Last Fall, we introduced you to Mozzie, the little green monster you see at the bottom of category pages. But did you know that Mozzie has an award named in his honor? For this post, editor hiraeth has provided an overview of the awards process.
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The beginning of the year traditionally marks the awards season as well, when we recognize the most outstanding achievements of the previous year. For the ODP community, this means it's time for the annual Mozzie Awards which recognize editor achievements and commitment to the project in a light-hearted way.
Nominations happen in the forums, and as voting gets under way, campaigning takes place in the editor forums as well.
This year, winners from around the globe were recognized in over 100 categories. These include awards for a wide range of topics ranging from the most dedicated and the laziest editors to the best quality control specialist, as well as the best topical editors in the many branches of the directory. New editors who have joined the project in the last year have their own separate awards. There is also recognition for the best categories of various sizes and awards for editors from around the world in the many languages in which the directory exists.
Many editors have permission to edit in only a limited area of the directory and being nominated for an award is an honor in itself and demonstrates that their efforts have been noticed by other editors.
In the recent Mozzies, the most hotly contested award was for the most "evil" senior editor! Success in this and other awards means that a banner can be added to the editor's profile. Some awards are for the best categories rather than individual editors. Here the winner is the Open Directory itself and the wider Internet community.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
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The beginning of the year traditionally marks the awards season as well, when we recognize the most outstanding achievements of the previous year. For the ODP community, this means it's time for the annual Mozzie Awards which recognize editor achievements and commitment to the project in a light-hearted way.
Nominations happen in the forums, and as voting gets under way, campaigning takes place in the editor forums as well.
This year, winners from around the globe were recognized in over 100 categories. These include awards for a wide range of topics ranging from the most dedicated and the laziest editors to the best quality control specialist, as well as the best topical editors in the many branches of the directory. New editors who have joined the project in the last year have their own separate awards. There is also recognition for the best categories of various sizes and awards for editors from around the world in the many languages in which the directory exists.
Many editors have permission to edit in only a limited area of the directory and being nominated for an award is an honor in itself and demonstrates that their efforts have been noticed by other editors.
In the recent Mozzies, the most hotly contested award was for the most "evil" senior editor! Success in this and other awards means that a banner can be added to the editor's profile. Some awards are for the best categories rather than individual editors. Here the winner is the Open Directory itself and the wider Internet community.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
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