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Originally Posted by jeffnova
Please explain how you would know if another editor removed/deleted/cleared a submission in an effort to block competitor sites?
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If we told everyone everything we did then the abusive editor with any nouse would try and ensure that any abusive edits were as invisible as possible.
So its a catch 23 if we tell we get more problems if we don't tell we are clearly corrupt.
Let me ask this the other way round. Why would webmasters quietly complain in your ear that there is abusive editing and competitor sites not being listed.
First it is likely that the complaining webmaster is a competitor, if so why do they not do anything and report such matters if they have any shred of evidence to support the claim? I certainly would.
But if in fact they are abusive webmasters and they want their spammy, non-unique, get rich web site listed and DMOZ will not accept it or they know that DMOZ will not accept it because it is a useless piece of junk, now in that situation it is likely the webmaster will try and ensure that DMOZ is branded as being corrupt and editors are corrupt to try and denigrate the site.
So if no evidence is produced about abusive editing I can only believe that it is bad rumours set about by people who have spammy, no good web sites that DMOZ will not accept. You see I note your words "but my impression from insiders and outsider" that is the very best way to throw some mud and hope that some of it sticks.