Over the history of the project, DMOZ has had more than 70,000 volunteer editors worldwide. On average, there are approximately 6,000 active editor accounts at any given time.
What's impressive (at least to me) is that we do this out of a pure sense of giving back to the Internet Community. Editors take the time to organize and create useful resources in categories and topics that are of interest to us, not for money (side bar: looking forward to typically useless comments on that item) but for the sheer enjoyment of gathering quality information to help people find what they need-faster.
On average, DMOZ accepts 78 new editors per week, which is great. At the same time, we're interested in adding more. Specifically, we are interested in hearing from people who can continue to improve the data we provide for all of our users around the world.
So, while you're here, is there a topic that you're passionate about? Do you know of, or can you find, three sites that are perfect for that topic that aren't already listed? Would you like to be seen as a category expert and contribute to a global volunteer community that is relied upon by millions of searchers and many of the leading search engines on the planet? Then, we invite you to volunteer. : )
While you're here, type a query into the search box at the top of the page (make sure you click on the DMOZ.org tab before you click Search) and see if we have a category that interests you. If so, follow the steps mentioned at the bottom of that page and apply.
More information about becoming an editor is available at:
http://www.dmoz.org/help/become.html
and
http://www.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/apply.cgi
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21. I submitted my web-site for inclusion in the ODP about 2 years ago. I did receive a reply that my submission had been accepted but have heard nothing since.
Since then my site is listed #1 on Google and usually above #20 on the other search engines.
At this point I am not sure of the relavence of ODP, since searches most often done using Google.
Pete
Posted at 9:15AM on Oct 30th 2007 by Pete
22. Is there any chance of the ODP removing the requirement for would be editors to have both a "First Name" and a "Last Name" in order to complete the application form? It would be logical were those like myself with only one name to use that name for both entries, but this would probably lead to me being incorrectly addressed. (I used to be an editor back in Newhoo days, prior to this restriction coming into force.)
Posted at 5:21PM on Oct 30th 2007 by Weed
23. @Weed: I believe that only the free text in your "preferred name" is ever shown on your profile and to other editors, with the text in the other name two boxes only being available to meta editors. So while you may have to be creative in filling in the form (presumably it doesn't allow a blank surname), I don't think it will be that much of a problem for general internal use. (And most people just use the editorname internally anyway.)
BTW: It's forbidden to have more than one editor account, so if you've ever been an editor before, you need to apply for reinstatement rather than completing a new application form.
Posted at 6:43AM on Oct 31st 2007 by chaos127
24. Six weeks for a reply back on my editor reinstatement request. 5+ years waiting to get in the directory.
And counting.
Posted at 11:57PM on Nov 11th 2007 by Ian
25. Hi
This is a positive Blog I think, as I was also beginning to believe all the hype as so many of you have been so quiet for so long. DMOZ now seems to be taking on a transparent slant and that's appealing in this day and age.
Moreover, I hoped you could set some (many I'm sure) of us straight in relation to when we should re submit after 'X' amount of time passes and our site has not been listed?!
I am aware that that it can be difficult re work load while working on a volunteer basis so that wasn't a sarcastic comment in the previous paragraph. I have read both conflicting statements from others who state that you should resubmit after 3 months and I have also read that you should never submit twice. Is there a 'rule of thumb' re this matter?
Thanks for going to the trouble of creating and maintaining this blog by the way!
Ray
Posted at 2:49AM on Nov 12th 2007 by Ray
26. @Ray: You might like to try looking at http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/faq.php?faq=odp
Posted at 5:43PM on Nov 18th 2007 by chaos127
27. I just care about the information about the cars, Music and the video games. These are the things that i love to talk abou. In games i like PSP Games and football.
Posted at 12:46AM on Nov 19th 2007 by devilsmaster
28. Seven weeks for a reply back on my editor reinstatement request. 5+ years waiting to get in the directory.
And counting.
Posted at 3:49PM on Nov 20th 2007 by Ian
29. Eight weeks for a reply back on my editor reinstatement request. 5+ years waiting to get in the directory.
And counting.
Posted at 12:42PM on Nov 26th 2007 by Ian
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Posted at 8:54PM on Dec 11th 2007 by Diamond
31. Well I do agree with the fact that DMOZ should provide transparency about the status of the submission, now i can see that its not only me but lot of people out there are suffering because of this problem, Its high time DMOZ should do something about it...
Posted at 1:01AM on Mar 1st 2008 by kalivd
32. Dear all,
I can not add my Url In dmoz Dir.
http://www.aryavartjewelry.com
I already add Dmoz Link in my webpage. Url http://www.aryavartjewelry.com/link13.html
Give me some Information, how I add my link in dmoz.
Regrads,
Nirmik soni
Posted at 10:14AM on Mar 16th 2008 by Nirmik
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