http://www.singles-online-dating.com

[Guest]

I am keen to know what the status is if possible.

 

Site: http://www.singles-online-dating.com

 

Category: http://dmoz.org/Society/Relationships/Dating/Directories/

 

Thank you

[Guest]

It's waiting in the queue with about 15 other sites.

 

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[motsa]

Hmmm, let's see, all of the links on your main page (your "Top 10 Dating Sites") are affiliate links...cloaked affiliate links (which means you know very well that affiliate links aren't well liked). That would make me think twice about listing it.

[Guest]

I didn't realise that was an issue. There are over 300 other links in the directory that are not affiliates. Would it help if I took away the status bar 'cloak' (though that was not the intention) or add a line saying that the site is supported by these sites (which was there originally but lost in a redesign).

 

I have seen many other sites listed that have exactly the same thing, so I am not sure what the policy is. Perhaps you could point me to the page with these guidelines on so that I could ensure that the site is OK. A DMOZ listing is important to me.

 

Thanks

[motsa]

herod, I sent you a reply to your private message to me on this subject. In short, personally, I would remove the status bar cloaking and perhaps spread the affiliate links out over the relevent directory pages, rather than having them all up front (where it looks at first glance as if the site is only there to serve those affiliate links).

 

RE: ODP and affiliate sites, check out http://dmoz.org/guidelines/include.html#affiliate for further information.

[Guest]

Thanks Motsa that has given me a better insight into the listing policy in respect to affiliate sites. I would like to think that I provide enough useful unique content to warrant a listing, and this is something I will continue to work towards.