>Is DMOZ supposed to (potentially) allow you to have a link directly to your site/url from a search engine?
No, that forms no part whatsoever of the ODP's design, purpose, or process. If it happens, blame the search engine; if it doesn't happen, credit the search engine.
Does DMOZ just get a link into a search engine showing the page/catagory you are listed under in the DMOZ.
No. dmoz.org does not block search engine spiders; what they do with the data is strictly up to them. We don't officially care, although some of us are personally curious or even gratified. We do not do anything to assist or impede the search engines.
>I have a personal page. I can do a search on google for my name with "lastname, firstname" and it will give a link to the DMOZ site index i'm under, but not to MY url/web page directly. Can it potentially go to my url, or is DMOZ just able to get the index showing my page in the DMOZ into a search engine?
Depends on the search engine spider and the text on your page. The ODP won't interfere; it may accidentally help.
>My web page is a personal web page, so it is listed in the DMOZ with "lastname, firstname"
That is the only way you can type it into google since it is finding the dmoz index page. Is there any way to get around this with personal pages, so it is more intuitive for people to search?
That's between your site and the Google spider.
>Do you think I will be able to change the description of my page in the DMOZ to just my name?
No. The listing follows the local guidelines and practice.
There are forums that will help you with Google, Yahoo/Inktomi, and other search engine issues. An ODP listing is one way -- not the only way -- of helping a search engine spider find your site. But after it finds it, what happens is between you and the search engine spider; we can't help you with that.
In fact, we can't control whether the search engine even lists the dmoz page or not. We allow it, but they decide.
No, that forms no part whatsoever of the ODP's design, purpose, or process. If it happens, blame the search engine; if it doesn't happen, credit the search engine.
Does DMOZ just get a link into a search engine showing the page/catagory you are listed under in the DMOZ.
No. dmoz.org does not block search engine spiders; what they do with the data is strictly up to them. We don't officially care, although some of us are personally curious or even gratified. We do not do anything to assist or impede the search engines.
>I have a personal page. I can do a search on google for my name with "lastname, firstname" and it will give a link to the DMOZ site index i'm under, but not to MY url/web page directly. Can it potentially go to my url, or is DMOZ just able to get the index showing my page in the DMOZ into a search engine?
Depends on the search engine spider and the text on your page. The ODP won't interfere; it may accidentally help.
>My web page is a personal web page, so it is listed in the DMOZ with "lastname, firstname"
That is the only way you can type it into google since it is finding the dmoz index page. Is there any way to get around this with personal pages, so it is more intuitive for people to search?
That's between your site and the Google spider.
>Do you think I will be able to change the description of my page in the DMOZ to just my name?
No. The listing follows the local guidelines and practice.
There are forums that will help you with Google, Yahoo/Inktomi, and other search engine issues. An ODP listing is one way -- not the only way -- of helping a search engine spider find your site. But after it finds it, what happens is between you and the search engine spider; we can't help you with that.
In fact, we can't control whether the search engine even lists the dmoz page or not. We allow it, but they decide.