Resource-Zone FAQ

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Come on...do you really mean you will never answer a site suggestion status query? Ever?

Yes, yes, we do.

As of May 21, 2005, we will no longer give site status checks under any circumstances. If you post asking for your status in any forum at this site, your post (and possibly your entire thread) will be deleted unanswered. Please keep in mind that "site suggestion status checks" include asking if the suggestion was received, when it will be reviewed, why it was deleted, did it get moved (and if so where), or any other related questions about the status of any particular site suggestion regardless of whether the site has ever been listed or not..

But what about those of us who had already posted and were just waiting out our 1 month or 6 month waiting period? Don't we at least get one more status check?

No. The new policy is strict. There will be no more status checks done as of May 21, 2005. Period.

That's pretty brutal. Why can't you make exceptions in special cases?

It's brutal because it needs to be. If we start allowing certain status queries (e.g. "why was my site deleted?"), we start sliding down the slippery back to where we were pre-May 21. The only way to be fair and equitable at this point is to make it a blanket policy.

Then how can I find out what the status of my suggestion is?

You can try other forums. Some permit people to ask about the status of their suggestions and sometimes editors are lurking at those sites and are able to give answers. However, many forums do not permit the mentioning of specific sites so make sure you follow the policies of the forum you are at.

Beyond that, we can only tell you some things you shouldn't do:

DO NOT send PMs to editors here asking for a status check.
DO NOT send emails to the Resource Zone site admins or use the "Site Feedback" link asking for a status check.
DO NOT use the dmoz.org public abuse system to find out why your site hasn't been listed. That system exists for the reporting of abuse, not for people to ask "Why hasn't my site been listed yet?" or "Did you get my suggestion?"

Well, if you won't do status checks here anymore, why don't you provide an automatic status reporting system for URL listing suggestions?

We see no benefit to the directory and several downsides:

We have very limited programming resources and we prefer to focus them on improving the directory itself and the tools that our editors use.
We have finite server capacity. This would be adversely affected by automated status enquiries from anxious site owners.
Some areas of the directory suffer from a deluge of websites that don't satisfy our listing requirements. An automated status reporting system would make the resubmittal of declined websites more efficient. This is hardly constructive.