[wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list

[Dan Milward]

  It would make sense... those kids are always pushing the boundaries..  does anybody know of a good HTML5-Pro mailing list :P

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On 19/08/10 3:41 PM, Marcy Capron wrote:
> Hmm, I think the Easy Car Seat man had a point -- why not buildout the WPCOOP thing to be a buddypress site with job boards obviously, and have job postings auto-send to the google group email??
>
> hell, with all the traffic from developers, The Deck Network would probably dish out serious money for adspace.
>
> Just sayin'.
>
> p.s. Dan -- I hear a lot of Ruby on Rails programmers are knee deep in HTML5...
>
> Marcy
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> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Impress The Net <impressthenet at gmail.com <mailto:impressthenet at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Add me to the list of people who would be disappointed if this list
>     were to die a quick, yet untimely, death.
>
>     I don't consider myself a WP Pro, as I've mainly only generated themes
>     from existing layouts (something I'm expecting to change once the
>     demands of clients and a full time job ease up.)  But even lurking has
>     been a good thing.
>
>     With 22 years of software development, I've seen plenty of things
>     change.  It would be nice if the loss of this list wasn't an
>     additional one.
>
>     2010/8/18 Marek Rattiste <marek at rattiste.com <mailto:marek at rattiste.com>>:
>     > I'm really sad seeing this list go. I've found some great clients from here
>     > and as I can see the workflow is ongoing. Despite the fact that we have
>     > places like jobs.wordpress.net <http://jobs.wordpress.net> and other hiring sites, some clients still
>     > turn here with their problems.
>     >
>     > Wish you the very best, WP developers!
>     >
>     > Marek Rattiste
>     > Phone: +372 566 18001
>     > Skype: marek.rattiste
>     > MSN: marek at rattiste.com <mailto:marek at rattiste.com>
>     > http://www.rattiste.com
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>     >
>     >
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com <mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com>
>     > [mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com <mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com>] On Behalf Of Jane Wells
>     > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:27 PM
>     > To: wp-pro at lists.automattic.com <mailto:wp-pro at lists.automattic.com>
>     > Subject: [wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list
>     >
>     > Hello everyone. When this list was started back in 2005, there were not that
>     > many WordPress consultants, and not that many people hiring them, either. :)
>     > As you know, since that time WordPress has grown considerably, and the
>     > number of people making a living from WordPress-based businesses is amazing.
>     > There are numerous websites to connect consultants to gigs, referral
>     > services, help lines, etc. Because that seems to be where the bulk of
>     > opportunities are getting posted these days, we're going to deactivate the
>     > wp-pro mailing list this week.
>     >
>     > Let's face it: when someone says they want to hire someone for a WordPress
>     > job, making them sign up for a mailing list just to post an ad is a little
>     > ridiculous when they could go to a site like http://jobs.wordpress.net and
>     > put up a post that can be easily managed/updated in moments as well as being
>     > seen by far more people.
>     >
>     > For anyone subscribed to the list currently wondering where they should go
>     > now to post jobs/look for consultants, we recommend
>     > http://jobs.wordpress.net, though other sites such as http://elance.com and
>     > http://www.odesk.com usually have a lot of WordPress gig listings as well.
>     > There's also a consultant list at http://codepoet.com.
>     >
>     > Mailing lists are great for discussions, but they're just not the best way
>     > to hire people. Thanks for all the good times, and good luck with your
>     > WordPress businesses!
>     >
>     > Jane Wells
>     > WordPress.org
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