Rejection Notice

[Guest]

Hello,

 

I received a rejection notice recently for my application using the name 'quadstar'.

 

Thanks for the quick notification.

 

I would like to re-submit, but the notice did not give any solid feedback as to why I was rejected.

 

Would somebody be able to give me a quick summary of the reason for the rejection.

 

Thanks,

Brendan

[Guest]

Sorry, forgot to include the category.

 

http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/Canada/Ontario/Localities/B/Brampton/Business_and_Economy/Industries/

 

Brendan

[donaldb]

Brendan,

 

Without having seen the applicacation it's next to impossible to guess why it may have been rejected. But even the most basic rejection email lists a number of things that may have been the problem.

[*]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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Items 2 and 3 are very often the reason for a rejection. Use a spell checker. Make sure that the URLs that you provide would actually be appropriate to the category you are looking to edit. You wouldn't believe how many times these basics are ignored <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

 

Take a look at the first thread in this forum and read through the listed documentation to gain some insight as to the requirements for becoming an editor.

http://www.resource-zone.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=bemome&Number=9620

 

don