I applied to become a DMOZ editor in my area of expertise.

Many of the included sites in my area didn't even exist anymore. Some listings were obviously not appropriate for a directory. The directory was organized poorly. And many of the top sites in the field were not included. (I worded my application far nicer than that :-)

I read all the requirements and studied the forum. I wrote succinct yet compelling descriptions for 3 sites (is that the # for the application? I forget) that are among the leaders in the field. I tried to convince the powers-that-be that I was not only an expert in my field, but that I love my field and wanted to make 'my' portion of the directory as useful to searchers as was humanly possible.

In less than 24 hours I was rejected as not having met their high standards...whatever those standards were.

They still don't have an editor. I guess nothing is better than something.

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