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Originally Posted by michaelj72
. i've never seen such vitriol as in the past 4-6 months visiting forums and such against a directory or anything on the net. obvioulsy something isn't being done right if you ask me or at least that's how things are perceived.
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We do refuse to list some sites, we also do not list the suggestions (usually from the webmaster) in good time often, can take years. But we are not a listing service, we build categories we are not just there to review the suggestions and list as many as possible, so webmasters wanting the boost you speak of get frustrated, but we are not there to try and boost them, we are there to try and build categories and editors can do that how they choose, the suggestions pool is one possible source. We are sorry if that upsets people, but it is how we operate. If anyone wants a different service, there are plenty of paid directories, free directories which only work on suggestions and of course anyone can start their own. At DMOZ we set out to build categories of sites with unique quality and an editor can use the means they wish. So suggesting a site will get you noticed, when an editor chooses to work on the submitted list for a particular category, but we can't say when that will be.
We also do run across the few editors who were found not upholding the high standards we demand and got themselves booted. Some ex-editors also did not like the way some decisions were taken had a spat and left. They are ususally not too happy with project. So yes there is some vitriol, sometimes a misunderstanding of what we are and how we operate, sometimes because we refuse to list a site and sometimes because we punished an editor and so they publicly try and run the project down.
Problem with being successful I guess.