That's the impression I got, but I wanted to here it from an ardent supporter. No other profession would tolerate such an overt conflict of interest. More distressing, how is it I never knew that before? I always thought of the Open Source Directory Project as a buch of enthusiasts.

Guess it's not the first time I ever been a chump.

Any large organization that vulnearble to abuse WILL be abused. I don't see how it's possible for a structure that size to operate under guidlines like that and not already be unsalvagably corrupt.