Guest Posted October 29, 2002 Posted October 29, 2002 Please can you give me an update on the status of http://www.littletrekkers.co.uk submitted to the http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Clothing/Outerwear/Baby/ category? I have tried emailing the editor of this category but have had no feedback. Many thanks.
beebware Posted October 29, 2002 Posted October 29, 2002 Your site is still awaiting review in the above category with less than a dozen other sites. Editors normally avoid direct email contact with submitters as experience has taught us that some submitters can "turn nasty". Mail bombs, a huge increase in UCE/spam, subscriptions to porn mailing lists etc etc have been known to happen. Also, your site is awaiting review in Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Shopping/Clothing/Childrenswear with one other site.
Guest Posted October 29, 2002 Posted October 29, 2002 OK, thanks for the quick update! I see your point about the email spamming. Is there any way I can find out if the editor is actively reviewing submissions? Thanks
beebware Posted October 29, 2002 Posted October 29, 2002 I can tell you that the editor is an active editor (ie they have logged onto their editor dashboard within the last 3months - in fact, the editor in question logged in less than 3 days ago) and that the category is reasonably well maintained. However, we always need new editors (even if it's not in the same area of the ODP: it may free up a 'more senior' editor to give a hand in that category). Have you thought of applying? If your site hasn't been reviewed within a month, feel free to come back to this thread (bookmark it, or search for it: DO NOT start a new thread about the same site) and get a status update.
Guest Posted October 29, 2002 Posted October 29, 2002 OK, that's encouraging I'll try and be patient <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> . In answer to your question I have thought about getting involved in the ODP project and may well apply to become an editor in the near future. I'll have a browse and see what I can offer. Thanks again.
Meta mngolden Posted October 29, 2002 Meta Posted October 29, 2002 Just a heads up: there are over 6000 unreviewed in Shop/Clothing as a whole right now, so it may be awhile. Marissa Shop/Clothing
uzs980 Posted October 29, 2002 Posted October 29, 2002 On the other hand there are only 10 sites waiting in Shopping/Clothing/Outerwear/Baby. It has a listed editor, kimsub, but he or she works on a lot of large categories and could maybe use some help. Categories can have two listed editors. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" alt="" />
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