From: Pam Niedermayer (pam_pine@cape.com)
Date: 01/26/01-08:57:14 AM Z
What's involved in editing a category?
Pam
Gregg Kemp wrote:
>
> Thank you Pam. Actually, Google gets its directory database from the Open
> Directory Project (www.dmoz.org), which is edited by over 33,000 volunteer
> editors. The ODP directory data is used by several of the larger sites
> (like Google, Excite, MSN, Netscape, etc). I've been editing the
> alternative photo category for a couple of years. If anyone would like to
> help edit, the infrared and Polaroid Processes categories need an editor
> and I would be glad to help get you started.
>
> Likewise, if anyone has an alt-photo site that is not listed at
>
> http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Photography/Alternative/
>
> please submit it.
>
> - Gregg
>
> At 02:43 AM 1/26/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >And an excellent job you've done. And many thanks to Richard for
> >drawing attention. I just wish I'd seen it last week, would have saved
> >some pennies spent buying a book on Polaroid transfers.
> >
> >Pam
> >
> >Gregg Kemp wrote:
> > >
> > > At 09:12 AM 1/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >When I went to the Google search engine page this morning there was a
> > > >note about their web directory, so I followed it to their alt photo
> > listing.
> > > >It's at: http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Photography/Alternative/
> > >
> > > and the category is edited by a list member (myself).
> > >
> > > :-)
> > >
> > > - Gregg
> > >
>
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