vincevincevince - 3:53 am on Sep 30, 2007 (gmt 0)

no follow would be, I fear, treating the symptom not the real problem. The problem being that the directory is being abused both by those in a position of trust and those who submit in bad faith.

To me, it would be better to increase the strength of checks and balances. For example, encouraging multiple editors in each category but making decisions a 'balance of opinion' matter. Equally, if editors were able to 'edit' any category but only as a 'suggestion' to the assigned editors, things might speed up considerably. Finally, a user knows if he's seen an inappropriate listing - let him flag it as inappropriate so that it can be flagged for a recheck on the editor side.