Sites that are primarily selling antiques will not be accepted here. Please submit those entries to Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles.

This category contains sites targeted to the audio hobbyist or enthusiast. Manufacturer sites as well as those selling audio products and services are not listed here. Submitting such sites will to this category will significantly delay the review of your site.

If your site does not fit the definition of Recreation: Audio, use the following guide to help you find the correct category:

• Shopping: Consumer Electronics: Audio: Category for sites selling consumer audio electronics online to consumers.
• Business: Consumer Goods and Services: Electronics: Audio and Video: Category for manufacturers, importers and distributors of consumer audio electronics and resource sites about the industry. Company sites that focus on selling audio products to consumers are listed under Shopping/Consumer_Electronics/Audio/
• Business: Arts and Entertainment: Tools and Equipment: Audio: Companies providing a broad range of sales and services related to professional audio equipment used in the entertainment industry.
• Science: Technology: Electronics: Audio and Video/: Information and resource sites focused on the science of audio technology.

DO NOT submit sites related to music, including bands and artists, media production or record labels, and related material.

DO NOT submit sites unless they are written in English.

READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR SITE!

Please try and find the most specific subcategory that your site would be suited to. This will help our editors get your site listed as quickly as possible.

Sites devoted to a particular make or model of car should be submitted to that car manufacturer''s category in Recreation/Autos/Makes and Models.

Personal sites about cars in general, or older model cars should be submitted to a suitable subcategory of Recreation/Autos/Enthusiasts.

Auto dealership sites should be submitted to the proper location in Regional. Dealership links will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Autos.

If your site is selling products online, please submit your site to the proper subcategory of Shopping/Vehicles. Such sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Autos.

Manufacturer sites that don''t offer direct sales of products should be submitted to appropriate subcategories of Business/Industries/Manufacturing/Automotive. Such sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Autos.

Manufacturer sites that also offer direct sales of products should be submitted to proper subcategories of Shopping/Vehicles. Such sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Autos.

Non-English sites should be submitted to the proper language in World. Non-English sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Autos.

Sites that mainly cater for maintenance and repair of commercial aircraft should be sent to the Repairs and Maintenance category.

Sites of aircraft manufacturers should be sent to the appropriate sub category in the Manufacturers area.

This category is intended for sites dealing with general aviation as a recreational, sporting pastime. The top level category is used only for sites that deal with all aspects of aviation. Sites dealing with a particular aspect of aviation, piloting etc. should be submitted to the appropriate category or the next level up if no suitable category exists.

The top level of Recreation/Birding is used only for sites that deal with birding on a worldwide basis. Sites dealing with a particular country or state should be suggested to the appropriate category or the next level up if no suitable category exists.

Sites related to birding holidays or tours should be suggested to Recreation/Travel/Specialty_Travel/Ecotourism/Birding.

Sites dealing with birds as pets go to the appropriate subcategory of Recreation/Pets/Birds.

Please suggest sites related to the scientific field of ornithology to Science/Biology/Zoology/Chordates/Ornithology.

Sites dealing with a particular group of birds go to the appropriate subcategory of Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Aves.
Thank you for your cooperation.

To avoid delay in listing, please review prior to submission.

Submit websites once to the most relevant category. Multiple submissions or careless submissions will slow the process.
Review the Recreation: Boating sub-topic descriptions to find the most appropriate category for submissions. Find the lowest level category appropriate to the site being submitted.

Any adult material or illegal topics will not be listed in Recreation. These should be submitted to the proper The Boating category of Recreation is intended for sites dealing with general boating as a recreational and leisure pastime. Sites are not listed directly under the Boating category, but should be submitted to the lowest appropriate category under Boating or the next level up, if no suitable category exists.

Please submit sites to their proper subcategory. Sites for traditional camps are organized regionally, others are listed according to specialty.

Sites for campgrounds should be sent to the proper regional area of Recreation/Outdoors/Camping/Campgrounds.

Sites in English please. Sites that do not contain substantial English content must be submitted to the appropriate World category.

Sites should be of general climbing interest, relating to multiple climbing disciplines (i.e. bouldering, aid climbing) and multiple climbing locations. For more specific climbing sites, please find the appropriate subcategory for submission.

Acceptable sites should contain original content pertaining to the acquisition, display, identification, and conservation of these items that would be useful or of interest to collectors of the item. For quick review please search through the subcategories to find the correct placement of your site.

All sites which offer products and collectibles for sale should be submitted to Shopping/Antiques_and_Collectibles. Commercial sites will not be accepted in this category.

This category is ONLY for sites that don''t fit into any of the listed subcategories. Thus, check the subcategories first before submitting here. If you site sells any drugs, then submit it to Shopping/Recreation/Drugs/ instead of here. Such sites will NOT be listed in this branch. Submitting sites that sell drugs here will only delay the time that they are reviewed.

Recreation/Food is only for sites with an informational focus.

