From the FAQ page - please indicate why this does not answer your questions
Just another question, is there any editor in the category that I've submitted?
There's no editor for my category - will my submission ever get reviewed?
What you are seeing at the bottom of the category is that there is no editor named. This does not mean that a category gets no editor attention. Any editor "higher-up" the category tree can edit in a category lower down. In addition to this, there are two categories of editor, called Editalls and Metas who can edit any category in the directory. So yes, someone will eventually review every submission.
I can't believe that there can be no change at all considering that I've submitted in year 2003.
It has to be either the editor is extremely inefficient or there are no editors in that category.
How long until my site will be reviewed?
The time between submission and an editorial review ranges anywhere from two minutes to over two years. This is due to the voluntary nature of the ODP - editors volunteer their time free of charge to do what they can to build the directory. Reviewing submitted sites is only one of many tasks which editors need to perform, and for many editors, not the top priority.
Submission to the directory by users is just one source of content for the ODP - editors are encouraged to go out on their own and find sites which could be listed.
I would also like to mention that my competitors website which I believe submitted around the same time, has already been approved and my submission haven't even been reviewed yet.
Why did you list my competitor before you listed me?
We look at each site individually, and in whichever order an editor wants to. Therefore it is perfectly possible that a competitor has been listed first (someone has to be, after all).
How long should I wait before I resubmit?
The simple answer is "forever".
The ODP submission guidelines used to say to do it every month, but this has been rendered unnecessary by changes in how the ODP works. Once a submission has been received, it will never go away. It will sit in that category, awaiting review. Submissions do not expire.
So the preferred method is now to suggest the site to the category and wait at least a month. If, after a month, the site has not appeared, then come to Resource Zone and check that the site submission was successful (some do get lost). If an editor tells you to resubmit, then please do. Once an editor has confirmed that the submission is awaiting editorial review, then submitting again will do no good.
In fact, a new submission to the same category overwrites the previous one. Editors have many ways of sorting the pool of unreviewed sites in a category and one of them is by submission date. If this is the case, then a resubmission will show up further down the list and may end up taking longer to get reviewed.
it would be great if someone can confirm that my submission is still there, awaiting review.
Somebody did
On January 26, 2005, 04:49 PM
arubin said
I see no change in status since the last report. Sorry not to have better news.
