<h1 align="center">Listing Yourself as Editor of Sub-categories</h1>

<p>When you create a sub-category you are given the option to list yourself as editor. Doing so has two main repercussions:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Your editor name appears on the bottom of category pages; the "Volunteer to edit this category" text is no longer displayed.</li>
	<li>The category is linked from your <a href="/ddp/06002/">dashboard</a>.
</ul>

<p>ODP category permissions cascade downwards. In practice, this means that if you are listed editor in <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/">Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists</a> you will be automatically able to edit in <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/S/">Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/S</a> and <a href="http://dmoz.org:8080/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/A/Add_N_to_X/">Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/Add_N_to_X</a>. Thus, you <i>don't need to list yourself as editor in order to be able to edit categories that you create</i>.</p>

<h2>Disadvantages of Listing Yourself as Editor</h2>

<ul>
	<li>May clutter your dashboard, profile, and request log--all of which include the categories you are listed for.</li>
	<li>May discourage others--both existing and perspective editors--from applying to edit the category; the "Volunteer to edit this category" text is no longer displayed on the public category page.</li>
</ul>

<h2>Advantages of Listing Yourself as Editor</h2>

<ul>
	<li>If the category you are creating is to be catmv'd to an area where you don't have editing permissions, listing yourself as editor will ensure  that you retain your permissions (theoretically; in practice, editors occasionally lose their permissions when categories are moved).</li>
	<li>If you edit a broad category and have a special interest in a subset of the topic it represents, you may want to be listed in the corresponding sub-category so that you can monitor it. This type of category is termed a "pet category".</li>
</ul>