Please submit the site to the one most appropriate category. Failure to do so will most likely result in the submission being deleted.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
If the site is about a restaurant, catering service or *any* business which is not selling products online, please submit the site to the proper location in Regional. Such sites submitted here WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT REVIEW..

If the main purpose of the site is to sell products online, please suggest the URL in Shopping:Food. Such sites will NOT be listed in Recreation/Food, and most likely will be deleted without review.

If the site is providing recipes or cooking instructions, please submit it to Home: Cooking.

READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING A SITE!

Please try to find the most specific subcategory for the site. This will help our editors get the site reviewed as quickly as possible.

If the site is selling products, please submit it to the proper subcategory of Shopping/Recreation/Guns. Such sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Guns.

Manufacturer sites that don''t offer direct sales of products should be submitted to appropriate subcategories of Business/Consumer Goods and Services/Firearms . Such sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Guns.

Non-English sites should be submitted to the proper language in World. Non-English sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Guns.

Please ensure you choose the CORRECT category to submit to. Submissions in inappropriate categories will be deleted. Please do NOT submit weblogs into this category, instead go to Society/People/Personal_Homepages and find the correct category there.

To avoid delay in listing, please review prior to submission.

Do not submit web sites to the main Recreation/Kites category unless you cannot find an appropriate sub category.

Submit websites ONLY ONCE to the most relevant category. Multiple submissions or careless submissions will slow the process.

Descriptions should include specific information of the unique qualities and features of the site contents. Avoid advertising hype, overuse of capitalization, and emphatic punctuation.

Affiliate sites, multiple URL''s for the same organization, and mirror sites are not desirable.

Non-English sites should be submitted to the proper language in World. Non-English sites will NOT be listed anywhere in Recreation/Kites.

The ODP reserves the right to alter or replace a proposed description at any time at its sole discretion and editorial judgment.

Please submit sites of individuals and groups who are publishing their own collections and knife making work, publishing newsletters and other periodicals on knife collecting and making, or that are associations of knife collectors and knife makers. Wholesalers, resellers, and affiliates should submit under Shopping/Recreation/Knives or Shopping/Recreation/Outdoors/Hunting/Knives/

Sites in this category are organized by the historical region where the historic event occurred, i.e. by the group''s topic. This does not always match their physical location.

Example:
A group in England reenacting the American Revolution should be filed under North_America/United_States/Revolutionary_War.

Please check carefully that the site is suitable for this category. Suggesting to the wrong category may result in considerable delay.

Please submit only sites dealing with models and model building in this category.

Sites selling models and related related products should be listed under Shopping:Recreation_and_Hobbies:Models, or a specialized sub-category.

General information about collecting models should be listed under Recreation: Collecting: Models.

Commercial sites should be submitted to Shopping/Vehicles/Motorcycles".

Nudism/Naturism is the pursuit of non-sexual nude recreation. Sites with any sexual content or links to sites with sexual content will not be listed here.

Please DO NOT submit your site to the top level of Recreation/Outdoors unless your site is about all aspects of outdoor recreation.

If your site is about one activity, please find the category devoted to it and submit your site there. For example, submit fishing sites to the most appropriate subcategory in Recreation/Outdoors/Fishing.

Any site offering information only of interest to people within a local area, please submit your site to that location''s Recreation and Sports subcategory in Regional.

Please submit your travel sites to the proper subcategory in Recreation/Travel and NOT to Recreation/Outdoors. Thank you.

If your site is for people in a particular country or area, please look in Regional for the proper location.

If your site contains "adult" material, please look in Adult for the proper place to submit.

If you have a product or service to sell, please submit it to Shopping.

Please note: We do not list all party resources here. Many party resources are of a local nature and should be listed within the Regional section of the directory.

Resources in languages other than English should be submitted to the proper language category in World.

Thank you.

This category is for sites in English or with substantial English content.
Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate language category in The Pets category contains websites with information about the creatures that live with us as companion animals.

The sites listed in Recreation/Pets are primarily informational in nature.

The first sub-area of Pets consists of categories that are species specific. Listed within each species category are sites dealing with species-specific breed information, clubs, forums, general and personal interest pages.

The second sub-area of Pets consists of categories, which address the relationship that pets in general have with us. Websites within this area are not species specific and usually address more than one species of pet.
Resources is a general pet interest subcategory.

The third sub-area of Pets is for Chats and Forums that discuss pet concerns and species-specific Organizations devoted to pets.

This category is for sites in English or with substantial English content.

Some sites involving pets are not listed in Recreation/Pets but are listed in other areas of the directory:

For example:
Shopping/Pets - Online stores and other sites focusing on online sales
Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Pet_Supplies - Manufacturers and distributors of products for pets
Regional/(country)/(locality) - Individual animal organizations, veterinary practices, boarding facilities, local businesses
Health/Animal/Pets - Sites dealing with diseases, conditions and treatments
Health/Animal/Veterinary_Medicine/Veterinarians - Individual veterinary practices within the appropriate locality

Additional related categories include:
Arts/Visual_Arts/Genres/Pets
Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Pet_Supplies
Business/Healthcare/Animal_Health/Pets
Home/Consumer_Information/Pets
Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Pets

Check the "See also:" listings for other areas of the Directory, which list sites addressing other aspects of pet concerns.

