Working, working!

We are currently toying with the idea of a new directory script.

Currently, the directory we use is manually updated, which is a huge pain - some people who have tried to submit links over the last few months may have noticed a serious lag in the time between submitting and the time they actually recieve the reciept email stating that they have been listed.

Our hope is to find a script (we are currently testing some out to see how they fit with our requirements) that will automatically submit the links to the directory and all we will have to do is a simple "accept/reject" click, and then it appears on the page. This would make our life significantly easier, but we have the problem of links we have already got in our directory.

Do we submit all of the links manually on our own, using the emails listed in the contacts of the pages we are submitting, including a note about what is happening?

Or do we extend email invitations to those who already have links in our directories? We could potentially lose lots of links if we leave it up to site owners to re-submit.

The links currently in our directory were previously gathered both by submission and solicitation (well, sort of: we found websites, added them to our roster, and then sent emails indicating that we had and that we would like a reciprocal link) - we recieved many replies to our solicitation emails, but did not recieve emails from all of them. Further, it would be time extensive to email out an invitation to everyone currently listed (we know how time intensive this is as we are currently going through the links in our directory to invite those with stallions to submit them to the Stallion Showcase).

Some food for thought, anyhow. The new directory script won't be ready for over a month, but we can certainly put some thought into it now.