Table of Contents
News and Announcements
Ontology Beats
New Editalls & Metas
Good Reads
Alternative Language
Linking: Please Take Care
by jorisdelft
Greenbusters: What
and Why?
by merlin1
Interview with an Editor: angela45
by dlugan
Interview with an Editor: rpfuller
by dpen2000
CatFiller, GreenBuster, and RedBuster
(also available in Italian)
by
nochs
A Growing Kid-Friendly Directory
by cajunfries
Kids and Teens: A History
by holidayzone
Teamwork
by tedk1
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December 2001 Issue 10
Kids and Teens: A History
November 14th, 2001, marked the first anniversary of the juvenile
version of the Open Directory Project, but the roots of this endeavor
go back much further, as holidayzone explains. |
Greenbusters: What and Why?
Born
as a solution to the problems of new editors receiving no submissions,
and wanting to gain experience, and experienced editors longing
for help with the masses of unreviewed in their area. merlin1 details
the system and how editors can get involved.
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Alternative Language Linking
jorisdelft attempts to clarify the purpose and usage of alternative
language linking, a relatively new feature, and often a subject
of confusion. He also presents a number of useful tools, with suggestions
for use.
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ODP Statistics
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March |
June |
August |
September |
December |
Sites |
2,470,410 |
2,675,169 |
2,825,496 |
2,860,444 |
3,041,309 |
Categories |
349,015 |
378,457 |
400,468 |
404,916 |
438,582 |
Editors |
35,106 |
37,651 |
40,042 |
40,590 |
42,753 |
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editor, or staff@dmoz.org.
Copyright 2000, 2001 Open Directory Project
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