Dmoz, ODP, and Resource-zone, Oh My!

*sigh*

I did take 8 days off from editing, but I did log in every day to read the sometimes interesting internal forum. :-D What can I say? Fights, arguments, and flaming - Oh My! Ahahahahhahah. Other than that it gets boring pretty quickly. There use to be a regular interval of posts pre-crash, now, post-crash, posts aren't as abundant as they used to be. It's actually kinda boring reading the Dmoz internal forum except when they're arguing with each other, hehehheheh. I think there are a bunch of drama kings and queens within Dmoz that love nothing more than to argue none stop.

Arguing non-stop I say? Doesn't that remind you of another place on the Internet full of editors who love to flame, fight, and belittle? Geez, I can't think of the name of it. Oh, yeah, its the boring place called Resource-zone (R-Z) where editors go to post when they want to feel powerful and special. I've noticed one of the Resource-zone regulars isn't posting their anymore. Suffice it to say he/she is still posting on other webmaster forums but not at R-Z anymore. R-Z has actually become more peaceful and bearable since this editor left, most likely not on his/her own! Maybe forced out by other meta editors? Maybe given an ultimatum to ship up or shape out? er, Shape up or ship out. Maybe the editor chose to ship out? Maybe the editor was banned? I haven't bother to log-in in awhile. I'll give you a hint of what they do behind the scenes of R-Z in their little private editors' only forum: they talk about posters behind their backs.

Hey, I've tried to get my membership on that forum removed for the longest but was told I can't without a good reason and because its an embarrassment to me as an editor isn't good enough. So, now I'm wondering what in the heck do I have to do as a member/editor (it's even harder for an editor to get their account banned) to get my R-Z account banned, erased, removed, or whatever. The editors that post there don't represent Dmoz or other editors very well. In fact, I think its similar to the infamous and editor-hated Digital Point forum, except on DP webmasters are b!tching and complaining, while on the R-Z its the editors who do the b!tching and complaining and talking about posters behind their backs. There might be one or two editors that have some class at Resource-zone, but that's about it! The rest would fit in very well as members of the Digital Point forums.

Oh, and what can I say. So what if an editor that regularly posts at R-Z doesn't like what I have to say. Resource-zone has definitely earned its reputation, too bad the rest of the Dmoz editors have to suffer the consequences of their under-socialized attitudes!

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I've resumed editing again after my 8 days of inactivity; I don't think I've ever went that long without editing! Heck, I even edited when I had a bronchiospasm and bronchitis! I called into work sick, missed school, and even called my chiropractor and told her I couldn't make it, but I had time to edit! Okay, okay, I went off topic a little bit....

I've looked at some sites that were submitted and have decided not to edit them at all. I know how much people love seeing those hits in their web stats from Dmoz.org and then go to Dmoz and don't see their site listed. Muhahahahahah. I love toying with you people! I'll click on a link to leave a Dmoz referrer in the web stats then don't edit the site at all. Hahahahah. Okay, I don't do it intentionally. But, I did click on a link and I got an e-mail from that person asking for their site's status a few hours later. Man, some people are quick! I didn't respond because I already listed his site and eventually he'd find it somewhere in the directory.

Latest Dmoz Goings-on.

Okay, I did do a lot of editing and adding sites and then I got so worn out I had to take a few days off. I have to admit that I don't feel like editing too much right now, but I am editing some. Have I said lately how much I dislike reviewing greenbusts? Yep, there are a few greenbusts in the category, but I don't really like reviewing them. It's kinda funny when an editor greenbusts his/her own site. Now, there's nothing wrong with it, but it is kinda funny. In fact, I talked with an editor who did that same exact thing! We both laughed at the thought - greenbust your own site and then have someone else approve it. Anyway, enough about greenbusts. Plus, those sites that are being greenbusted takes two reviews. One from the person who greenbusted it and another from an editor who approves or rejects the greenbust. I don't like greenbusting. I'd explain it in a little more detail what greenbusting is, but I don't have time. Suffice it to say that I won't be reviewing too many greenbusts.

Another thing about the categories I have privileges in are the update requests. Now, I've said before that I like handling update requests. It just so happens that there are over 15 update requests in the categories I can edit. Yep, they've built up; some of them duplicates. Some of the update requests will be approved, other rejected. Some have been submitted weeks/months ago, while others were submitted recently. I did go through and handle a couple of them. One update request I e-mailed the webmaster for more information. The other update requests I don't feel like handling. I have looked at some of them, but have decided not to do anything, mostly because the site needs a re-review which I'm not doing at this time. Maybe another editor will get around to them.

By far the easiest thing to do right now is to take a quick look at a site and send it to the proper sub category. I don't know why I'm still surprised that people don't bother reading the category guidelines that tell them to submit to the lowest category in that section. It's like they submit it just to be done with it because the editor will do most of the work....well, okay...that might be true. I will take the time to either sort them to the correct category or even review and list them. But, I don't recommend submitting your site to the top portion of the category when it will easily fit into a sub category. Most likely it'll stay there for a very long time, hehehehehe.

Here are my current editor stats. I'm happy to finally have over 900 adds. I'm a little under 100 shy of reaching 1,000 adds! I'm also happy to have made it over the 3,000 edits mark. It's not easy accumulating edits, especially adds; too much time involved reviewing boring sites - if I review a site then it has to be a thorough review, not a quick glimpse, I like to read the content and describe it accordingly and in detail.

3062 / 905 unique adds / 794 deletes / 538 unreviewed

Compare my stats to the ones in my previous post and you'll see that I've done a lot of editing since I published the last post.

Lets see, what could I write about in my next post?

- Things I like and dislike about the Dmoz?
- Editors I like and dislike?
- Sites I like and dislike?
- Webmasters that I like and dislike?
- How to handle disagreements with other editors in an effective way?
- Some good Dmoz insider tips for submitting sites?

Hmm, the last one seems like a good idea. Well, I cross that bridge when I get to that point.

Disclaimer: I haven't proof-read this post because I'm too darn tired. Maybe I'll get around to it before I decide to post again, or maybe not. So if something doesn't make sense or is misspelled then its because it hasn't been proof-read.