Not abuse...but unacceptable?

Is there are procedure for "outsiders" to report areas of the directory where they believe the editing standards are not up to standard? I note that there are procedures for abuse reporting, but am not sure if this would be included in that category.

I am, in this instance, not talking about disputes over titles or descriptions but examples of the following:

• incorrect spelling
• duplicate entries
• similar sites placed in different categories
• inappropriate sites placed in categories (in one case, involving the completely wrong country) [/list:u]
  
  Since there is no editor for most of these categories until four levels up, I presume that the editor is possibly editing all categories (as well as their other areas).
  
  I have applied as an editor for a low-ranking category in this area and, as such, am reluctant to contact the higher editor directly as this person may in future be my "ODP boss" or, at least, we may be working together.
  
  Would the correct procedure in this case be to find a Meta editing in the area above and contact them via e-mail?
  
  Or are such observations from non-editors generally unwelcome?
  
  Disclosure. I have one site listed and one site pending in the area. Both would, however, be classified lower in the area were, in my opinion, the proper categorisation procedures followed.

I wouldn't class this as 'abuse', but just human error. In this case, I would just contact either an editor 'four levels up', or one of the 'editalls' listed on http://dmoz.org/edoc/editall.html who will be able to go in and correct the mistake(s). We do have a 'crack team' of editalls etc that maintain a list of common spelling mistakes which are scanned for and corrected on an 'ad hoc' basis.

>> ...least, we may be working together. <<

You could be working with any and all editors <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" /> No editor should mind _constructive_ criticism, so feel free to contact any editor - don't worry about them possibly being your 'mentor' in the future: I know if I see a mistake by a senior editor, I sometimes point it out to them - likewise when others spot that I have made a very very rare mistake <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

&gt;&gt; Or are such observations from non-editors generally unwelcome? &lt;&lt;

Nope, they are more than welcome. We've got over 3.8million listings in ODP, and there are bound to be a few mistakes. Sometimes it's just a case of a slight typo, regionalisation issues (i.e. the UK/US/Other English spelling differences), changes in the 'structure' of ODP (causing similar sites to be in different categories) or something malicious. We, obviously, can't double and treble re-check every single edit, so if you see a mistake: feel free to let us know!

&gt;&gt; Would the correct procedure in this case be to find a Meta editing in the area above and contact them via e-mail? &lt;&lt;

Feel free to contact any 'higher up' editor, it doesn't have to be a Meta. Remember if an editor edits Arts/ they can also correct mistakes in Arts/Literature but not necessarily Regional/ (unless they are a 'meta' editor or an 'editall such as myself).

Hope this helps, and feel free to contact myself with a list of mistakes you've spotted if you want. Alink to my ODP editor profile should be in my 'signature' here, or click on my name on the left hand side and send me a private message.

Yep, unacceptable. Let one of us know and we'll try to fix it up.