as time went on, the odp editor forums became the "de facto" dmoz parliament and when one of dmoz's staff members would post an opinion in the forums, it would be considered an official ruling. even so, dmoz staff began to give trusted senior editors additional editing privileges, including the ability to approve new editor applications, which eventually led to a stratified hierarchy of duties and privileges among dmoz editors, with dmoz's paid staff having the final say regarding dmoz's policies and procedures.