On 04/24/2016 12:16 AM, Darren Duncan wrote:
As I recall the purpose of the Perl Jobs list has always been for
people who have money to spend by hiring other people to do Perl work.
that is incorrect. i started the original jobs lists and there was one
list for looking for work and another offering jobs. later that migrated
to j...@perl.org and both were allowed there but offering work was much
more common. then the web site was created and it only offered ways to
offer work and direct emails to the list were very rare after that.
which is why seeking work posts aren't seen anymore.
It doesn't make sense for the list to be for posts by people looking
to earn money doing Perl work. If that were allowed, there would be
an avalanche of posts that would effectively spam the list. Most
subscribers are looking for work presumably and won't benefit from
being spammed by others doing likewise.
that is why i originally made two lists. but knowing who is looking
could help people hiring too. maybe someone doesn't apply to a job lead
but does post they are seeking work. someone at that firm that had the
lead could contact the seeker if they thought there would be a good
match. matching can happen in both directions so allowing job seekers on
the list makes sense.
On the other hand, perhaps you are talking about a middle ground where
you are advertising your services to help list subscribers find work
that lets them earn money. If so, then I would say this should be
allowed, though such posts should be infrequent, say once per month
per person/company offering that.
when i have leads to post, i just use the web site as others do and i
see them. i sent an email to the j...@perl.org list and i haven't seen
it approved or why it wasn't approved.
thanx,
uri