Please also refer to: Where should I submit my website about animals? Or, where will I find the animal topic I am looking for?

Sites submitted to this category should have facilities to:

• View pictures
• Submit pictures
• Rank or score images; best / most attractive first
• Filter out adult content

Sites with adult content should be submitted to the Adult category.

Sites which break the "best/most attractive first" rule should be submitted to Recreation/Picture_Ratings/Parodies

Pictures do not have to be of humans. Pet and car ranking are okay. However novelty categories (such as poo or riced up cars) should go in the Parodies category.

Some sites offer head-to-head ratings; where two or more images are displayed simultaneously and the user is required to select the best.

Other features often include a facility to add comments, contact the submitter and view a profile of the submitter, and lists of new, hot or ugly pictures.

Very few sites will meet the criteria for listing in this category. Please submit sites to the most appropriate category. Failure to do so will unnecessarily delay the site being reviewed and added to the directory.

Where to submit:

• Sites with no English content should be submitted to World.
• Online stores should be submitted to the appropriate category of Shopping.
• Sites about aspects of the entertainment radio industry, including Internet broadcasts, talk radio, and radio personalities, should be submitted to the appropriate category of Arts: Radio.
• Sites of retailers and manufacturers should be submitted to a subcategory in Business.
• Sites of businesses, including public broadcast radio stations, may also submit to their locality in Regional.
• Informational sites about amateur, shortwave, CB, family two-way radios, and scanners should be submitted to a subcategory of Recreation: Radio.

Please do not submit roadway construction contractor websites here - those should be submitted to Business: Construction and Maintenance: Commercial Contractors: Civil and Roadworks .

Submit sites with photographs taken from the road, but not of the road, to Recreation: Travel: Travelogues or one of its subcategories.

Welcome Scouters and other Submitters
Sites must be in English or have significant English content. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate Scouting is a world-wide non-formal educational movement for young people founded by Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Gilwell. From its modest beginning at his experimental camp comprised of 22 youth held on Brownsea Island in August of 1907 there has developed the largest youth organization in the world. Membership today stands at some 25 million Scouts and 10 million Guides and Girl Scouts.
Scouting aims to develop the mental, moral and physical capabilities of youth through a progressive program emphasizing outdoor activities. Scouting is well regarded for introducing young people to environmental issues, outdoor skills, community service projects, and co-operative activities. Scouting is a team that works on the patrol system and as such is a uniformed organization with a Promise and Law.

The Scout Motto:BE PREPARED

Please submit only parks which feature a combination of amusement rides or water attractions with go karts, miniature golf, laser tag, arcades, etc. Parks which feature mainly miniature golf should be submitted to the Miniature Golf category, kart courses should be submitted to Karting, paintball fields to Paintball, laser clubs to Laser Games.

Please submit entries in the following form:
Title: Title of park or web site
Description: Site includes hours of operations, photographs, and park history. [City, State, Country]
Note: Country can be omitted for parks in the United States.

In general, amusement center sites may be listed both in the appropriate Recreation: Theme Parks subcategory and the appropriate locality in Regional.

NOTICE: Recreation/Tobacco is for informational sites ONLY. Tobacco products for sale should be listed in a proper sub-category of Shopping_Tobacco.

Few sites, if any, will be listed in this category. Please sumbit your listing to a more specific topic.

Submitting your site to the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

To speed the review of your site and its listing in the directory, please go to /Recreation/Trains and Railroads and use the add request form in the most appropriate category.

This category lists only comprehensive travel resources. All other sites should be listed in a more specific subcategory.

• Multiple submissions of the same site or multiple sites for the same business is abuse and against guidelines.
• Travel agents, tour operators, and travel providers may be considered for a maximum of one listing within the Recreation/Travel subcategories.
• Sites for all lodging establishments (including hotels, motels, inns, resorts, vacation rentals, bed and breakfast establishments, and hostels) will be listed once in the Lodging category for the city or town where they are located. Please submit such sites directly to the most specific category, starting here: Recreation/Travel/Lodging.
• Personal travel accounts with significant narrative content should be submitted to the Recreation/Travel/Travelogues category and its subcategories.

Submitting to the correct category will speed the listing of your site. For more information, please see ODP Travel Guidelines.

1. Engage in the business of travel, whether it be direct travel providers (airlines, hotels, etc.), tour operators, or travel agents. Such sites may be considered for a maximum of one listing in Recreation/Travel categories.
2. Offer personal travel accounts (primarily in Recreation/Travel/Travelogues)
3. Offer travel tips and advice.