The issues with the DMOZ approach were basically speed and corruption: 1. It was slow to add categories/sites, which especially hurt categories where things ch

The issues with the DMOZ approach were basically speed and corruption: 1. It was slow to add categories/sites, which especially hurt categories where things change pretty quickly (gaming, tech and media are good examples, since new systems and frameworks need to have categories added ASAP). 2. Editors were often drawn into corruption, and either judged submissions based on how much they were paid elsewhere or prioritised their own/friends/family's websites. Both of these issues could potentially be fixed with some more resources and better oversight, but it may mean any future DMOZ equivalent would need a lot more funding than the previous one.