Why my application is denied

I apply for "Top: Regional: Asia: Taiwan: Business and Economy: Industries: Manufacturing: Electronics", but it isn't approved. I want to know the reason why I was denied. I spend a lot of time filling in the applicaton form. I think the category is small. Thanks!!!

I would imagine the rejection letter you got has some information on why you were not accepted at this time.

Not everyone is accepted the first time they apply, you are more than welcome to try again. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

The reasons listed are too general and everyone has the same letter. I think the reasons should be specified to let the applicant know what they should avoid next time. If applicant don't know why they are denied, they may have the same mistake and fail again.

1) There are several different letters for different rejection-reasons. Only one of them was sent to you. Of course nobody wants to write all the stuff again and again, so there is no way around this.

2) If the metaeditor feels that it is needed, he may add a spcific comment at the bottom of the mail that is sent out.

Here are the reasons from the standard rejection letter. If you can honestly check off all of those items and say that you did none of those, then you are free to apply again.

• Incomplete application. Insufficient information has been provided in some fields including reason, affiliation and/or Sample URLs.
• Improper spelling and grammar.
• Sample URLs are inappropriate for the category which one has applied to edit. They may be too broad, too narrow, completely out of scope, poor quality, or in a language inappropriate for the category. All non-English sites are listed in the World category. Applications for World categories that include sites only in English will be denied. Likewise, applications for World categories that include sample URLs in languages other than the one appropriate for the applied category will be denied.
• Not properly disclosing affiliations with websites that are, or have the potential of being, listed in the category.
• Titles and descriptions of sample URLs (and other information provided) were subjective and promotional rather than unbiased and objective. ODP editors do not rank or write website reviews. ODP editors provide objective and unbiased descriptions of websites and their content.
• Self-Promotion. Application which leads us to believe that the candidate is interested primarily in promoting his/her own sites or those with which the applicant is affiliated. The ODP is not a marketing tool, and should not be used to circumvent the site submission process. If this is an applicant's motivation for joining, then we ask him/her not to apply. Editors found to be inappropriately promoting their own site will be promptly removed.
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  We've had this discussion numerous times as to why someone might not give specific feedback for each rejection letter, and it is stated very clearly in the letter as well.
  
  "Due to the large number of applications we get every day, we are unable to provide personal responses to every application or to respond to inquiries"
  
  There is a very good thread in this forum that will provide you with additional resources to read about becoming an editor. I know that it can seem a bit overwhelming and time consuming, but we do have some expectations about applications. If they are done correctly, then there is no problem accepting them and the process is all worth while.
  
  I think it's interesting that the only people who complain about the process are the ones who have been rejected. Those who did everything correctly don't complain about how hard it was to fill in the application <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />