Why is this happening

[bond23]

Hello,

 

It's clear to me that DMOZ plays a significant role in terms of access and content on the world wide web. Why then should their listing polices be shrouded in dubious time tables and polices like the current Iraqi government. If there is a problem maybe some of us could assist and get things moving!

 

 

Nuff of my two cents

 

Philip

[motsa]

Our listing policies are quite clear: http://dmoz.org/guidelines/

 

If you feel like you'd like to help move things along by becoming an editor, you're welcome to apply once we're up and running again.

[hutcheson]

Nowhere in the whole ODP process is there any position with the power, or activity with the effect, of "getting things moving." All that you can get moving is yourself.

 

At this point, an offer to help would have to be tendered to the AOL corporation (not us us editors!): it is AOL employees (only) who are doing the system administration, installation, and data recovery work inside their own corporate network; and that is for reasons based on their own corporate network security. (You will have to forgive them for thinking that's more important than your motive, whatever that is.) Also, a handful of editors (administrator or technical-specialist level) are helping test; there are many more editors who are willing to help with that part, as soon as they need that much testing.

 

At some point the editing servers will be opened back up for applications for new editors. A qualified volunteer editor will have to be self-motivated enough to work in the absense of micromanagement and strict time tables, and will have to be tolerant of other editors' interests and editing schedules. A new editor will absolutely not EVER be given the power to impose time tables or policies on other editors -- that also is not a power that is available to anyone in the system.

 

You're always welcome to read the ODP editor guidelines, to learn what editors can do, and some suggestions for good ways of doing that, as well as give you some clues about what you have a right to expect an editor to do.

[crowbar]

It's always better to learn something about what it is you're talking about, Philip, before making statements that prove otherwise, .