[Clev-jug] Job Postings on the List -- Need Ideas

[David P. Caldwell]

Maciej Zawadzki wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I am tempted to ban all job postings from the list, but perhaps that 
> would be over reacting.  If any member of the JUG has actually gotten 
> a job via these postings, then we should probably let the job postings 
> continue.  So, if you have gotten a job through the list, please let 
> me know.  If I don't receive at least one email from a JUG member that 
> has gotten a job from the job postings by the end of the week, we'll 
> ban all job postings on the list.
Maciej:

I think we've evolved to the point where advertising of one kind or 
another is the primary use of the list.  You might recall that I tried 
to foment a constructive discussion about this (after a Ruby conference 
promoter and an angry anti-spam recipient started shouting at each 
other) a few months back, but to little avail; I just got caught in a 
cross-fire (which is why I reply via private E-mail).

I myself think the various conference promotion E-mails are even less 
appropriate than the job ones, just because they are more clearly 
self-interested (and the people on the list have a less obvious 
self-interest in receiving them).  So I'd actually ban those first.

But if it were up to me, I'd ban 'em all.  I am sympathetic to the 
motivation behind the suggestion that a new list could be set up for 
this stuff, but I can imagine there are lots of other lists one could 
get on to do that.  (Or just call all the recruiters yourself.)  I 
signed up for the user group list to hear about the user group, not hear 
about whatever someone with an interest in reaching us might want us to 
hear about.

-- David.