Whichpoker
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If my site was removed can I resubmit?
I don't want to be accused of spamming the editors with submissions.
I don't want to be accused of spamming the editors with submissions.
Can I resubmit
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spectregunner
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If your site was removed, and I have no idea if it was since I did not check, you would need to address the issues that led to its removal -- which in >90% of the time means starting over from scratch.
Whichpoker
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So does this mean if I redesign a site that has been removed I can resubmit it?
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It all depends on why you site was removed.Whichpoker said:
There can be several reasons:
1) your site was down for a longer period (some weeks or longer)
2) an editor noticed your site has changed its content and is (s)he decided it would better be listed in an other category, the editor moved the site to a better category and it is now waiting review there
3) an editor noticed your site in its current form isn't listable according to our guidelines (read http://dmoz.org/add.html and http://dmoz.org/guidelines/include.html for these guidelines)
As we will not look at individual sites here at R-Z we can not determine what is the cause for your site to be delisted (so no need to ask any detailed questions with the url of your site). Only you can know the reason. Only if your site has been down for some time you have a good cause to suggest the site again.
The issue is basically never site design. So a redesign wouldn't affect anything.
The issue is basically always unique content. But ... if you were happy posting a site without it before, why would you change now? If you had unique content (of the kind the ODP lists), why would you not have already published it?
A quick resubmit would naturally result in either a quick certain reject, or a delayed re-review (and near-as-no-never-mind-certain reject.) That's why, nearly always, when a site is rejected (whether or not it was already listed), there really isn't anything to do.
In the rare circumstances where an editor might have made a mistake, or the even rarer circumstances where it might have been deliberate abuse, a resubmit would be appropriate. But before doing that, look at the site, and make sure that a surfer can quickly get an idea of what unique information the site might offer, or what commercial entity provides the unique goods and services are offered. If there isn't any such, then the site isn't one that the ODP ought to list, and it's better to pursue commercial site promotion for a content-void or marketing site than to waste your time badgering editors over something they know they ought not to do.
The issue is basically always unique content. But ... if you were happy posting a site without it before, why would you change now? If you had unique content (of the kind the ODP lists), why would you not have already published it?
A quick resubmit would naturally result in either a quick certain reject, or a delayed re-review (and near-as-no-never-mind-certain reject.) That's why, nearly always, when a site is rejected (whether or not it was already listed), there really isn't anything to do.
In the rare circumstances where an editor might have made a mistake, or the even rarer circumstances where it might have been deliberate abuse, a resubmit would be appropriate. But before doing that, look at the site, and make sure that a surfer can quickly get an idea of what unique information the site might offer, or what commercial entity provides the unique goods and services are offered. If there isn't any such, then the site isn't one that the ODP ought to list, and it's better to pursue commercial site promotion for a content-void or marketing site than to waste your time badgering editors over something they know they ought not to do.