DMOZ Scandal of the YEAR

Discussion in 'ODP / DMOZ' started by popotalk, Jun 2, 2007.

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  1. helleborine

    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    #81
    Red rep is only -1! It's a bargain if you ask me.
     
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  2. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #82
    I think of DMOZ as a perfect example of a Union. When I was in college I spent some time working as a painter at the university to help pay for my books, food, dorm, tuition, etc. The university employees were all union. They kept asking me to slow down. Take it easy, don't go so fast.

    For a while I thought these were compliments. I though they were indicating that my fast work was a good thing. You know, being factitious.

    A short time later, they started "TELLING" me to slow down... No longer asking. When that did not work, they resorted to splattering paint on floors and baseboards after I completed a hallway or two. The boss saw these messes and I ended up working in a bindery instead. (NON UNION).

    My point? I was fired as a DMOZ editor for working too fast... Do a good job in a union environment and expect to be pressured to stop.
     
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    popotalk Notable Member

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    #83
    Damn people of DMOZ you accusing now ANNIE of being corrupt and abusive. I can't believe that.

    BTW pvgool I am in there. RESURRECTION. GHOST or whatever you want to call it. From now on there will be a publication of ROTTEN DMOZ. Lets see HOW PARANOIA RUNS IN YOUR THROATS.

    Play Games CHUCKY is HERE.
    http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/8103/
     
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    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    #84
    Actually Popo, one of these editors you are quoting is displaying a healthy amount of skepticism.

    In fact, pvgool also wrote:
    Looks to me like pvgool has at least half a brain and half a heart. At least - and quite possibly a great deal more. I tip my hat off to her.
     
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  5. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #85
    Those of you in DMOZ have a choice to make, a very important choice.

    Which is more important to you? Your principles? Truth? Honesty? Loyalty to basic values? Or your hallowed position within an increasingly lame and corrupt old boys club?

    I think in the next few weeks, you should be looking around at those who have the guts to stand up and those who don't.

    Hint: The ones remaining in the cesspool are those without guts - or without any principles to defend.
     
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  6. helleborine

    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    #86
    Metas are probably purging all the editors from the category dmoz.org/Mental_Health/Paranoia/Rot/Chucky/Tagalog/Ghost as we speak!
     
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    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    #87
    Double post.
     
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    Ivan Bajlo Peon

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    #88
    That is how those people work... if you wrote on some forum you feel like strangling somebody who pissed you off you are instantly declared mass murderer no real evidence in required. :mad:

    There use to be people in communist and fascist regime like that which would be more then glad to report there relatives, friends, neighbors or just about anyone as being enemies of the state, either because they got some benefits from it or simply to avoid that nobody points the finger at the them first - no real evidence was needed, simple accusation of being spy, saboteur was enough to send somebody away for years or to his death. :(

    By the time this Stalinist show trail ends comrade Annie will be lucky if F.B.I. doesn't come knocking at there door to arrest her as a former Soviet spy, with rank of colonel of KGB, which used her doggies to send military secrets to Soviet Union across Bering straits while it was frozen. :p
     
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  9. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #89

    Not to take this off subject, but I had that happen to me twice today.. Luckily I realized it before hitting the submit button a second time..

    BTW, I think you can "Delete" your duplicate post within a certain time frame.
     
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    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    And here she rebuts an answer to her post:
    I for one can guarantee that I never got a single hint and no one talked to me about anything wrong. In my case, it was about a single listing, and there was only 2-3 weeks between the listing, and my dismissal. No one communicated with me in the intervening period. All I noticed is that metas were clicking on links to my websites from within the meta forum threads. Since I was sure I had done nothing wrong, I assumed they were admiring my work! Haha.
     
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    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    Only a scumbag would refer to Annie that way.

    Oh yeah. Wait until it happens to you. You and I will be best buddies. I'll be there for ya.

    Unbelievably, I did that too for a short while, during my detox from editing. When you realize that your efforts won't show up for a couple of years, and when they do, it will only be a pocketful of links on a fossilized directory, you'll stop pretty quickly.

    Take that, young'uns! No questioning! Quiet in the ranks!

    Textbook quote from "How to Recognize a Cult."
     
