Hi could someone here help me become a OPD editors I have applied several times but I have never had anyone contact me back, how do things work, I submitted...
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Robozilla
Robozilla@...
Jan 14, 2003 3:22 pm
How long ago did you apply? How large was the category? What kind of topic was it? Perhaps you should try applying for a smaller category. ... From:...
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Albert Dauray
albert_dauray
Jan 25, 2003 9:52 pm
I'm new to the group, an admirer of ODP and eager to do my part, small as it may be, in moving the entire ODP ahead. Forgive, then my first question; on what...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 25, 2003 10:04 pm
[Albert Dauray:] ... If, by "the current index," you are referring to the hierarchical structure of the ODP directory, commonly referred to as a "taxonomy,"...
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Jimmy Wales
jwales3
Jan 25, 2003 11:57 pm
... Albert, do realize that this list is not an official ODP list. Many of the people here are anti-ODP to some extent. I'm not anti-ODP, except that I think...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 26, 2003 2:48 am
[Jimmy Wales:] ... Pardon me for saying so, but your position on your not being "anti-ODP"; is inherently contradictory. To wit: * You think that it's time...
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Jimmy Wales
jwales3
Jan 26, 2003 10:37 pm
... Well, if that's true ("vast majority"), which I doubt, then those people are wrong. I'm not anti-Pepsi, even though I prefer Coke. I'm not anti-American if...
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joslynnn@...
joslynnn
Jan 26, 2003 11:02 pm
Hi nice to hear from you guys again. It's been quiet for awhile. I still haven't gotten back in to the ODP, and still haven't heard what seemed to be their...
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Warren
wlauzon
Jan 27, 2003 2:17 am
ODP has been basically leaderless for over a year now, so the Meta can just run it as they see fit. Which obviously leads to a lot of problems.. ... From:...
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Warren
wlauzon
Jan 27, 2003 2:18 am
And some of us are Pro-ODP but anti the oligarchy manner in which it is run. DMOZ is a good idea gone bad. ... From: Jimmy Wales To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Rob O. Zilla
Robozilla@...
Jan 27, 2003 5:40 am
... However, most of the ODPers who monitor this group are irrational ones. Comment, Liftarn?...
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S.M.Sabri S.M.Ismail
sabre23t
Jan 27, 2003 5:42 am
... The Editor in Chief, http://dmoz.org/profiles/rdkeating25.html, leads ODP quite well. regards, S.M.Sabri S.M.Ismail...
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joslynnn@...
joslynnn
Jan 27, 2003 6:17 am
He must be busy doing something. He doesn't answer his email. ... From: S.M.Sabri S.M.Ismail To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:41 PM ...
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Albert Dauray
albert_dauray
Jan 27, 2003 9:06 pm
Having a gigantic amount of ever increasing data lodged in a huge and ever increasing number of web sites is both the wonder and the curse of the internet. I...
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Warren
wlauzon
Jan 27, 2003 10:01 pm
XODP stems from Ex-ODP. That is, ex-editors of ODP. There are others in here, including some present editors. However, this group is quite likely to be very...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 27, 2003 10:29 pm
[Albert Dauray:] ... Which is more or less what I thought you meant, which is why I offered you the information that I did in my original reply. Simply put,...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 27, 2003 10:29 pm
[Jimmy Wales:] ... But if you were to express a pro-Pepsi opinion in the town of Atlanta, Georgia, you would probably find yourself categorized as anti-Coke. ...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 27, 2003 10:31 pm
[Warren:] ... This is basically correct, as was the other material following it, which I clipped. However, I think it's important to note that XODP is not...
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S.M.Sabri S.M.Ismail
sabre23t
Jan 28, 2003 5:48 am
... Skrenta (one of ODP's founder) gave a talk about "The Genesis of the ODP" on Tuesday 21 Jan 03 to Internet Developer Group ...
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Warren
wlauzon
Jan 28, 2003 5:50 am
Interesting thread going on here: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum17/1306.htm ... From: David F. Prenatt, Jr. To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January...
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Warren
wlauzon
Jan 28, 2003 5:57 am
When I first got into ODP a couple years ago, I had high hopes for it. Over about 15 months, I began to see more and more problems, far to numerous to list...
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Jimmy Wales
jwales3
Jan 28, 2003 12:59 pm
... XODP is a mailing list devoted primarily to an outside critique of ODP. Many of the members are 'ex-ODP' who were kicked out, sometimes with cause, I...
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joslynnn@...
joslynnn
Jan 28, 2003 1:22 pm
Thanks David Jos ... From: David F. Prenatt, Jr. To: xodp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 2:22 PM Subject: [xodp] Re: New Kid still talking ...
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Jimmy Wales
jwales3
Jan 28, 2003 1:52 pm
... Maybe so. But of course, anyone who categorized me in that way would still be wrong. ... I think it's important to be accurate. Since I'm not, in any ...
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Albert Dauray
albert_dauray
Jan 28, 2003 4:43 pm
I've learned two major things from all of this conversation: (1) ODP seems to be imploding and (2) ODP is owned by a conglomerate. Both, of course, are...
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Keith T. <kctipton...
kctipton
Jan 28, 2003 4:43 pm
I believe it was the usenet hierarchy which was the initial skeleton for the arrangement you see today....
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Warren
wlauzon
Jan 28, 2003 5:27 pm
Well, yes and no. ODP has BEEN imploding for quite some time, although it has been so gradual that it has not been noticed much. With it's internal personnel...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 28, 2003 5:55 pm
[Jimmy Wales:] ... Many people may perceive XODP this way, but that was not my intention in starting XODP. Rather, my critique of ODP, "Life After the Open...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 28, 2003 5:57 pm
[Jimmy Wales:] ... The hostility that most people have towards ODP is a very natural reaction that otherwise reasonable people have to being blown off when...
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David F. Prenatt, Jr.
dfprenatt
Jan 28, 2003 6:00 pm
[Albert Dauray:] ... I don't think that ODP can be fairly characterized as imploding. Rather, ODP reached a steady state as an oligarchical collective quite...
