Some Dmoz-related websites I find interesting.

I've been browsing the web for some interesting Dmoz-related websites and have come across a few. Whether you agree with them or not, or think they're good or bad isn't the point. The point is that they are interesting nonetheless.

1. Dmoz editor sentenced to jail

Seems back in 2004 a Dmoz editor was sentence to jail for editing a category for a Kurdish group. Interesting because it shows that in some countries there are serious implications about what you do and that everyone doesn't have that freedom of choice.

2. Dmoz T-shirts for sale

This is very interesting because someone has taken the time and invested the money to create and sale Dmoz T-shirts (customizable, lol). Even though I'm a happy Dmoz editor, I can't say that I would be so eager to purchase one to show my love for editing for Dmoz. In fact, if I were to purchase one the only people I know who would actually know what Dmoz is would probably be the IT geeks from my web design classes. I guess you'd have to be a hard-core Dmoz editor junkie to spend your hard earned cash on one. Now, how would I look in a Dmoz t-shirt with my editor name on it? Ah, the image is quickly fading. Insightful idea? Very.

3. Wizard of Dmoz - One man's story of being ousted from the ODP

When I first came across this site I thought it was very interesting. In fact, I enjoyed reading it from beginning to end (sort of). I think it's a very creative concept to insert the use and imagery of the Wizard of Oz into his account of being a Dmoz editor. It's a very original piece of work and I loved the way he broke it up into chapters. The only thing I didn't like was that I couldn't finish it because you have to pay to get the final chapters of why he was ousted as an ODP editor. It's a very interesting and creative way to tell the story. This must have been easy for him since he's a writer by trade (assuming, from what he wrote in his "story").

4. Against corrupt Dmoz editors

This site was very interesting, even though it's still under construction. I read every word on her two pages. In fact, after reading about 5 sentences I kinda figured out who she was, and after reading further, my initial thoughts were correct. This woman went to R-Z a few months back to complain about the title of her website. What happened was that her site ended up getting deleted from the directory for not being unique. So, now she's created a website relating her experiences and how she thinks it was due to Dmoz corruption. Here's the original thread at R-Z that started it all, Who do I complain to?

5. Whitney Anderson becomes editor for Dmoz

This site is where a company posted that one of it's employees had become a Dmoz editor and that she was now an expert on how to submit your site to Dmoz. I laughed because it is quite funny and very interesting. So, since I'm an editor I guess that also makes me an expert on how to submit your site to Dmoz? Maybe so. What a good idea. Maybe I'll add that to my website just for boasting purposes, "Creme de la Creme: an expert on how to submit your sites to Dmoz," lol. That's funny, especially at how some companies are so good with words they can turn anything into a positive to gain more customers; ain't nothing wrong with it. Maybe I can start a forum on the whole topic of how to submit sites to Dmoz. I am an expert now, right?

6. Dummies-guide-to-Dmoz
This site gives a humorous perspective on Dmoz. I wonder if the name of the site would be infringing on the Dummies guide to... copyright? Doesn't matter - until they take a gander - because the site is still interesting.

7. Just some thoughts about Dmoz

Okay, this isn't a website, but more of a link to a forum. I thought this was interesting because this guy came to complain about how his site wasn't listed in a category and a few people brought up the idea that maybe he should apply to edit this category. Well, I have to say that the turn-around time is fascinating. It took him 5 hours to be approved! Wow, and I thought my 1 day waiting for approval was quick.

Current editor stats at the time of this post:

1437 / 386 unique adds / 357 deletes / 225 unreviewed