http://www.jbcollectibles.com

I submitted my web page and have waited for about 2months and then resubmitted the web page three days ago.

I also contacted my editor and recieved no response.

I do not know the status and would like it to be reviewed.

It is waiting review in Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Militaria/World_War_II .

You'll always get a quicker review by picking the right category the first time around. We know this is hard sometimes, so (unlike Yahoo) we don't delete your submittal out of hand just because you submitted to the wrong place. But many editors (including me) do not actually list sites in a category unless they are editing in that category. If a site goes somewhere else, they move it there to be reviewed in the context of that category. This may seem like more work for us and more delay for you (and it is both), but it allows us to make the necessary checks for duplication of content and consistency of listing styles (which we cannot make from a distance except in categories we know very well.)

You will, not always but frequently, get a SLOWER review by submitting the site again. Why? Well, if we delete the older of duplicate submissions (which some editors do manually, and the software does automatically) AND if editors review the sites in chronological order (which many do) ... then your new submittal just sent you to the back of the line.

As for requesting a site review, there is not really any way of doing that except "Add URL" in the appropriate category. Sometimes as a byproduct of a "status request" in the forums, an editor will in fact review and possibly even list the site, but there's never a guarantee.

Most of my material is WW2 militaria.

I think that the militaria category is most appropriate?

I confess to being utterly confused by that logic.

If most of what you are selling is WWII militaria, then explain again, slowly and in detail, why the WWII militaria category is NOT the most appropriate place?

Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles/Militaria/ is the best category for my web site.

I offer WW2 German,Japanese and American items for sale, trade and I also buy mostly.

I also get sometimes civil war and WWI items also.

So being in the Militaria/ category and not the Militaria/WWII is much better for me.

If I wanted to expand my website later and go into other antiques, would I be allowed to list my site in another category and keep my listing in the militaria/ category also?

The guidelines say: "Pick the ONE category that BEST fits the site focus."

Besides a topical listing (in Shopping for you), your site can also be listed in the Regional branch. Since your address is clearly listed on the site, feel free to submit it to the Palatine, Illinois category, too.

Yes, jazz is right: there are "unexceptional exceptions" to the one-listing guideline, and that is one of them.

You state, "I also get sometimes civil war and WWI items also." However, I find very little non-WWII articles, products, medals, etc. located on the site. The site's statment of "All original WWII militaria is only being offered for sale, no reproductions are sold." could be seen (misread as) "[Only] All original WWII militaria is being offered for sale, no reproductions are sold."

Doing a quick review, it seems that 99% of the material is WWII circa 1940s. Without clearly providing 'evidence' of other than WWII material, the reviewing editor may place your site in the .../WWII category.

Hope that helps.

I have not been included in the militaria category yet and there is no editor for militaria / WWII.

The last time I put a webpage in the directory that did not have an editor, I waited months and months before emailing the editor in the next upper level. When I emailed the editor I the next highest category my friends webpage was put on immediately.

I really do not know what is going on. It seems like my submition is just plain lost.

I tried emailing the editor in the next category above and I am not getting any response or replies back.

Do I put in another submition to a category that has no editor?

As previously mentioned, your site is waiting in unreviewed already. Another submission is not necessary. Please be patient.

These forums are for checking the status of submissions, not for getting immediately listed.

Jb, as Jazz says, this forum is for status checks only, not about getting listed faster.

What you need to understand is that Shopping has the third largest unreviewed queue in the directory (behind Business and Computers). You and many others are all in the same boat, waiting for your site to be reviewed. Resubmitting only adds to the mass of submissions we have to wade through. Every time a submitter resubmits slows down the process that much more. /images/icons/frown.gif

On the bright side, we in Shopping are currently addressing some of our more backlogged areas, including Antiques & Collectibles. I have no way of knowing who all is helping out where on any given day, so you may or may not see your site reviewed in the near future.