Which category to submit?

JACOBKELL

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I have forum <url removed>
which is general talk forum where people can talk about everything and play games.So,which is best category to submit?Beacuse i was notice there is many subcategories which contain name board or forum or something else.Also,what are chances to be submitted?The funny thing is,5 years ago,when i was first see dmoz site,i was want to become editor but i had only modem them so was not able to do that job and i didnt know which category to pick.Now i am webmaster,and now i want to add my sites into directory but the question is how.
 

jimnoble

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Forums with a specific focus tend to be listed within the focus specific category. Yours is very general but with few members and posts.

I suggest that you wait until it has a lot more maturity before thinking about a listing here. By then, you'll have a much better idea of what it's main focus is.
 

JACOBKELL

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Well my main focus is simply everything-almost everything beacuse some themes again can be expanded to millions of forums-for example bodybuilding forum has 50 forums specified for this theme only and i will have one.
I think my forum can fit into general discussion,webmaster talk,bussiness discussion and free advertising(in latest time free advertising forum are popular)
 

hutcheson

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Let's see. No focus, and no intention of having one. And, let's not forget, no content.

Translated into ODP terms, that would come out something like, "nothing to list, and nowhere to list it."

I'd recommend closing your forums and participating in some of the many forums that are already active. Maybe the existing forums will fully satisfy your need to communicate; maybe, after a few years' forum participation, you'll be able to identify a niche that isn't well served already: a topic on which your own knowledge and experience will serve as a core for the content, and your own contacts will serve as a core for the community.

Then, and only then, you'll be equipped to start a forum that has a chance of being worth visiting.

In the meantime, there are many people who have years' specialized experience in particular topics as well as years' experience managing forums: and the surfers are best served by being directed to their forums. Rather than starting another forum, your best best is to link to an existing one.
 

JACOBKELL

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Well,one thing which pises me off is if you seeking for right information then you need to be register on 10-20 forums to found it.That's way i want to have forum who will have elements of each one and then finaly dont have need to be registered everywhere.And that is my specilization,fusion of all content.
 

spectregunner

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But it sounds as though you have a vision, but that you are lacking the rich, unique content needed to make it something that we would list.

Keep working on it, continue to add content and when you have hundreds of active members and thousands of legitimate posts, come back and talk to us. You will be on the verge of being listable.
 

JACOBKELL

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Dont worry i will have unique content,actualy i already have it.First,i am only mainstream forum(mainstream means not adult)who give epassporte gift awards.Second,i have many articles and tutorials in knowledge base.Third,i also work on games,adding new and unique games which cannot be found on other forums.
 
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