Re: Please do not send JOB postings to this user group

Michael Segel wrote: > > sujata_soman_at_omm-la2-infotech-001@internet.omm.com wrote: > > > > Maria, ( and all other recruiters ), > > Please do not use this user group for Job Postings. There are > plenty of > > other user groups just for this purpose. This group is only for > Informix Users > > who are interested in sharing Informix related questions/problems. > There is a > > lot of serious work done here, so please do not disrupt it by > posting 20 -30 job > > offerings. > > > Well, > Not exactly. > About two years ago, we had this same discussion. > I think that the concesus was that we would allow commercial posts > about job openings, if they were specific to INFORMIX!!! related > openings. Well..... the consensus of SOME. The concensus of the rest was to ban them totally. :-) > The reason that we felt that it was OK for companies to post > INFORMIX job openings, was that it was of interest to Job seekers, > and it also was an indication of who and where Informix was being > used. But then they should be posted to a JOBS newsgroup, not a technical forum. Those looking for jobs could then monitor those groups specifically. But enough already. ;-) > -Just a few rants from a grouchy Uncle Mikey Can I call you Sam? :-O Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// /| |mailto:mdstock@informix.com FAQ http://www.iiug.org |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / ////| | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / /////| |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+