Application question

Dear DMOZ Staff,

Is this true: The ODP is a non-commercial organization that was established in the spirit of the Open Source movement?

I am very eager to become an editor in little Russian branch of DMOZ - Top: World: Russian: Игры: Компьютерные игры: Старые игры, but get denial.
The same was when i tried to apply for an English branch - Top: Games: Video Games: Downloads: Collections, which has no editor at all.

I have a great deal of Internet experience and time to become a part of DMOZ.

As webmaster/programmer I have created variety of collectors/fans sites, which i included in my application form.

I apply my sites to DMOZ almost every year - and get no result.

But sometimes I get email, where I am advised to put some links/banners on my sites to be allowed in DMOZ.

So, should i follow these emails, sell my site spaces for getting in DMOZ?
Then why I see these words: "We promise to keep the distribution of ODP data, and the submission process to this data, entirely free." in Social Contract?

Thanks in advance.

PS: Is it really possible to apply to category, if editor owns a competitor site?

But sometimes I get email, where I am advised to put some links/banners on my sites to be allowed in DMOZ.

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You will never be asked to put a link or banner on your site to be allowed in DMOZ. If you've received emails that ask you to do that and you think that the emails are from editors, please send them to me (with full headers) using the form at http://www.dmoz.org/public/sendemail?editor=motsa .

Is it really possible to apply to category, if editor owns a competitor site?

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Yes, it is.