Earlier today I posted a small list of questions and a request for editors/metas here to let me know if ODP editors would be violating any of the ODP Member guidelines by answering these questions. This information is going to be used in a website being developed to detail the ODP and the perception of corruption in ODP by many in the webmaster community.
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I think it is unfortunate that there isn't enough trust in the community to even allow me to ask what information is or isn't off limits.
As suggested by Motsa I have searched these forums and can not find the answers. Some related information is found on the DMOZ website, but it contradicts many statements by editors. I have seen statements from editors that some of the publicly available DMOZ documentation is out of date.
I realize my posting won't be un-deleted and so I won't try to re-post my original questions here. Instead, I kindly request the following information:
1) I am looking for guidelines that specify what information editors are not allowed to discuss with non-editors.
2) I am also looking for any official language that defines the current mission of the ODP as it relates to a directory for "Surfers". I do see several posts by metas alluding to this mission and if I am to use those statements, how far back in time can I go? In other words, when was the last official change to the mission made? The original mission as defined at the time the ODP public documents were created makes no reference to surfers and clearly assumes submissions by webmasters.
Thanks in advance for you help in collecting this information.
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I think it is unfortunate that there isn't enough trust in the community to even allow me to ask what information is or isn't off limits.
As suggested by Motsa I have searched these forums and can not find the answers. Some related information is found on the DMOZ website, but it contradicts many statements by editors. I have seen statements from editors that some of the publicly available DMOZ documentation is out of date.
I realize my posting won't be un-deleted and so I won't try to re-post my original questions here. Instead, I kindly request the following information:
1) I am looking for guidelines that specify what information editors are not allowed to discuss with non-editors.
2) I am also looking for any official language that defines the current mission of the ODP as it relates to a directory for "Surfers". I do see several posts by metas alluding to this mission and if I am to use those statements, how far back in time can I go? In other words, when was the last official change to the mission made? The original mission as defined at the time the ODP public documents were created makes no reference to surfers and clearly assumes submissions by webmasters.
Thanks in advance for you help in collecting this information.