FAQ - Dmoz/Adult/Image

FAQ - Dmoz/Adult/Image_Galleries

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Last-modified: 2003-06-11 13:43:35
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Category: Adult/Image_Galleries

1	General

1.1	Where should a site be indexed?

1.2	Do I have to accept all sites submitted to my cat?

1.3	What should I consider when adding a site?

1.4	What is considered "appropriate" content?

1.5	When should I move a site?

1.6	When should I delete a site or submission?

1.7	What is a mirror site?

1.8	What is an affiliate site?

1.9	What is a doorway?

1.10	What is the format for indexing a site?

1.11	What is a keyword list?

1.12	Do I have to accept the title and/or description as it is submitted?

1.13	If I don't like a site, can I delete it or give it a bad description?

1.14	What about sites that are a single page of thumbnails?

AVSs

2.1	What is an AVS?

2.2	How do I list that a site is from a particular avs?

2.3	Some AVSs in some categories have their own subcat. Why is this?

2.4	What are the correct names for the different AVSs?

2.5	Aren't Adult Check and Adult Check Gold the same AVS?

2.6	What if a site uses more than one AVS?

3	Submission Guidelines

3.1	What do I use as submission guidelines when editing my category description?

1	General

1.1	Q:	Where should a site be indexed?
	A:	Site are submitted to various content-based subcats as well as avs, free, and membership.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:25:16

1.2	Q:	Do I have to accept all sites submitted to my cat?
	A:	For any site submitted, you can do one of four things: 1. Add it. 2. Move it to another category. 3. Delete it. 4. Keep it as unreviewed.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:27:44

1.3	Q:	What should I consider when adding a site?
	A:	First, make sure the site is on-topic for your category. Second, make sure it offers useful content to the surfer. If it is a unique site with appropriate content, add it. If it appears to be a useful site, but does not fit the category to which it was submitted, move it to a more appropriate category.

by hotpink at 2001-06-14 03:31:10

1.4	Q:	What is considered "appropriate" content?
	A:	Content relating to the category and in sufficient amount. For an avs site, a minimum of 20 pictures is required. For a free site, normally a minimum of 20 is required except for daily picture posts.

by hotpink at 1999-12-24 01:55:51

1.5	Q:	When should I move a site?
	A:	If the site is not appropriate for your category, do not simply delete it. Determine the appropriate category and move it their for editor review.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:52:27

1.6	Q:	When should I delete a site or submission?
	A:	If a site is already indexed elsewhere in the directory, do not add it. Do not add mirror sites, affiliates, or doorway sites. If a site lacks sufficient content, do not list it. And if you cannot back out of a site without causing numerous exit consoles to sprout up, making it impossible to leave the site or causing your browser to crash, delete it.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:38:17

1.7	Q:	What is a mirror site?
	A:	A mirror site is an exact same copy of a site using a different URL. It will have the same sign-up codes and the same content once you get there.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:39:56

1.8	Q:	What is an affiliate site?
	A:	An affiliate site is a site which sells memberships to another site without real content of its own. A good way to spot these is to look at the sign-up links. If the link is to another domain and has a numeric or cgi ending, then it is an affiliate site. An example of what this would look like would be for a link from http://www.mysite.com to go to http://www.cybererotica.com/ad/welcome.cgi/raw_3526/K. Note: just because a site has an affiliate link on it does not mean it must be deleted. If the site also provides sufficient content of its own as well as an affiliate link, it is OK to index the site.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:44:37

1.9	Q:	What is a doorway?
	A:	A doorway is a unique entry or portal going to a common main site. A webmaster of a teen site, for example, may create a new front page which by word choice in the text, title, and description would attract Asian traffic. When someone goes to this "Asian" site, however, it leads to the original teen site. Spotting doorway sites is not always easy. One warning flare would be to see a subdomain, such as http://www.asian.teensex.com/. However, many legitimately unique sites use sub-domains, so you need to actually check where each one leads. Another warning flare would be moving from one domain to another after the initial one or two pages. For example, you click on http://www.someasiansite.com. The site asks you to continue, and you move to http://www.someteensite.com.

by hotpink at 1999-12-24 01:57:18

1.10	Q:	What is the format for indexing a site?
	A:	The title of the site should be the actual title a surfer sees, not necessarily that which was submitted. All major words in the title should be capitalized. The description should be a clear, concise statement of what is inside. The first letter of the description is capitalized, only proper nouns are capitalized after that. End each description with a period. Avoid hype and keyword lists. Each avs site must have the name of the avs in brackets (see avs section). If the site is in a category which is not broken down into AVS, Free, and Members, then add [Membership] after paysites and [AVS: name of avs] after avs sites.

by corter at 1999-10-10 01:59:37

1.11	Q:	What is a keyword list?
	A:	A keyword list is a group of words, generally separated by commas, which try to bring in hits. A description such as "sex, porn, lesbian. hot, erotic, teen, Asian" is inappropriate. However sites which have galleries of several types might have a description such as "Asian, teen and, lesbian picture galleries along with chat and cams.