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    helleborine Well-Known Member

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    #92
    No one wants to know what motsa, bldarter, markhrod, raggerdyrags, sfromis, johncotton, spectergunner, irmaar and their merry band of power-hungry cult members had to say, especially those of us with sensitive stomachs. It looks like motsa is the high priest of human sacrifices these days, congratulations on the promotion motsa, and "happy trails to you."
     
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  13. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    Most of those, which the exception of the publicity-seeking bitch, motsa, are unknown to me.

    But as I said earlier, the choice for editors and metas is blatantly clear. You step up, show some guts, show some principles, and voice your protest loud and clear - and then when it is ignored or whitewashed, as it most certainly will be, you resign and do your best to scrub off the stench of DMOZ if you can. Or you remain and announce to all of the world that you are a gutless sycophant without courage, loyalty, or principles. And then explain to your children and grandchildren why you stood by and did nothing while they crucified an honorable human being.

    Nazis.
     
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    #94
    motsa
    item857 Sun 03 Jun 2007 19:58 Message item0

    Since someone's health is never a part of why they are removed, why would lying on the removal note and saying that it was be appropriate?

    Too many people who know nothing at all of the meta discussion think they know why compostannie was removed. The bottom line is that you don't. It's so easy to spout off about how evil and mean the metas and admins are when you know next to nothing about the circumstances surrounding this case. The idea that metas and admins should ignore abuse because the editor in question is popular is insane. When has that ever been how this project operated? And no meta or admin has posted on the subject of this removal with anything even close to glee so the fact that you imagine that where it doesn't exist says so much more about you and your attitude than it does about anyone else. I wonder why you stick around, if that's how you feel. (referring to pvgool)

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    For everything annie did for you, motsa, this is a hell of a way to pay her back. You set her up and then used it against her to get her removed. So annie was a patsie? She had to be a sacrificial lamb to the robots at the ODP so they stop posting here and at Bunny's forum? I really think minstrel can give you something for that rage you have against editors who care.
     
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    paidhosting Peon

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    #95
    Hey what could i say other than the fact you can read my mind :D:D



    Stop reading my mind minstrel will yaa :D
     
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    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    It would be a total waste of time and pharmaceuticals.
     
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    Alright mosta if ur reading this, if you resign today and get annie back on dmoz with publicly written apology, will terminate my crazy forums which is probably whats burning ur ass to hell cause its killing ur stinky RZ crap and have lowered u to this selfish bitch status. Wait why do i use that word "bitch" all the time i think of mosta ? Wait maybe cause ur a bitch mosta ever gave that a thought ?

    And if you have something against DP and editors posting here , well i cannot do much about that, but hey since when dmoz or anyone made u incharge of anyones opinion and where they post ? Come on get a life will yaa?

    Ok that was my today's ranting maybe more tomorrow?
     
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    gworld Prominent Member

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    #98
    Motsa is an Ass but also a puppet. Motsa will not do anything without the puppet master (orlady) approval. ;)

    Pvgool always talks too much and pretends to be this intellectual and honest person but you can be assured that in final analyze, he will be convinced once again that management is right as always. :rolleyes:
     
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    So the system was created because metas are such cowards they don't want to take any responsibilities for there actions, that explains a lot. They prefer good old fashion backstab and someone else doing there dirty work instead of looking somebody in the eyes and telling them the truth or this because in most case there evidence is such total crap with which you couldn't convict even Adolf Hitler of starting WW2. :mad:

    At lest there is no risk of those people taking over Wikipedia since not only all there actions are public but if they want to be at any higher position then basic admin they would have to reveal there identity which obviously isn't something they'll likely do. :p

    Asking Annie back would be admitting mistake and that there Stalinist show trails on meta forum are flawed beyond repair and would open Pandora's box with all the other removed editors since then they all could ask for the faked evidence to be reveled and reexamined by somebody really unbiased and once abuse on meta forum would become public it would call for removal of probably all metas and admins not to mention that afterwards there reputation would be such that GWB would look like a really cool guy compared to them. :D

    So even if they wanted to change there are simply too many skeletons locked up in that closet called meta forum to let out, sure they could claim forum got deleted during crash and clean up last few months but then all of the manufactured evidence would be gone too.
     
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    Out of "delicadeza" maybe Alucard should resign too. Think Baby Think.

    I saw trueblue who have been very quiet for all his career here in DP. If you dont want to post you can PM me personally.

    In the coming few days there will be some editors who will resign. I already have the lit and its growing.
     
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