webdoctor - 4:00 pm on Nov 29, 2006 (gmt 0)

it is because of the fact that DMOZ does not generate any revenue is why the problem is not repaired.

or the conversation could have gone like this:

AOL Tech: Sir, the DMOZ editor site is down.
AOL CEO: What?!
AOL Tech: We've got two options - a quick and dirty fix to get it back how it was, or we could use the opportunity of being offline to put a reliable, maintainable system in place.
AOL CEO: I presume the reliable, maintainable system takes a bit longer to set up.
AOL Tech: Yup. But the only people affected are our volunteer editors
AOL CEO: Who cares about the volunteer editors - we'll go for the reliable, maintainable system.