Re: Re: Semi-ADVERT, not really spam, sorry for it

On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 12:52 +0100, Stut wrote: > On 19 Aug 2008, at 12:36, Colin Guthrie wrote: > > metastable wrote: > >> V S Rawat wrote: > >>> If you provide "paid" help in code development/ testing/ > >>> troubleshooting > >>> related to php or other software areas, please feel free to drop a > >>> line > >>> to me at my id mentioned below. Please don't write here as some > >>> other > >>> members might find this off topic. > >>> > >>> Sorry for bothering the rest of you. I hope you wouldn't really > >>> mind if > >>> some of our colleagues who are doing such a lovely volunteer work > >>> here > >>> get to earn some money for a bottle of beer and more. Rest assured > >>> that > >>> it is no fraud/ scam/ cheating. I am very much here to take the > >>> brickbats. > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> -- > >>> V > >>> vsrawat at gmail dot com > >>> > >> Imo, it is both off-topic and inappropriate. > >> Moreover, I have not seen your name in any of the topics on this > >> list or remembered it in any reply, as opposed to many others who > >> take time from their busy schedules to give something back, free of > >> charge. This does not inspire much confidence in your qualities or > >> determination. > >> There are many channels out there that would be beneficial to your > >> goals, e.g. wendo, ogone and the likes. > >> Please take your commercial goals there. > > > > Have I read the mail wrong, or is he asking if anyone out here > > *provides* paid for help? e.g. he is saying, I need someone to > > provide me with support and I'm willing to pay for it. > > > > To me this is not a commercial but a call for help. > > > > Or have I read this wrong? > > Seems to me like a job ad which we generally tolerate, but a couple of > thing concern me about this one... > > 1) "Rest assured that it is no fraud/ scam/ cheating." > > This is something only fraudsters, scammers and cheater would feel the > need to say up front. > > 2) There is absolutely no mention of what company he represents or > what type of work they do. > > Anyone legitimately looking for talent (ie. who is not gonna screw > people over) is more likely to provide more details about who they > are. Something like "we are an outsourcing company looking for top > quality talent for occasional sub-contracting" would be better, and > including a link to their website would be even better. Add the gmail > address and I'd avoid this like the plague. > > Now where's my 0.98 change from that dollar? Sorry, exact change only aroundabouts these parts. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP