www.localproducts.co.uk

First submited about 2 years ago but I don't think it ever made it into the directory as I've never seen any DMOZ stye traffic. It doesn't come up on a DMOZ site search. I can't remember exactly where it was entered but most likely in Regional or Shopping.

http://www.localproducts.co.uk

What to do now? Is it still sitting somewhere forgotten and waiting to be added? Was it deleted? If so please let me know why as we really are a nice site, honest . Should I re-submit, if so where would you recommend I add it? http://www.localproducts.co.uk is a free national UK directory of art and craft products and produce. We don't sell anything ourselves but cover the entire UK and the site is searchable by town, county and product.

Thanks

In February it was deleted from consideration in Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Guides_and_Directories/Directories because the site was 404.

In September it was dropped from consideration in Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Shopping/Directories because it did not have sufficient unique content.

The bar, in terms of unique content, is exceedingly high for directories. It is not simply enough to have more than the worst of the listed sites, you need to be on part (in terms of content) with the best of the listed sites.

Once you have profoundly increased the number of products you list, you can resubmit and we will take a look at it. What do I mean by that? At a bare minium, there should be a comma in the number. Ideally, two digits to the left of the comma. By golly, then you'd have yourself a directory!

spectregunner, the Europeans don't always put their commas where we do. IIRC, the European equivalent might be "two periods to the left of the comma."

more of that metric stuff, huh?

The site has been up continuously since 2002, bar server glitches beyond my control.

All the content is unique and original and not spidered, human added by the contributors and moderated. It is a valuable resource for those trying to find items produced in their locality.

It would be easy for me to add 1,000's of sites but this would not reflect the quality and individual representation that www.localproducts.co.uk is striving for.

This site is of far higher quality and more useful than many, many of the sites listed on DMOZ. If you think the category is not appropriate then where would it be acceptable.

Nobody said the _category_ wasn't important. Just that the site had been reviewed, and in this age of middle-earth the standards are higher than they were in, say, 1999 -- and we know that many directory sites already listed will be removed when they are reviewed again.

In the About DMOZ section it says

"These citizens can each organize a small portion of the web and present it back to the rest of the population, culling out the bad and useless and keeping only the best content."

If you're saying the site is bad then I am offended!
If you're saying the site is useless, please tell that to the hundreds of people who use it every day!

Niche websites such as www.localproducts.co.uk deserve their place in 'the most comprehensive directory of the web'. In a true Republic the little guy gets to make his voice heard every once in a while by using his vote and I would not support the direction you are moving in. I don't believe it is in the intended sprit of the origins of DMOZ, as I sure many other quality niche websites would agree.

I understand the need to 'cut the wheat from the chaff' but the direction you are moving in will inevitably result in a loss of quality for all. Only the largest sites will be able to enter your directory, DMOZ will cease to be a directory of the web but will become another tool for the big boys to continue their squeeze on the little guy.

If you're saying the site is bad then I am offended!
If you're saying the site is useless, please tell that to the hundreds of people who use it every day!

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We are saying neither.

We are saying that at the present time your site does not have sufficient unique content to warrant a listing.

How do you define unique content as all information is entered by the members who choose to list. No reproduction permission of that information has been given so it can only be found on my site. It is over 1000 (virtual) pages of 100% unique content.

I'm also interessted on your thoughts regarding DMOZ's position on niche websites.