Application Status

[Marco G]

Hi all,

 

Could someone please let me know the status of my application?

 

I initially applied on the 1st April to the category:

Top : Regional : Africa : South Africa : KwaZulu-Natal: Travel and Tourism

 

I received a reply within 24 hours:

 

Dear gollmarc,

 

Thank you for your interest in becoming a DMOZ editor!

 

Although we would like you to join us as a volunteer editor, you have chosen a category that is larger than we typically assign to a new editor, or is otherwise unsuitable for an inexperienced editor to start editing in.

We would encourage you to re-apply for a category that is smaller in scope, and/or is less likely to attract large numbers of site suggestions. Once you have been accepted to a different category and have gained some editing experience, it will be possible for you to apply to take on additional categories (including the one you applied to here).

 

Feel free to reapply by submitting an application in another area or to a sub-category of the category you applied for originally. If you wish to re-apply, you must fill out another application. Please do not reply to this email.

 

Regards,

The DMOZ Team

 

Additional reviewer comments:

 

Your chances of becoming an editor are greater if you apply for a small, underdeveloped category to start (generally categories with less than 100 sites). This category has 134 sites.

 

I took the advice and reapplied the same day to the following subcategory with only 31 sites:

Top : Regional : Africa : South Africa : KwaZulu-Natal: Travel and Tourism: Durban

 

But to date (3 weeks later) I have not heard anything back. Can someone please let me know how my application is doing? (Username I believe was still "gollmarc")

 

Thanks in advance,

Marco

[pvgool]

The application is waiting evaluation

 

correct category name : Regional/Africa/South_Africa/KwaZulu-Natal/Durban/Travel_and_Tourism/

 

reference: 206519

 

but I noticed you applied a second time on april 12 for the same category. Applying twice is not allowed.

 

reference: 206859

[Marco G]

Thank you pvgool

 

Apologies - I wasn't sure if the first one had gone through correctly . If possible you can delete the second one.

[pvgool]

It has been deleted.

[Marco G]

Thanks very much.

 

Just received a response by email too to say that my application was unsuccessful.

 

So I've taken the comments on board and read the guidelines again and have resubmitted an application.