by corter at 1999-10-10 02:02:46

1.12	Q:	Do I have to accept the title and/or description as it is submitted?
	A:	No! Make all necessary changes to reflect ODP style, spelling, and punctuation.

by hotpink at 1999-12-24 01:58:39

1.13	Q:	If I don't like a site, can I delete it or give it a bad description?
	A:	We look at sites to see if they meet the ODP guidelines, not to see if we like it or not. So, we list all qualified sites. We also do not editorialize the descriptions. "Lousy site of ugly Latinas" does not cut it. Keep the descriptions objective, not subjective.

by hotpink at 1999-12-24 01:59:47

1.14	Q:	What about sites that are a single page of thumbnails?
	A:	Sites that consist of a single page, with direct links to a set of images, are not listed. Listable sites must contain at least a warning page and one image gallery page to qualify for a listing.

by rl2341 at 2001-10-25 14:33:01

AVSs

2.1	Q:	What is an AVS?
	A:	An age verification service is a method purportedly used to ensure that only adults get access to a site. Having a credit card is taken as proof of age. AVSs are a way for smaller sites to band together to offer the surfer a wide variety of sites and a large amount of content. This works in the same way as a co-op works. Sites band together through the AVS company and offer the total content of all member sites to prospective members. Any member of a particular AVS can gain access to any member site of that AVS at no additional fee.

by hotpink at 1999-12-25 00:29:08

2.2	Q:	How do I list that a site is from a particular avs?
	A:	Within an avs category, put the name of the avs in brackets after the description like this .... [AgeCheck]. In a general category in which AVS, Free, and Members are not broken out, use this format .....[AVS: AgeCheck]

by corter at 1999-10-10 02:19:04

2.3	Q:	Some AVSs in some categories have their own subcat. Why is this?
	A:	Within any one category, if ten or more sites are using the same avs, then break that avs out into its own subcat.

by hotpink at 1999-12-25 00:29:21

2.4	Q:	What are the correct names for the different AVSs?
	A:	See the Adult FAQ for information on correct category names and tags to use.

by rl2341 at 2001-11-27 15:08:36

2.5	Q:	Aren't Adult Check and Adult Check Gold the same AVS?
	A:	While AVS have premium services, they should all fall under the same category structure. You may sort sites from Adult Check Gold into it's own "Gold" category, under the Adult Check category, when you have a minimum of ten listings.

by rl2341 at 2001-11-27 15:12:27

2.6	Q:	What if a site uses more than one AVS?
	A:	If there are two separate AVS pages that lead to the same content, only list the first one submitted. If the same entry page lists two AVSs that can be used, then list them both: [Adult Check, UGAS], for example. If there are three or more AVSs, then use the standard tag [Multiple AVS] (for AVS categories) or [AVS: Multiple] (for non-AVS categories.) If there are more than ten sites in an AVS category using multiple (two or more) AVSs, then they should be split off into a subcat named Multiple, sorted "above the line".

by hotpink at 2000-01-14 01:53:22

3	Submission Guidelines

3.1

What do I use as submission guidelines when editing my category description?

Use the following template to create your submission guideline:

Adult Image Galleries Submission Guidelines

Read all of these guidelines before submitting your site(s).

-Before submitting any sites to the Adult/Image_Galleries category, take time to browse through the subcategories and similar categories to make sure your site is included in the most appropriate category.

-Minimum requirements for sites to be considered for listing:

Requirements to get listed:
-Image galleries should contain at least 20 images or 10 movies.
-Easily navigable, so that the surfer may find the content.
-Contain unique content.
-Images must be of good quality.

Sites that will not get listed contain:
-Less than 20 images or 10 movies.
-Excessive or aggressive entrance/exit consoles, java traps, excessive banner advertisements, or misleading (blind) links.
-Sites containing mostly sponsor content or content already part of a listed site.

When filling out the submission form, please use the following guidelines:

The Title should be the title listed on the site.
-Do not type in all capitals.
-Do not include a list of keywords.
-Do not include what the content is on your site in the title.
-Do not include marketing hype.

The Description should be a brief summary of what your site offers that is unique.
-The description should be in English.
-Do not include superlatives or marketing hype.
-Do not submit a list of keywords.
-Do not use unnecessary capitalization or include HTML tags.

If your site is a membership site, remember to include your email address. Editors must review the membership area and will be emailing you for a username/password, in order to complete this review. You may include the username/password with your submission.

Submit your site to one category ONLY, if you feel your site is not properly categorized, you may submit your site to what you deem is the correct category and leave a note to the editor stating the reason you feel the change is justified.

All non-english sites should be submitted within the Adult/World/ structure, only english language sites will be listed in Adult/Image_Galleries.

by ffabris at 2003-06-11 13:43:34

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