No Response to my application for the section which is my strength.

[pulkit thakur]

I have applied to become editor of some sub section in Hinduism category which i haven't got any report or feed back off. can anyone tell me how much time does it take to do that ?

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Hinduism/Chats_and_Forums/

 

Pulkit thakur

[Elper]

Hi Pulkit,

You should have received an email confirmation link to click - without that, we humans can't see your application

Have a look in your spam folder for a mail from noreply@dmoz.org - if you can find it and click the link your application be received, otherwise you'll need to start over...

[pulkit thakur]

Hi Pulkit

You should have received an email confirmation link to click - without that, we humans can't see your application

Have a look in your spam folder for a mail from noreply@dmoz.org - if you can find it and click the link your application be received, otherwise you'll need to start over...

Mate I haven't received any email or link sadly.

does that mean my request has not been considered ?

[Elper]

It means that we (the reviewers) can't see your application to review it! You'll have to try again; success (for making the application) gives an email with a confirmation link you need to click...

The failed attempts remain in the server logs for some time, which can cause errors - let us know when you've got the email and clicked the link, and we'll confirm that the application is visible to us.

Also let us know if no mail arrives after your application, or if the form throws an error and we'll try to locate the bug.

[pulkit thakur]

I just entered details and got this

 

It means that we (the reviewers) can't see your application to review it! You'll have to try again; success (for making the application) gives an email with a confirmation link you need to click...

The failed attempts remain in the server logs for some time, which can cause errors - let us know when you've got the email and clicked the link, and we'll confirm that the application is visible to us.

Also let us know if no mail arrives after your application, or if the form throws an error and we'll try to locate the bug.

thanks bro,

 

I just entered details and got this

saying that "pulkithindu" user name already exists(Note : i couldn't add screenshots hence i wrote it in written)..i am pretty sure that it can't be other than me, but i can't recall getting any activation email from dmoz.

Today i submitted again on same category with same set of things with changed user name as "hindupulkit"

so please guide me further.

 

regards

[mollybdenum]

FYI, I see an application now for hindupulkit in the queue.

[pulkit thakur]

FYI, I see an application now for hindupulkit in the queue.

it has been rejected sadly

Reason given below

Reviewer Comments:

 

Your willingness to volunteer is greatly appreciated and perhaps we will be able to utilize your talent in the future. You only suggested two sites, one of which is your own forum.

{ mate i suggested that in random and believe me those were in best in category and you can search for better i bet, yes i suggested since it is perfect for the given category}

 

Your forum may well be listable but not until it has around 10K posts

{ well it would had reached around but due to hosting issues , i had to start it again from 0 since Jan'2015}

 

and has been going for at least 18 months, or more. Forums need to show longevity before they are listed.

{Believe me I am fanatic about sanatana dharma and this forum will stay till i am alive. Can you please tell me what is the minimum longevity that would fit in ?}

 

If you wish to apply again, please use 3 new url's.

{yes i do wish to, Any Hinduism related section is ok for me. 3 urls are no problem for me. i know best websites on my finger tips but when it comes to forums there are very few}

[pvgool]

> but when it comes to forums there are very few

if there are only a very few websites to list in a category than that category is not a good choice for a new editor

[pulkit thakur]

> but when it comes to forums there are very few

if there are only a very few websites to list in a category than that category is not a good choice for a new editor

thats why majority of them are yahoo groups, many of which don't even work today.

I think other ways i.e. there is immediate requirement to get right person that can bring relevant websites/forums.

my question still remains due

Forums need to show longevity before they are listed.

how many years ?

[pvgool]

The number of years is not realy relvant in my opinion.

The level of activity is.

A forum with 1000 posts in 10 years is not active.

A forum with 1000 posts in its first month is active.

[pulkit thakur]

The number of years is not realy relvant in my opinion.

The level of activity is.

A forum with 1000 posts in 10 years is not active.

A forum with 1000 posts in its first month is active.

ok just guide me where i lack.(my forum is "the hindu forum")..I will try to make it par...

i cannot guarantee 1000 posts in week but definitely in coming days..what else ?

[mollybdenum]

Please do not attempt to change your website in order to be listed in the Directory. Your questions are beginning to border on personalized advice for your site, which we do not do here. If you wish to become an editor, it is imperative that you be able to read, understand and follow the directions and advice given during the process of filling out an application, and in any rejection letter you receive. This is important, as editors need to have such skills in order to do their volunteer work in the Directory.

