The Official Who's Dissapointed With the last Google update thread

[Jezebel]

I'm sure there is a DMOZ editor or two that will read this and get pissed, but if you think about it - why would anyone spend time reviewing websites if they didn't have an interest at stake...like adding as many their own sites into it as possible.

That's an attitude that a lot of people share - particularly in the Adult industry. The answer to a question like "Why would anybody spend time at dmoz unless there was something in it for them?" can't be explained if someone has to ask the question in the first place. To be a (good) dmoz editor you have to be altruistic.

You know what bugs me about adult webmasters complaining about dmoz editors? Have you got any idea how hard some editors work to keep the Adult section clean from spamming and cheating webmasters and editors? The cleaner our section is for our surfers the better for you guys, as the non-cheating webmasters find their sites listed quicker as we deal with the spammers.

Why do I do it? I LOVE editing. Believe it or not, I really do like reviewing your submissions, sorting them into categories, writing descriptions - dotting the 'i's and crossing the 't's. I'm a nerd, basically. I build ordinary porn sites yet I work all over Adult including the Shopping section, the Link Sites, TGP area, Software, Webmaster Resources. Outside of Adult I tend to work in Society but I've also worked in Shopping and Business and have the permissions necessary to work anywhere I like.

I've even head of, since only DMOZ editors can approve other DMOZ editors, they will apply to themselves with another email address, approve themselves, and then be controling new cats.

|rasta| Since the only editors that can approve new applications are Category Moderators, Metas and Staff, why would anybody at this level need to set themselves up as another editor? Don't believe everything you hear.