How does the editing system work if you are an editor. Or are editors only allowed to edit one category??
Good morning, thunderman, good questions,
. Here is my view, as an editor, others may disagree and correct me,
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All editors start out with a small category while they learn the ropes. We police ourselves, so as an editor shows that they can follow the editing Guidelines, demonstrates honesty and impartiality in their editing, and gain experience, they may or may not be granted wider/higher editing permissions in other catagories (if they request them).
Most of us have requested and been denied further editing permissions, at one time or another, because we just weren't ready yet. Once we follow the advice given, and demonstrate that we understand and can do the work properly, meta editors are more than happy to grant our requests for added permissions.
Meta editors start out the same way we all do, and have a vast amount of experience across a wide range of topics. Any one of us can become a meta editor if we're willing to do the amount of work that's involved to become one.
An editors status in the ODP is only limited by their own desires and willingness to work.
Most of us decide on our own where we want to edit, how much we want to edit, and exactly what we want to edit, and we set our own goals to achieve that.
It is a worldwide community family of volunteers who are willing to work for free for the benefit of all. Our only reward is the self satisfaction of doing a good job in our editing areas, and being a part of something we think is worth while, no other reason.
In my own personal opinion, and not that of anyone else.
We are not haughty, and the public is not our enemy, just the opposite, but, because there is so much competition on the Internet and so many self serving individuals who try to get an unfair advantage by working the system,
we have to take certain measures, and have certain rules, to make the playing field level for all sites, whether you're a mom & pop site or a professional webmaster.
Each site suggestion is evaluated on its own merits, as an editor is available to review it, but, there is no right to be listed, and no guarantees that it will be listed.
Our goal isn't to be all inclusive, but, to build a quality directory of good sites. If that were not the case, we wouldn't need humans to make the decisions, an automated machine could do it,
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