All Across Texas.com Not Listed ?

Hello All
I have submitted my site (www.allacrosstexas.com) to
http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Travel/Preparation/
over the last 9 months and have had no luck getting listed.

Can someone please help

Have you considered reading the guidelines for this forum - it's mentioned in the list of forums. There is section looking like this.

Site Submission Status (12 Viewing)
Use the sub-forums for category specific requests. If the category you submitted to doesn't have a sub-forum post the request here.
Read the guidelines before posting.

If you could not follow the instructions in the previous post - then click on the following link, and read every line in the guidelines, and ensure that you follow those instructions to the letter. If you feel unable to do so, then have the person who created your website do it for you.

[readme]Please read the guidelines[/readme]

Please understand that ODP is not a listing services for businesses - if you are relying on an ODP listing for your business, you have selected an inappropraite business model, and should rethink what you are doing. Not all sites get listed, and even if they do, it may take anywhere from a few minutes to several years.

Thanks for adding the category information. Your site is waiting for review in that category, but it is also waiting in http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Texas/Guides_and_Directories , which may be judged to be a better fit for your site. In any case there is no need to submit your site again. If you haven't seen it listed in 6 months' time, you are welcome to return for a new status request (please bookmark and re-use this thread) on or after Jan 26.

How long will it take if the site is approved to appear

How long will it take if the site is approved to appear in the directory ?

I'm not sure this is the correct place to post this comment I don't want to
start a new thread ?

Please advise
Thank You

Not long -- days at most. As to how long it will take to be reviewed for approval -- nobody knows.

In six months, yes, bump this thread to ask about the status again.

2 Questions

I did not see the notice that asked site owners to wait 6 months to inquire again about the status of thier listing in the directory. Is this reqirement still in effect.

Second question: I see a yellow star on some sites listed in the directory can anyone tell me what that means?

Donsdad]I did not see the notice that asked site owners to wait 6 months to inquire again about the status of thier listing in the directory. Is this reqirement still in effect.[/quote]Yes. [url]http://resource-zone.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=396[/url][quote=Donsdad said:

Second question: I see a yellow star on some sites listed in the directory can anyone tell me what that means?

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It indicates what we call a "cool" site ; i.e., that the current editor consensus is that the site is one of the most important sites in the category.

Hello All ! 6 months have passed

Google likes me, Alexa is starting to take notice, MSN and Yahoo love me but I just can't get a date with DMOZ. Can anyone help

It' been 6 mont hs since my last submission status request please advise.

Post #4::::: (please bookmark and re-use this thread) on or after Jan 26.

Where is DMOZ?

Google likes me, Alexa (Reach Up 500%) is starting to take notice, MSN and Yahoo love me but I just can't get a date with DMOZ. Can anyone help

It' been 6 months since my last submission status request please advise.

It's been rejected. See http://dmoz.org/guidelines/include.html#notinclude for a list of common reasons why sites are rejected.

Confused

In the ODP it says an editor should as a

“general rule of thumb: Look at the content on the site, mentally blocking out all affiliate links. If the remaining information is original and valuable informational content that contributes something unique to the category's subject, the site may be a good candidate for the ODP. If the remaining content is poor, minimal, or copied from some other site, then the site is not a good candidate for the ODP. “

As the information on my site comes directly from each city government and is designed to promote tourism in each city in Texas I can't understand why the affiliate model is offensive to the editor.

I could as my competitor does charge 1,200 to each city government to be listed on my site, which in turn would take money out of your pocket as a citizen taxpayer. Or maybe
I could take a credit card number and charge my visitors to surf my site.

I believe the content out ways the minor introductions of affiliate program links throughout my site. As you know there is a balance in the business of providing information. Free information goes away if the one that provides that information can no longer support the site.

I believe the editor of this category is affiliated with my competitor, something a few legal shots across the bow should take care of. I am correct in thinking that AOL is the ultimate owner of the ODP? And Google relies heavily on the ODP? We will let the attorneys figure this one out.

To Caesar you have appealed. Any further contact with any editor by any means would be (illegal) harassment. That limits the usefulness of this thread.