Legitmate Site for Niche Industry Leader Remains Unlisted?

fretallack

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I submitted a website that belongs to an industry leading company in a niche area of the b2b software business. As far as I can tell, the submission followed all guidelines provided. The website in question is quite professional, very topical, and very pertinent to any company conducting a product search or RFP relating to our solution. It seems clear that, with the dmoz user base in mind, a listing of this site would be a positive contribution to the completeness of the dmoz directory.

I can only assume, based on the fact that several months have passed since submission, that my submission has been rejected. However it seems that I have no recourse as to figuring out where my submission fell short. Is there any advice you can provide, other than re-reading submission guidelines and acceptance criteria?

Also, we are continually striving to improve the quality of our homepage. How can I ensure that these improvements are taken into account when our site is considered? Would you recommend re-submitting the site for consideration every few months? It seems to me that this is against your policy banning multiple submissions, however I'm not sure how else we can communicate improvements in our site to your editors.

Thanks,
fretallack
 

fretallack

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Also, for the record, I realize that no site is ever guaranteed inclusion in the dmoz directory. However, my impression is that dmoz aims to create and maintain the highest quality free online directory in existence. And with this in mind it seems that our interests coincide.
 

jimnoble

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Would you recommend re-submitting the site for consideration every few months?
No - and doing so can be counter-productive.
I can only assume ... that my submission has been rejected
That would not be wise. It's more likely that we just haven't got around to it yet.

ODP is a volunteer organisation and editors edit where they wish, when they wish and as much as they wish within the constraints of their permissions. ODP is not a free listing service for website owners and it does not attempt to process their listing suggestions within the time scales desired by them.
 
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