Can I check the stutus of my sites

On 5/01/02 i tried to add a few urls to the directory i was wondering if i could get status, or update on what happened, on these URLS;
www.advertising-novelties.com
www.ball-screws.net
www.ball-valves.net
www.check-valves.net

thanks for you time

I have not looked into the listing status of your sites but I did look at the sites myself. If I were the editor of one of the categories you submitted to I probably would not list those sites. What I would probably do is go through and add all those links to the directory. The best way to avoid this is have about 500 links but a directory of 40 links is going to get borged - but that is just me.

Our site not only act as a directory to the companies that we list but we offer all contact info and also serve as an alternative resource for looking to find product types and manufacturers. We have a few sites listed but i am wondering why so many have not been touched

>>I am wondering why so many have not been touched ...

"Directory" sites are spam magnets for affiliate banner farms, not to mention "tiny link pages." "Directory" categories are therefore not much fun to edit...and each site takes longer to review than "onsite content" sites -- the "to borg or not to borg" question is always present, and if a directory is really any good, it is worthwhile to add its links to the ODP. (If it's not any good, then it's not worth listing.)

The combination of all this -- fewer amateur reviewers, more incessant spammers, more laborious reviews -- is, naturally, larger backlogs.