I gave up on DMOZ when I repeatedly tried to volunteer to manage categories (that I happened to be a reasonably recognizable expert on), because they weren't be

I gave up on DMOZ when I repeatedly tried to volunteer to manage categories (that I happened to be a reasonably recognizable expert on), because they weren't being actively maintained, and it took months to get replies, if ever a reply arrived, at all. That was many years ago, when it still had some relevancy to search engines. But, even then, it was a zombie. There were some outposts of activity, but it just wasn't a priority after all those acquisitions, and nobody felt enough ownership to maintain it. I don't know anything about the insider decisions or how it was managed or whatever, I just know that when I was enthusiastic about helping, I was ignored. I'd pretty much forgotten all about it and assumed it died years ago. I like the idea, and I wish there were a good public data set like it. But, I guess since no one figured out how to make money with it, no one cared to make it work.