Anymore reports for dead links?

Just wondering if they're taking info on dead links within the directory.

That thread hasn't been updated since August 20th.

I placed 2 messages with about 10-12 dead links

Your messages had to be approved by a moderator before showing up (some quirk of the forum software). They are visible now and will no doubt be dealt with soon. Thank you very much for your help in keeping dead links out of the directory.

It's a good directory, but it seems a lot of the editors do it for a hobby.
It's a pet peeve of mine to see dead links or redirects to a site that has nothing to do with the topic.
You guys should have a contest to see who can come up with the most dead links in 1 day.

It's time to clean up North Carolina directory portion!

I'm waiting for my site to appear one year but the least I can do is help clean it out.

You guys seem very effective on taking requests for removal so I don't think it's going to be necessary to be an editor.

Anyways I'll see if I can come up with more links this weekend.

It's a good directory, but it seems a lot of the editors do it for a hobby.

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All editors do it for a hobby. You know we're all volunteers, right? If anyone is getting money for editing, they'll find themselves gone pretty quick.

I meant to say some do it as a part time hobby...and others ..well full time.

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All editors do it for a hobby. You know we're all volunteers, right? If anyone is getting money for editing, they'll find themselves gone pretty quick.

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Would you expect everyone to do it full time? Do you volunteer anywhere full time?

I moderate one of the largest consumer mortgage forum in the United States.
I don't get paid for it but I'm always deleting spam posts everyday.
Every moderator have different responsibilities, and not all have the same workload.

I guess it's a lot harder when you in charge of a much larger directory.
I'm not in your shoes so I can only assume how many requests you guys receive per day/week. You probably have those that look at it as a hobby, and others who like to volunteer for the benefit of everyone else.

Have a great weekend!

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Would you expect everyone to do it full time? Do you volunteer anywhere full time?

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I guess it's a lot harder when you in charge of a much larger directory.
I'm not in your shoes so I can only assume how many requests you guys receive per day/week. You probably have those that look at it as a hobby, and others who like to volunteer for the benefit of everyone else

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It's really got nothing to do with how many requests we get or how big the directory is. Editors are not required to put in a minimum amount of time editing. And ultimately it's a hobby to all of them, regardless of how much time they spend on it. I've had long stretches of time when I've spent 40+ hours a week on it, and I've had others where I've spent none at all. Neither makes it more or less than a hobby.

You probably have those that look at it as a hobby, and others who like to volunteer for the benefit of everyone else.

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I don't see "public service" and "hobby" as mutually exclusive. Sometimes I deliberately look at the two categories "things I'd like to do now" and "things that would accomplish something useful for someone" -- and pick some activity that's on both lists.

But there are many different motivations, and also many different ways of working.

Sometimes people focus on a particular _topic_ (I like Groaci Nose Flute Orchestras, and I want to make sure everyone on earth can know all there is to know about GNFOs worldwide).

Sometimes people focus on particular _communities_ (This is an interesting group of people to interact with, whatever they're doing, I'll hang around.)

Then sometimes people focus on particular _projects_ (I like to feel that I'm working with a group of people to accomplish something this week -- it doesn't matter whether it's shoveling Augean dung, or eradicating whirled peas: we work hard all week, and on Saturday we'll wash our hands and have a virtual party, then everyone goes off to something else)

And sometimes people have trouble focusing at all, but still work on a series of apparently-random independent tasks (I walk through the directory, starting somewhere at random, looking for sites -- and if I find an interesting site that fits some other category I work there for awhile until ... hey, was that a mockingbird?)

And sometimes people stay in the same mode of operation for a long time, and sometimes people switch modes every few hours or weeks.

The broader the range of motivations and methods the community can harness in support of its goal, the more successful it'll be.