Never knew I was accepted as an editor

Hello,
I applied to be an editor today but was rejected because I was told I was already an editor. This is news to me, although I'm happy that at one time I was accepted. Actually I'm thrilled even though I never received an acceptance email to my knowledge. I remember applying and thinking I must have been rejected.

I'd love to be reinstated although I don't know and never knew my password to fill out the reinstatement form.

Thank you.
Cathie Dunklee-Donnell

Hi, so far haven't been able to track down an older/accepted application for you...
Can you PM me some more info, like emails used in the past / category you'd previously applied for, and when, if remembered...
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Are you sure the (only) reason given was that you have been an editor before
I also can not find any other application from you, only the one made a day ago
But i can see a very good reason why that application whould have been rejected
Regional/North_America/Canada/Alberta/Business_and_Economy/Computers_and_Internet/Web_Design_and_Development is only for websites of companies that have physical offices in more than one town within Alberta. Companies which are only located in one town will only be listed in that town's category.

Please tell us the exact error message. (I have a theory.)

I'm not sure what you mean by error message. I received this email:
Dear cathiedsquared,

You indicated on your application form that you were previously an editor. The Open Directory Project allows just one editor account per person - no matter how long it's been since you were previously an editor. Please use the editor reinstatement form at http://www.dmoz.org/docs/en/reinstate.html to request that your previous account be reactivated. If you do not recall all the details about your previous account requested by this form, please visit the Resource Zone forum at http://www.resource-zone.com/forum/index.php?showforum=10 where meta editors will be able to help you.

Your application for a new editor account at the Open Directory Project has been rejected because we believe you already have (or had in the past) another editor account. We have a strict rule of only one account per person (see http://www.dmoz.org/guidelines/accounts.html ). If you wish to edit the directory, you will need to use your existing / previous account rather than applying for a new one.

If your account is active and you know your password, you should be able to log in at http://www.dmoz.org/editors/ and continue editing. If you want to apply for a new category, please see the advice at http://www.dmoz.org/newperms.html and then use the "Request to be editor for another category" link at http://www.dmoz.org/editors/ to submit an internal new permissions request.

If you have forgotten your password, you can use the form at http://www.dmoz.org/public/forgetpass/ to reset it. (But you need to be able to receive email sent to the address we have recorded for you.)

If you had an account previously that has now lapsed, then you need to apply for this account to be reinstated. Please use the form at http://www.dmoz.org/reinstate.html for this. You will need to know your editorname and previous password. If you don't know either of these details, then please ask for help in the "Becoming an Editor" forum at http://www.resource-zone.com/ . It is usually possible for us to identify your account from other information you can supply, and we can then arrange for the password to be reset.

We hope you will be back editing with us shortly.

Regards, DMOZ Team

I think I picked that because I could not find the web design category for the city of Calgary itself. I'm sorry if I did incorrectly. I would still love to be part of Dmoz and would take a different related category if one is needed.

Elper said:

Hi, so far haven't been able to track down an older/accepted application for you...
Can you PM me some more info, like emails used in the past / category you'd previously applied for, and when, if remembered...
[sub]179840[/sub]

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Another email I had was <removed for your privacy>. Thank you for your replies. I don't think I put on my application that I was an editor. I said I had applied to be one.

pvgool said:

Are you sure the (only) reason given was that you have been an editor before
I also can not find any other application from you, only the one made a day ago
But i can see a very good reason why that application whould have been rejected
Regional/North_America/Canada/Alberta/Business_and_Economy/Computers_and_Internet/Web_Design_and_Development is only for websites of companies that have physical offices in more than one town within Alberta. Companies which are only located in one town will only be listed in that town's category.

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I guess I should have picked this category instead: http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/North_...ters_and_Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/

Is that still available?

Thank you for your reply.
Cathie

Elper said:

Hi, so far haven't been able to track down an older/accepted application for you...
Can you PM me some more info, like emails used in the past / category you'd previously applied for, and when, if remembered...
[sub]179840[/sub]

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It was a long time ago but it may have <removed for your privacy>. I thought I had been rejected since I never heard from anyone. Thank you.

Sometimes communicating via forum isn't so easy - It's becoming increasingly apparent that you ticked the "editor before" checkbox on the application form, while it is unlikely that you've ever been an editor with us in the past... Simply re-apply to a category you like, with three suitable sites described in your own words, and please don't tick the editor before checkbox this time!
Calgary/Web_Design is perhaps not the easiest place to start, but possible...