A while ago I changed our title and description to be more specific and the change still has not taken affect. I recieved a response saying that Greater Cincinnati MLS listings was not an appropriate title because we only display agents who pay to be on our site. Our agents do not pay, they are contractors. Star One is a broker and through broker reciprocity we display all Greater Cincinnati MLS listings as well as NKY and SE Indiana. When will the description and title be updated.
http://www.starone.com
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If an editor agrees that the title and/or description need to be updated, then "when" is whenever an editor gets around to it. If an editor deems the current title and description appropriate per our guidelines, then "when" is never (I haven't looked at your update request but I suspect that at least your title update request will be rejected since the title we currently display is correct for your site).
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Given the wording that you used in the posting, I suspect that you may believe that the ODP is a listing service, and that you can dictate the content of a title or description.
It is a common misunderstanding.
The ODP is not a cooperative venture between webmasters/owners and the editors. Instead, it might be helpful to think of us as a very large group of international hobbyists who compile lists of websites for our personal enjoyment. As part of our hobby, we accept suggestions from those who are not hobbyists, but are under no obligation to use those suggestions, just as a model railroader is under no obligation to put a nice tree righ "over there" becuase someone not involved in the construction thinks it would look "nice."
Broadly speaking, editors have fairly broad latitude in how they choose the title and descripion of a website, they are bound only by the editing guidelines. In the case of real estate sites, due to some significantly inappropriate behavior by your peers, editors have much less latitude. The rules by which we evaluate and list RE sites are all but set in concrete.
I'm not saying that you cannot request a change in the title and/or description that is in place for your site; I am strong suggesting that such a request will likely be viewed as "yet another vanity request" until and unless you can meet two burdens of proof: that the current title/description is factually incorrect and contravenes the current RE editing guidelines.
It is a steep hill to climb. How steep, you might ask?
Within the parts of Regional where I edit, it is safe to say that more than 90% of all update requests come from real estate agents/brokers. It is also safe to say that more than 95% of those requests get declined.
Since I am one of those editors still foolish enough to ignore advice to the contrary, I still engage in limited e-mail discussions with submitters. The vast majority of my e-mail interactions with members of the RE industry end up in a highly unsatisfactory manner.
It is a common misunderstanding.
The ODP is not a cooperative venture between webmasters/owners and the editors. Instead, it might be helpful to think of us as a very large group of international hobbyists who compile lists of websites for our personal enjoyment. As part of our hobby, we accept suggestions from those who are not hobbyists, but are under no obligation to use those suggestions, just as a model railroader is under no obligation to put a nice tree righ "over there" becuase someone not involved in the construction thinks it would look "nice."
Broadly speaking, editors have fairly broad latitude in how they choose the title and descripion of a website, they are bound only by the editing guidelines. In the case of real estate sites, due to some significantly inappropriate behavior by your peers, editors have much less latitude. The rules by which we evaluate and list RE sites are all but set in concrete.
I'm not saying that you cannot request a change in the title and/or description that is in place for your site; I am strong suggesting that such a request will likely be viewed as "yet another vanity request" until and unless you can meet two burdens of proof: that the current title/description is factually incorrect and contravenes the current RE editing guidelines.
It is a steep hill to climb. How steep, you might ask?
Within the parts of Regional where I edit, it is safe to say that more than 90% of all update requests come from real estate agents/brokers. It is also safe to say that more than 95% of those requests get declined.
Since I am one of those editors still foolish enough to ignore advice to the contrary, I still engage in limited e-mail discussions with submitters. The vast majority of my e-mail interactions with members of the RE industry end up in a highly unsatisfactory manner.
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I agree with motsa and spectregunner, but a bit of background might be helpful. cincymls.com used to host the Cincinnati multiple listing service (MLS). The board of directors decided to remove listings from the site, as seen at this Cincinnati Enquirer article. The MLS has made the listings available to any of the brokers (participating real estate agents/companies to the average reader). http://www.cabr.org/BRCompanies.htm shows that 141 companies currently offer MLS reciprocity searches.
I have not seen your update request, nor do I edit in real estate.
Indeed, Star One Real Estate, Inc. (how you are listed on cabr.org), is one of the companies, but it is not the cincymls.com and therefore would not be titled "Greater Cincinnati MLS listings".
I have not seen your update request, nor do I edit in real estate.