Q: Explain your interest in the subject of the category for which you are applying to edit:
The subject may be an hobby of yours or related to your studies / occupation. Whatever you choose, don’t make your potential commercial interests visible. Being a collector of rare coins is OK, so is being employed by a store that sells them and loving your job. Owning the biggest Internet-based antique coin store is not.
—-Think of all the relevant experience you have had in the category and then paint that experience in the best light possible.
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WQ: hat is your Internet experience?
Provide information such as your experience with the Internet, similar interests, etc.
Explain that you’ve used the Internet for quite a while, at least several years. Emphasise community aspects, such as participating on discussion forums or writing messages on the Usenet. Perhaps you’ve been active at Wikipedia or participated in open source coding projects. You might have helped to build (preferably non-commercial) sites totally unrelated to the category.
—–CSS, HTML, wordpress, PHP/mySQL, etc.
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Q: Why are you interested in volunteering to be an editor for the ODP?
You’ve enjoyed being a part of web communities in the past - see above - and are seeking for new projects to participate in. After bumping into the ODP, you noticed that it is a useful tool in finding high-quality sites but that some categories, such as the one you are applying for, are in need of improvement.
You might mention that you have already plenty of good sites relevant to the category in your bookmarks - why not make them public?
——Talk about how important it is to the internet community that only websites with high quality content be listed in the directory. Even though algorithms are getting better all the time, there is still no substitute for human review by a trusted reviewer to identify quality websites, etc.
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Q:Sites with which you are associated:
Please give details, including URLs, of any sites that you own or have designed or promoted, either in full or in part. Also, mention whether you have contributed content to any site, and give URLs as appropriate.
You might mention one or two completely unrelated ones, such as a hobby sites built by your friends with your assistance or something similar. Mentioning “none” also works, but can arouse suspicion. If you claimed to be an experienced Internet user, surely you’ve been involved with at least one site?
Of course, if you’re an honest person, you’ll mention your own site. However, if you do so, accept that it might cost you the job.
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Q:The three example URLs:
Do not submit your own site as one of these three.
In the Title field, write the official title of the site. Under Description, write a short description of max. 20 words or so. Try to make it sound official and avoid all hype, capitalization tricks and so on. Don’t repeat the Title field in the description.