[pulkit thakur]

Please do not attempt to change your website in order to be listed in the Directory. Your questions are beginning to border on personalized advice for your site, which we do not do here. If you wish to become an editor, it is imperative that you be able to read, understand and follow the directions and advice given during the process of filling out an application, and in any rejection letter you receive. This is important, as editors need to have such skills in order to do their volunteer work in the Directory.

Well i am not changing website, I am just asking for suggestions, so as to know what is lacking.

come on advising shouldn't be problem thou favors should be.. I being a staunch Hindu will never ask for any unethical thing..

well I did but since you guys have immense experience , there nothing wrong in getting something out of it.

what is the minimum age the website would need in order to get listed in the listings ?

Rest I agree...

[pvgool]

It is not about ethical or unethical questions.

It is about all questions about specific websites.

If we answer questions about your website we must answer questions from all other people about their website as we threaten everybody and every website the same.

For that reason we have decided to answer no such questions.

 

There is no fixed rule bor a minumum age or fixed amount of content.

[Elper]

There is no fixed rule bor a minumum age or fixed amount of content.

This is why we are human edited rather than by machines - it enables an editor to look at the site and decide if it has sufficient content to warrant listing in the directory from a variety of perspectives, not just by the numbers...

[pulkit thakur]

Thanks guys,

I think i would always take updates about my status on this very post.

Do I need to submit again in order to bring in the eyes of editors ?

coz it might have been rejected the time i suggested it...

Please guide a forward please

[Elper]

We don't do site status requests on these forums, just answer general issues.

Suggestions are held indefinitely until review by a volunteer editor, so no need to re-suggest it.

[pulkit thakur]

We don't do site status requests on these forums, just answer general issues.

Suggestions are held indefinitely until review by a volunteer editor, so no need to re-suggest it.

Arre i am saying not in this forum, i am talking about suggestion in the dmoz directory.

[pvgool]

and so was Elper

in this forum we do not discuss individual suggestions of websites to DMOZ

[Elper]

Or did you mean "editor applications"? I checked just now and couldn't find one from you awaiting review.

[pulkit thakur]

Or did you mean "editor applications"? I checked just now and couldn't find one from you awaiting review.

Yaa editor and suggested website(owned by me) both.

You should avail my expertise on Hinduism(sanatana dharma is real name).

[Elper]

We can provide a status of an editor application here, but need to know more than a real name:

• Proposed editor name
  
• Category applied for
   
  
• Date of application
  

Post these and we can take a look

[pulkit thakur]

We can provide a status of an editor application here, but need to know more than a real name:

• Proposed editor name
  
• Category applied for
   
  
• Date of application
  

Post these and we can take a look

It was done way back..if you want i can re-apply.

 

Tnx

[Elper]

It was done way back..if you want i can re-apply. Tnx

You would have received reviewer comments with that application, which detailed the reason(s) why it was turned down. The general idea is that the prospective editor figures out how to fix the issue(s) for the next application they make.

[pulkit thakur]

This is the message that I got.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a DMOZ editor.

After careful review, we have decided not to approve your application at

this time. The most common reasons a reviewer will deny a new application

include, but are not limited to,

 

* 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. DMOZ

editors do not rank or write website reviews. DMOZ 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. DMOZ 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.

 

Due to the large number of applications we get every day, we are unable to

provide personal responses to every application or to respond to inquiries

about why you were rejected. If a reviewer chose to provide additional

comments to you, they will be given in the "Reviewer Comments" section below.

 

Your willingness to volunteer is greatly appreciated and perhaps we will be

able to utilize your talent in the future.

 

Regards,

DMOZ - The Open Directory Project

 

Reviewer Comments:

 

Dear Pulkit Thakur,

 

Thank you for your interest in becoming a DMOZ editor for Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Hinduism/Chats_and_Forums

 

After careful review, we have decided not to approve your application at this time. The most common reasons a reviewer will deny a new application include, but are not limited to,

 

* 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.

 

Due to the large number of applications we get every day, we are unable to provide personal responses to every application or to respond to inquiries about why you were rejected. If a reviewer chose to provide additional comments to you, they will be given in the "Reviewer Comments" section below.

 

Your willingness to volunteer is greatly appreciated and perhaps we will be able to utilize your talent in the future. You only suggested two sites, one of which is your own forum. Your forum may well be listable but not until it has around 10K posts and has been going for at least 18 months, or more. Forums need to show longevity before they are listed.

 

If you wish to apply again, please use 3 new url's.