Got listed, then dropped within a couple of weeks.

sabian1982

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A month or so again i realised that i'd got listed in DMOZ, the search index even got updated and i was able to be found via the search function on the site. A good couple of weeks later however my listing disappeared and although as with many people i lose no sleep over not being listed, needless to say it was rather frustrating to have got listed then dropped off the list.

My site was obviously suitable for listing (otherwise surely it would not have been listed) so my question really is, was the removal due to server problems that we all know dmoz has had in recent times or perhaps just a case of over competative editors attempting to push out the competition (something which is again discussed as being an occasional occurance in some specific categories although something that dmoz has been trying to avoid). My site has not changed significantly over the last 2 years or so and the theme of information has always stayed consistant...

Any suggestions
 

jimnoble

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A websites can be removed from a category for lots of possible reasons.

The original listing might have been a mistake.
The listing might be en route to a better category.
The site might have been down when checked by one of our QC tools.
We might have found that you own a number of related websites.
The listing removal might have been a mistake.

We don't know.

If you are absolutely convinced that your site complies with our submission guidelines, by all means re-suggest it, just once, to the one best category.
 

sabian1982

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Thats great, i've submitted my <url removed> again... now i shall just sit back and wait again...
 
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