Alien54's Journal: Dmoz Extortion

I just came across this report iun which a DMOZ editor has apparently tried to shake down a blogger for cash for continued listing in DMOZ.

A while back I got a email from a guy claiming to be a DMOZ editor saying that I had to pay him $5,000.00 or he would have my site [...] removed from the dmoz. I thought nothing of it.... then today I got a email from him saying it was removed and I might want to rethink not paying him. I thought I would check just for grins. It was removed... WOW

Of course this opens an interesting can of worms for debate.