One thing to keep in mind. We are all human. If a "built by humans" directory is "better" as the ODP claims then that means mistakes will be an inhererant part...
I didn't use the ODP to promote my site. I worked there for the opportunity to contribute something good to society. I also have an ambition to see the hobby...
When I said list / promote to me they are the same thing. A good example of this is someone who has a site about their hobby. They want people to find it so...
I have done a little fixing up at http://donotgo.com the new content might still be "unrecommendable" but I think the overall site looks pretty inoffensive--...
... And that's why metas look at the motivation for why an editor violated the guidlines. ... Do you have anything to back up that statement with? It looks...
Staffan Vilcans
hitch-hiker@...
Sep 10, 2002 2:49 pm
1777
[n_j_sahadi:] ... [Staffan Vilcans:] ... So say you, but since ODP's Council of Metas uses Star Chamber procedings to make decisions regarding the removal of...
... It's also what the guidlines and all the metas say. They have no motive for lying about it, but you have. ... openly governed "republic of the Web," So it...
Staffan Vilcans
hitch-hiker@...
Sep 11, 2002 2:28 pm
1779
[Staffan Vilcans:] ... [David Prenatt:] ... [Staffan Vilcans:] ... These simplistic and slanderous assertions are clearly biased and fallacious, not unlike the...
I keep wondering why the ODPs are in XODP. ... From: Staffan Vilcans To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:22 AM Subject: [xodp] Re:...
[joslynnn:] ... I've posited and heard a number of plausible theories, but it does remain somewhat puzzling. The most logical explanation for the presence of...
... violated the guidlines. < Do tell us what they found motivated you to " violate the guidelines" and lose your editing priveledges as an editall? Was it...
... fallacious Nope, anyone who want can verify that so is the case. ... Anyone working within ODP know that so is the case. Those who deny it often have some...
Staffan Vilcans
hitch-hiker@...
Sep 12, 2002 2:45 pm
1784
... something thoughtful and intelligent; the rest of the time he simply serves the purpose of making people like you and me look thoughtful and intelligent. ...
Staffan Vilcans
hitch-hiker@...
Sep 12, 2002 2:45 pm
1785
[Staffan Vilcans:] ... [David Prenatt:] ... [Staffan Vilcans:] ... For those of you who just tuned in, I must apologize for Staffan's failure to preserve the...
[David Prenatt:] ... [Staffan Vilcans:] ... I wholeheartedly disagree. Your trademarked petty and puerile comments can make anyone look thoughtful and...
[David Prenatt:] ... I am not that sure that I agree with that, though I do agree with much of your argument up to that point. ODP has been described as the...
David Grant
david@...
Sep 12, 2002 5:46 pm
1788
I think anyone that has been with ODP for a while would know that. It is like an axiom, it is so self-evident. "[S]ince ODP's Council of Metas uses Star...
[David Prenatt:] ... [David Grant:] ... Submitting a Web site to ODP is an excellent way to get it indexed by various search engines, but it is most certainly...
I did not violate the guidelines, yet here I am. ... From: David F. Prenatt, Jr. To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 8:49 AM Subject:...
By way of background, I am the founder and leader of http://www.wikipedia.org/, which I am fairly certain is the largest single free content or "open content"...
[David Prenatt:] ... [Jimmy Wales:] ... On that same page, you will note that I refer XODPers to Wikipedia should they wish to volunteer their time and talents...
... Yes, your support for free content and free software is unquestioned. ... So, I see here 3 reasons, restated in my own words. 1. creating guides which...
I was curious as to why we hadn't heard back from Staffan Vilcans (formerly ODP Editor liftarn) after my most recent responses to his posts, so I checked out...
[Jimmy Wales:] ... I am of the opinion that no intelligent person will work for long without adequate compensation, although that compensation may not always...
... Well, the free software movement has accomplished a lot with no specific compensation for the most active programmers. But, of course, no one will do...
[David Prenatt:] ... [Jimmy Wales:] ... Contrast this with the intractable problems of quality control and personnel administration at ODP. Moreover, Linux...
... And the problem there is precisely a lack of openness. Because their license is not really free, it isn't feasible for alternatives to build on their...
[Jimmy Wales:] ... The XODP Web Guides are a concept that is not really consistent with openness. Rather, a small working group of professional editors could...
... No, I meant, license the XODP Web Guides with a free license, period. Offer the sponsor links as an add-on product to cobrand partners. The idea here is to...
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