May 14, 2006:

• Tulip Chain

  Tulip Chain is a DMOZ editor tool - that may also be called a bot. Unlike Robozilla (see Robozilla Exposed), it does not run automatically, but is initiated by an individual editor for a specific category or group of related categories.
  It allows checking if sites within a category are working, and also provides additional inforamtion […]

August 27, 2005:

• Mirror, mirror on the wall, my site is the greatest of them all

  Mirror sites are one of the biggest pains for editors, close to being spam. The question is: What is a mirror?
  The suggestion guidelines say

  Do not submit mirror sites. Mirror sites are sites that contain identical content, but have altogether different URLs.
  Do not submit URLs that contain only the same or similar content as other […]

August 25, 2005:

• Under Construction Rant

  It’s late at night and I just wanted to review one site before bed. So what do I get - a freshly submitted site with a title:
  “This is my website I plan to expand on to promote my business as a ….
  Well that’s really nice, but why on earth would you want anyone to see […]

August 23, 2005:

• Making the Editor Like the Site

  Here’s a great post from a user on an SEO forum on improving the chances of getting listed. I’ve never seen it put this way, but he has a great point.
  John Douglas said:
  If the purpose of the site is clear, the navigation and content obvious, then the amount of work a reviewer has to […]

June 28, 2005:

• Sites Not Submitted

  It is often assumed that only sites that get submitted/suggested to the “queue” -(though that really should be considered a disorganized heap) will get reviewed.

  However, sites that were never submitted can get added and reviewed by editors. How can this happen? Some examples -

  Site was linked from another site that was reviewed
  An editor walked into […]

June 16, 2005:

• Coming Soon = Deleted Fast

  I sometimes wonder why people waste their money. I get to review today a site for a performance artist. Big fancy with lots of music and all Flash. So what is wrong?

  The flash is flashy - but tells me nothing much - just a lot of hype - no content - no info.
  It has an […]

June 7, 2005:

• The Last Gets First

  Just ran through a small category relating to job placement that had been a bit neglected and had a few sites in unreviewed. Here is what happens when I go through the sites in date submission order (note the original submission dates):

  2000 - Site is not in English. It’s been submitted numerous times to numerous […]

May 27, 2005:

• A Tale of Three Deletes

  Must be my lucky day - I got three really annoying reviews in a row. They were all in a category that is subdivided by country and then by state. Most sites have to be listed at the state level, and a site can only be listed in one state.
  1. This site has been listed […]

May 26, 2005:

• Breakdown of a Review

  I look at a shopping category I edit, which has seven sub-categories. It currently has four sites awaiting review. Why would I not just review them in order, and possibly publish them all today?

  Site submitted in mid-April
  Submitted a week ago
  Submitted two days ago to the wrong category, but another editor already sent it here

  The […]