Resource-Zone was set up a couple of years ago to try and help those trying to submit sites to ODP and those wanting to become editors. One of the features was the ability to ask about sites suggested to ODP for review. However, over time this feature has become more of a hassle than a help. It seems that most of the people asking question are unable to follow simple guidelines.

It really should have been very simple. Provide the site URL, the clickable category and the date suggested, making sure to wait a month before asking. Then get an answer - yes or no the site had been submitted - sometimes be told, resubmit. Simple - one question - one answer. Didn’t seem to be that way most of the time.

Instead there were insanely long threads like this:

Tell me why my site has not been reviewed, why did you reject it?

What site, you didn’t give the URL.

The one in my profile.

You don’t have one in your profile

Oh, my url is this ……

That URL does not work.

Sorry I mispelled it - its …..

But you forgot to give a category

It’s Society Religion

We need a clickable category - please read the guidelines

It’s http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/

We are not Google - we need an ODP category

Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality

That category is not clickable

Sorry it’s http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/

That category does not accept submissions

Ok, it must have been http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Shamanism/

The site is not waiting in that category

Maybe I submitted it to Top: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Shamanism: Psychoactive Substances- anyway I just resubmitted it.

Why did you do that, we haven’t told you to?

Ok, give me the status then.

Now we can’t, since you just resubmitted, you have to wait 30 days.

Why are you refusing to list my site - it must be my competition, trying to stop me getting listed.

But the site has not been reviewed, no-one has refused to list it.

You are an idiot and I’m going to sue you.

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It’s too bad, it really should have worked, but it just go totally our of hand, too much frustration on both sides, too many arguments, too many accusations.

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Anyway, as of 21 May, the Site Submission Status forum will be closed - see Discontinuation of site status checks

The other forums will remain open. Expect confusion for the next few weeks as old posters come back for their six-month status and post their requests in the wrong forum.