Guest jrpage Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 I've tried several times to submit to ODP but have never received confirmation, only "unable to verify URL" or something to that affect. The latest attempt was to >>>travel>>directories and guides. The editors name was "Yucatan", i think. http://www.cancun-coolguide.com . Also, i have a page on the nude and topless beaches of Cancun. Can anyone tell me how concerned i should be about that? I appreciate any help. Thanks, jay
dfy Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Please give us a clickable link to the category you submitted to (just copy it from your browser's URL box), and the exact text of any error message you got.
Guest jrpage Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr http://dmoz.com/Regional/North_America/Mexico/States/Quintana_Roo/Localities/Cancun/Travel_and_Tourism/Guides_and_Directories/ I didn't save the error message but it was to the affect that my URL couldn't be verified because my computer had possibly "cached" and ODP was checking for Spam.
dfy Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Well I'll guess that our spam filtering software caught your submission because it got triggered in some way. Many submission have this happen and it doesn't mean that you will be penalised. There are almost 20,000 sites in the spam bucket at the moment, so I'm not able to check and see if yours is there, but the likelihood is that it is safe, and will be moved out to the correct category in a day or so.
Guest jrpage Posted March 23, 2003 Posted March 23, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr thanks dfy This is my first site and experience with se's and directories. Sure dont want to spam. just want to make sure im on the right track.
Guest jrpage Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr The "spam bucket", is that like the "S--- Can"? Your spam filters seem to be working GREAT, but, any "human" that checks will see that it's not spam (just ignorance of the system). I spent last week submitting to every major se and directory and some NOT so major). It's very possible that i submitted more than once and into more that one cat. It was what you might call ,"Shock and Awe" submissions. Hope that i didn"t screw up too badly. Thanks,
Meta windharp Posted March 25, 2003 Meta Posted March 25, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Hey, we are doublechecking all submissions the spam filter filters out. But since we are only human, this leads to some additional delay. Remember that several 1000 submissions arrive at the ODP every single day. Curlie Meta/kMeta Editor windharp
Guest jrpage Posted March 25, 2003 Posted March 25, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Danke Herr Windharp, Ich bin ein weinig ....confusierte(?)
Meta windharp Posted March 26, 2003 Meta Posted March 26, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Bitte, gern geschehen. [no problem talking english here :-) For discussions in other languages see the apropriate language-fora at the bottom of the main forum screen] Why are you confused? The directory is mainly based upon the work of thousands of volunteers. We are using tools, but all of them are only to support our work. Same with a Spam-filter: it devides submissions into "seems to be OK" and "seems to be spam" - last ones are quickechecked by experienced editors and filtered by hand, the rest is put back into the directories queues. Curlie Meta/kMeta Editor windharp
Guest jrpage Posted March 26, 2003 Posted March 26, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Thanks Windharp, The whole internet is still confusing to me. I'm REALLY a newbie. I appreciate the help and explanations. jay
Guest jrpage Posted April 1, 2003 Posted April 1, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Hi Windharp, Would you be able to tell me if I'm, "OUT OF THE S___ CAN?" Is there anything I can do? Thanks, Jay
Guest jrpage Posted April 1, 2003 Posted April 1, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Hi dfy, Would like to find out if I'm still IN OR OUT of the Spam bucket. Thanks, Jay
dfy Posted April 2, 2003 Posted April 2, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr There's no indication that anything has happened to your site. This means that, assuming it went into our spam bucket, it's still in there. Don't worry, we have a team of dedicated editors that spend all of their time emptying the spam bucket every day. If your site's in there, it'll be found soon.
Guest jrpage Posted April 17, 2003 Posted April 17, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Hi Windharp I submitted my site a month ago (when there was a problem with your servers). As it was my first experience with directories , i may have submitted more than once unknowningly. Anyway, I was told that my submission triggered your spam filter and I was in the Spam bucket. It definitly is NOT spam. Please, what's my status? Danke, jay
totalxsive Posted April 17, 2003 Posted April 17, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr AFAIK it's still in the spam bucket, waiting to be processed along with thousands of others. Once that has been done, it will be returned to the queue. Sorry for the delay. You may wish to try submitting again to see if it works properly this time (ie it doesn't trip the spam filter).
Guest jrpage Posted April 17, 2003 Posted April 17, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Thanks Totalxsive, I'll submit again no problem. Just didn't want to tick you guys off. Jay
Guest jrpage Posted April 17, 2003 Posted April 17, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr Hi TotalXSive' I've been trying all day to re-submit but I'ts not going through for some reason. Don't tell me your servers are down again! I hope not. I'm sure I'm in the right cat. My site is "legit". It should go...but! Thanks, Jay
Guest jrpage Posted April 18, 2003 Posted April 18, 2003 Re: i'm not sure that i'm submitted. i've been tr HI TotalXSive, OK, I've been trying for 2 days now to re-submit but i keep getting an "internal server error". It's getting pretty frustrating. After working hard for a month to get submitted I still don't have anything. What's up? Thanks, Jay
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