[wplug-plan] job postings - do they have a place on wplug lists

[Michael P. O Connor]

I agree with billings that it should be moderated, that way we can look
into the person/group posting the job(s) to make sure said person/group
is not a fly by night person/group.

> Beth Lynn wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I've been indecisive about this issue for quite some time now.
> > 
> > Job postings - Do they have a place on wplug lists?
> > 
> > Sadly to say, we've had some incidents where wplug-ers did some work for
> > an employer that they met through wplug but the employer never cut them
> > a paycheck. It hardly seems fair to punish the entire community for a
> > few bad incidents. However, I do not want to put WPLUG in the middle of
> > something nasty.
> > 
> > The point of this post is to solicit opinion.
> > 
> > Do we want job postings on the general wplug list?
> > Do we want to have a separate job list?
> > Should we allow posts for short-term contracts?
> > Should we allow posts from general head hunters?
> > Must the jobs be Unix/Linux oriented?
> > Must the jobs be in reasonable driving range for the local community ?
> > (ie Morgantown - OK. New York City - NO)
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Beth Lynn Eicher
> 
> I think that the best situation would be a moderated list -- no post can
> be sent without approval.  It would require some effort by moderator/s.
>    Then publish it on our web page, and give it to people who wish to
> post jobs.
> -- 
> Jonathan S. Billings <billings at negate.org>
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