a lot of applications [*]The applications are not always processed in the order that they are received as many metas concentrate on certain parts of the directory and will leave applications in areas they are not so familiar with. [*]Applications are in various languages and need to be processed by metas who understand the language. For instance your application is in German and only a handful of metas speak that language. [*]Most of the applications are processed by volunteer editors who have jobs, families and a life. This means that the number of people who are available to spend time working on the New Application queue varies. [/list:u] The two weeks that you have been waiting is probably longer than average.

Your application is still in the queue, shouldn't be much longer.

If you have a genuine interest in the category then go ahead and apply. It is true that there are some parts of the Business tree that have more than their fair share of spam and abuse however new editors are approved for Business categories on a nearly daily basis.

I fixed the spelling mistakes. Thanks for pointing them out.

I think that many applicants make the mistake of thinking that since they are volunteering the application is merely a formality and that a perfunctory attempt at completing the form is all that is required. If an applicant puts a bit of time into crafting a decent application, applies for an appropriate category, checks his or her grammar and spelling, is upfront about affiliations, gives an impression of understanding the nature of the category and shows that they can describe and title sites then their chances of approval are high An application does not need to be perfect, but if it is lacking because the applicant does not have the ability, or is not prepared to put in the effort to create a decent one, then it is a reasonable assumption that the edits from that editor will also be lacking. Potential editors are not turned down for frivolous or vexatious reasons, they are declined because it appears to the reviewer that the applicant has not demonstrated that they have the ability or inclination to assist in the creation in a quality, unbiased and comprehensive directory. It can be a difficult judgment call and we do not get it right all of the time. We do understand the frustration of submitters waiting for their sited to be listed, this was one of the reasons these fora were set up. However in building a directory there is much more to the equation than getting sites reviewed as quickly as possible.