Very odd

This is very weird. I'm not sure if we have a controlling editor in my category or not.

In my search for more websites related to mine to exchange links I found a forum where a half dozen people or so who applied for an editor position in the http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Oregon/Business_and_Economy/Real_Estate/ category were griping because they were rejected with no explanation. So I thought I'd give it a shot. Within 24 hours I was instantly rejected with no explanation. I have to admit I do own a website related to that category called www.RealtyInOregon.com which may have been the reason why I was rejected due to possible biasness. However I found it very odd that I too was rejected with no explanation. It's not a very high traffic category, and it has no editor. Also the category below it only has one editor who turns out to be a web developer here in Oregon. When I applied I suggested three very relevant sites with extremely good quality information and unique content. My application also had perfect grammar and honesty. I wish someone would investigate this matter for us in the Oregon community, because so far it seems that someone is protecting their editorial position with ruthlessness. While I may not have been qualified to edit that category I'm sure several of those people are. Not to mention the only sites that have been added to that category in the last two years were the ones she had development contracts with. In fact after contacting the promoter for the Oregon Association of Realtors, whose website isn't included oddly enough, he said he has found it extremely difficult to get any of the government real estate websites listed in there as well even after eight years.

Could someone please do us a big favor and investigate this matter. It's gotten to the point of being absolutely ridiculous.

Thank you,
Eli

Of the "half a dozen" so-called gripers who have been rejected for this category, how many were you? You've applied at least 3 times in the last six months. You haven't been overly honest on all of your applications about your affiliations. You neglected to mention your involvement with http://www.realtyinoregon.com/ - oops! I guess it's a conspiracy

You're going to have to be way more specific with your allegations if you think that we are going to take this conspiracy theory seriously. Keep in mind that category editors do not review new editor applications, this job is done by the senior meta editors. From what I can see no single meta editor has ever processed two applications for this strangely popular category.

That being said, this is not the place to report such things. A simple search of "dmoz abuse reports" would have lead you to the proper place for these types of abuse reports. Include the link to the forum where the gripers are posting, and supply us with copies of the past applications and rejection letters. Make sure that you supply all of the pertinent information so that we can do a thorough investigation.

Unless of course this is just a case of someone being annoyed that they haven't been able to become an editor. In that case, it's not abuse of any sort.

Eli Aloisi,
looks like a QED to me, interested to see your response/s.