4 Pages of broken links...

Wow...I was looking under the category that we'd like to eventually see our listing, /Top/Business/Energy_and_Environment/Consulting/and I have a 4 page word document of sites listed there that have broken links/parked pages/questionable content/double links etc.

Is there an editor that wants to see this list or do you prefer to find this stuff on your own?

Joanne

Post them here: http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5453

Thank you in advance. This is exactly the type of help we most appreciate.

My apologies!

I was looking under google.com and not DMOZ...how embarrassing!

Sorry,
Joanne

Thanks!

I posted my findings where you had directed. I think DMOZ has taken care of some of them but I still found others.

Thanks,
Joanne

Joanner said:

I posted my findings where you had directed. I think DMOZ has taken care of some of them but I still found others.

Thanks,
Joanne

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http://dmoz.org/Business/Energy_and_Environment/Consulting/

You should only list errors in the Dmoz category, I have looked over all 520 Dmoz entries in the category and posted the findings.

Dmoz is only responsible for what is in their own directory.

I did not use any out side sources as they are not relevant.

I hope that helps you out some.

Thanks!

Sorry I created so much work for you. I was just checking out other companies in the category and was a bit discouraged that there were so many broken links etc. I realized after I'd posted that it was on google's directory and not DMOZ. I know google gets their information from here, but they obviously don't update the categories like DMOZ does.

Sorry if I created so much extra work for you! But thanks for all your efforts timamie!

Joanne

No, thank you for taking the time to point out the problem links. If you find anymore listed at dmoz.org please do report them.

Thanks Photfox

Wouldn't you know it...I was just reading over at the google webmaster forums and someone just posted this "Google
updates their Directory from DMOZ periodically, but have not done so in
over a year now. " Ha, ha...Can you tell I'm a rookie! Actually I'm an accountant so I don't even qualify to be a rookie!

I will continue to try to help out where I can, but sometimes you have to learn by making mistakes.

Thanks for making me feel better about my goof up!

Joanne

It is not a big deal, I was just trying to help you out that's all. Not flame you or any thing.

Hope you did not take it wrong, It is no extra work for me, I am at the computer any way.

I am not an editor, I hope to be an editor one day in some thing the interests me like cars and trucks.

And for right now I look over the threads and look for categories to go after, the ones people complain about the most here and contribute..

It is one of my beliefs that if I go over the categories people are complaining about it will help out that editor a little, Maybe in helping out it might speed up people getting list and sites reviewed, I have no motive for this as my site has already been listed.

Some of these categories just plain suck.

So the only drive I have is to help make the directory better and the lack for a better thing to do now.

I have found it is easier to go thought categories look them over and lean more. I figure after going over, reading and looking at a few thousand entries and checking them I might be ready to apply as an editor one day again in the future.

Timamie,

Hi Timamie,

No, I wasn't offended by your posting at all. I was just a bit embarrassed about my goof up. I was looking over the category, because I wanted to see what other types of companies were listed there. I just figured if we weed out some crap, it makes room for legit companies like ours. I know it can take a long time to get listed on DMOZ, but there really isn't any point in complaining about it. You just have to find other relevant directories to list on as well.

I don't mind helping out either, it's actually a great place to find company websites and try to figure out all this SEO stuff that I'm such a rookie at.

Good luck in getting your editor status!

Thanks again, and no offence taken

Joanne

An editor doesn't make judgements about companies, we review websites for unique content. Deleting a competitor or a company you don't think highly of will get you banned as an editor. All editors must edit impartially and fairly, according to our rules, not their own.

The nice thing for both of you is that the ODP is extremely open and transparent, except for matters of security. The rules(Guidelines) that we work by are open to the general public, here:
http://dmoz.org/guidelines/

Everything about the ODP is here:
http://dmoz.org/about.html

The things we can't tell you about, are things that we need to keep to ourselves, but everything else is as clear as day, and these guidelines are all things that an editor needs to learn and follow once he becomes an editor, so it's good to get a head start.

One might consider editing in Regional, there's lots of openings there: (at the locality level, of course)

http://dmoz.org/Regional/

Regional Guidelines:
http://dmoz.org/guidelines/regional/

Hi Crowbar

When I indicated "weed out some crap" I meant get rid of the companies appearing with broken links. I was not indicating that some of the companies who were listed were crap. That's not my call, nor what I intended my statement to mean.

I'm also not looking to be an editor at this time, I was just trying to help out!

Joanne

I just wanted to make what we do as editors clear, for any readers who might have gotten the wrong impression, .

Regional editing is a little bit different than Topical editing, as we place sites by location (and topics within that location). A small town/village/city (locality) is given an opportunity to be represented as a geographical area on the Internet where they can compete with other localities.

It's very similar to what a Chamber of Commerce might do by listing all of their business members, only we list much more than just that.

My own small town had only 4 sites listed when I started, now it has 130 sites, that I found on my own by searching through phone books, ads, business cards, and searching for links on other sites.

It's a lot of fun to build a community up, sort of like going on a scavenger hunt, and it's a great community service for your area. Every small locality deserves to be represented on the Internet.

If you take a look at a map of your country, no matter if it's the USA, Canada, China, or Africa, and see how many localties it has, you'll get an idea of the breadth that Regional editing is involved in, and understand the job that a few thousand editors have. Our editors are from every country in the world, , in every language, and they are all volunteering their free time.

Hi Crowbar!

I completely understand you wanting to clarify your position! No problem!

I agree, it's nice to look up some of the "locals". We definitely have some interesting websites pop up for Calgary, Alberta. We've been growing so fast here in Calgary this past year it's scarry.

I would definitely like to be able to help out the ODP eventually,by becoming an editor, because I really do find it interesting to look up different companies operating in our city. I think I'd be considered to be biased at the moment though, as we're still trying to get our company listed.

Perhaps down the road I'll look into volunteering, as I'm sure I'd do a good job, having lived here forever I know many well represented companies! It's always nice to be able to help out a lending hand as well.

Thanks for all your input!

Joanne

P.S. Crowbar!

Do you know if there are any positions available for Calgary, Alberta, Canada or is that considered to be privileged information?

Thanks,
Joanne

I think you've misunderstood how editorship works in the ODP. There are no "positions available" in any given area. If you find an area of the directory that you feel you can help build up, then feel free to apply there. There's an FAQ thread in the Becoming an Editor forum that offers some tips.