Becoming an dmoz editor.

New editors being added?

[jbinbpt]

I was reading up on how to become a dmoz editor. I told myself not to complain about the ODP if I didn’t try to get involved. I thought I would see what was involved and what kind of commitment was required.

Are new editors being brought onboard?

I found what I believe is the current newsletter, Christmas 2002. Should I draw any conclusions that the newsletter is not current?

jb

[victor]

The amount of time you give to DMOZ is up to you.

If you start with a small category, you can probably keep it clean and up-to-date for an hour a month.

If you take on more, the sky's the limit for the time you give to the project.

You might want to put aside 3-4 hours when you first become an editor to read (and get lost in) the internal forums and advice to new editors.

The newsletter? I suspect the editors doing it haven't had the time....Maybe you could help.

[ambivalenthysteria]

New editors are being added all the time.

The newsletter isn't really anything to go by. It's about an annual newsletter these days.

[flicker]

I'll make my standard suggestion that you should apply for a small category that's likely not to be deluged with spam submissions, such as an informational/recreational subcategory you have a hobby site about (or just a bunch of bookmarks about), or maybe a Regional category in the town you live in. Starting in a Business or Shopping category is do-able, but in my opinion it's very difficult and it would be easy to get overwhelmed. If you start someplace out-of-the-way you can learn the ropes and then move on to a larger or busier category. That's what I did, and it worked for me. (-: I joined on less than a year ago by the way. Everyone there has been very helpful and encouraging; so I definitely think new editors are still being very much welcomed.

[jbinbpt]

Thanks to all,

My New Year's Resolution is to go for it.

See you there...

[totalXSive]

A new newsletter has been written but staff haven't published it yet. There is also a weblog, albeit an unofficial one.

[humpo]

yeah, go for it!

Becoming and editor is not as difficult as some make out.

I applied for a large regional category but was told to go for something smaller.

So i did and went for /regional/myCity/internet which only had about 40 sites.(have to start somewhere) I went through all the links and spotted several that shouldn’t be there (few dead, porn redirect etc), i mentioned this in my application, and became and editor a few hours later.

[IITian]

Are new editors being brought onboard?

If you check the bottom of DMOZ's home page, it shows number of editors and it seems to change very frequently (at least once a day?).

[rfgdxm1]

>If you check the bottom of DMOZ's home page, it shows number of editors and it seems to change very frequently (at least once a day?).

AFAIK, new apps are reviewed by metas whenever they feel like it. As there are lots of metas, I'd expect every day at least some apps are reviewed.

[Teshka]

I applied 2 months ago and haven't heard anything yet. No new sites have been added to the category I applied to (including mine :P). One of my other sites was added within a week to a different category. Responsiveness to submitted pages and editor applications seems to luck of the draw.

[pleeker]

Responsiveness to submitted pages and editor applications seems to luck of the draw.

No doubt that's one of the facts of life when dealing with an all-volunteer, human-powered project, right? :)

[yowza]

I applied two weeks ago and haven't heard anything.

I was thinking the same as jbinbpt, that I shouldn't complain about DMOZ if I wasn't doing anything to help.

I guess whether I get accepted or not I will be able to complain now.

[kctipton]

If you apply for a World (non-English) category it tends to take longer than if you apply for an English-language category, but we try to handle all applications within a month. (Also, Christmas vacation has made us a little shorthanded, I hope you understand.)

[tschild]

I applied 2 months ago and haven't heard anything yet

Did you receive and reply to the automatic e-mail sent out to verify your e-mail address?

[yvt360]

I have applied a few times and been declined for one reason or another each time. I work for a print publishing company in the area I would like to become an editor. They seem to find a reason to decline me every time. I will try again.

[yvt360]

Denied again. I even pointed out a URL that does not exist (this page cannot be found) gave them the new address for the site (no, it's not my site, I have been watching it for 6 months to see if anyone would pick up on it at DMOZ)
And the link is still there going to no page!

[yvt360]

I was accepted!

[kctipton]

[Has this thread become about someone's attempt to be an editor? I didn't expect the forum charter to let that happen.]

[rfgdxm1]

>[Has this thread become about someone's attempt to be an editor? I didn't expect the forum charter to let that happen.]

This forum is post-moderated kctipton. Such happens.