Nmoz.com
Title
DMOZ AOL Netcape Mozilla Open Directory Project ODP Parody - NMOZ [not dmoz.com or dmoz.org]
Description
How I became an editor. As you may have noticed, many search categories have a link on the bottom that states, " Volunteer to edit this category." I saw a category that had very few web sites and I knew I could easily double the number listed. I clicked the link and suggested three new sites. Later, I received an e-mail stating I had been accepted as an editor.
What an editor does. As an editor, you login to the dmoz.org web site. Instead of only read access for your category, you can add, edit, delete and cool any site. You also have a queue of web sites submitted to the category. You see, the open directory can't just let everybody add web sites to the directory. The volunteer editors sort through the submissions, edit them as necessary to fit the guidelines and delete spam.
My first couple of years. I added a lot of sites. I unilaterally decided to adopt a format I saw used in other categories which made the search results more useful. I would login once a month or so and go through the submissions. I cooled a web site which caused a meta editor, marisa1116, to question my editing. She stated I had edited the listing several times and seemed to imply there was something wrong with that. She told me not to edit it again and I didn't. I had my one category for several years and there wasn't much else I could do with it. I volunteered to edit other categories and was always given a form-letter response that stated I needed to improve my editing skills. I thought, if my editing needed to be improved, why hasn't anyone said anything or why hasn't a meta editor or editall fixed my alleged editing deficiencies?
Address
- PO Box 23588
- Washington DC 20026 US
Contact
- NMOZ Open Parody Project
-
- +1 202 555 1212, Fax: +1 610 560 1501
Additional Information
Related Domains
External Links
- Alexa: Nmoz.com
