Originally Posted by Duncan Pollock

Well, I'm not trying to disagree with Shoemaker, but he isn't really giving proof that he was listed (the link he provides [to the WayBack machine] doesn't work) and he doesn't seem to be interested in taking the action he ought to take.
Assuming that the self-professed editor exists, Shoemaker should contact DMOZ and report the incident. Even though the barrel is large enough to contain some rotten apples, the commitment of its senior editors (let alone the majority of the category ones), is unquestionably to root out anyone who's guilty of malpractice. Moreover, every editor has to demonstrate his/her ability to process submissions in compliance with the DMOZ standards. It isn't easy to become an editor (let alone climb the ranks) and any deletion of a listing has to be accompanied by a reason. Obviously, something like "the siteowner won't pay me" isn't going to work for a second, is it?

Duncan

PS. Although I resigned from DMOZ when my real estate business started to grow significantly, I spent three years as an editor and was finally managing close to 10,000 listings. Believe you me, you're not going to get very far (if at all) if you begin to play games.