March 25, 2009 by Matt Thomas
Before I start to talk about techniques for listing on DMoz, it’s important to make one or two things clear. The main point to be aware of is the sheer amount of information we’re talking about here – there are around five thousand editors currently active on the site across almost five hundred-thousand categories. Most of these editors only have the power to change a few categories – only five hundred or so editors have access to the whole range of categories or a large proportion of them which means the workload is huge.
The point I’m trying to make is that you need to be patient, possibly very patient. DMoz editors are volunteers so you might find yourself waiting an awfully long time for a decision. Also, classification isn’t done on a logical basis like order of submission, the time it takes will depend, amongst other things, on the nature of the category, (is it competitive or sparsely populated) and the general inclination of the editor.
The general logic is that it takes less time to get listed in less competitive categories. However, in a more competitive category you may well find yourself with a better, more committed editor who wants to build their DMoz status by ploughing through his or her workload, there’s no way to tell.
If this sounds unscientific, that’s because it is. Unfortunately there is no way around it, a decision on DMoz status could take anything from two weeks to two years… Sorry, that’s just the way it works.
Check back tomorrow for some better news…
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