Submitting site to dmoz.org

[SteveMaguire]

Over the last couple of years I've repeatedly submitted (about 4 times) our site to dmoz.org, hoping to get listed but have never been successful in getting the site recognized.

We have an eCommerce site that deals in automotive parts and accessories. What does it take to get your site accepted in dmoz and how do you go about it?

Thanks,

Steve

[Dan-Petrovic]

I haven't heard anything regarding DMOZ shutting down. Where did you hear that?

[Dan-Petrovic]

Have you picked the right category? If not a lot of bouncing around can happen internally.

[DanielFreedman]

I have had mixed results: about six of eight submissions accepted within the last year. But nothing in the last 90 days.

[mozalbin]

Dmoz.org is shutting down, atleast what I've heard. If shutting down means closing the site and delete all links or just close the submission-form, I don't know.

To answer your question: It's really hard to get accepted to Dmoz, this is because the huge amount of links that are submitted for moderation by an administrator. You're a lucky man if you get one accepted nowadays.

[RyanKent]

Try submitting to a different category. Most areas in dmoz is administrated by an individual. These are volunteers and maintaining a directory section is often not seen as a worth cause. Some people only log in once every few months, and others are intentionally ignoring other sites as they don't want to increase their competition.

Yes it sounds bad. It is bad. It has been complained about on every level. I am not aware of anything that can be done to demand a fair consideration of your site.