I've attempted to be an editor several times. I can say as an editor that the rest of the "Community" is as harsh as a bath in barbwire. Not a single submission i made was not hammered to hell and back. I found that it was a big Egotist race to who can be the best DMOZ editor. Well being im not getting paid to deal with other peoples crap i left dmoz.
My most irritating moment was when they would not approve
www.franchising.com into the directory because it was in affiliation with
www.franchise-update.com. Now Franchising.com is a Franchisee focused site aimed at people looking to get into franchising. Franchise UPDATE on the other hand is a trade magazine that has been disributed for over 20 years and is aimed at Franchisors, IE. The owner of Yum Brands Food Chains. While both covered entirely different spectrums of the franchising industry it was refused. To me this is saying that PC Magazine cant be listed because Playstation Magazine is already in there. And being They are tied together by Ziff Davis only 1 can be listed.
So to make a story short. I havent had 1 single good experience with DMOZ.
B.Foley