[wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list

[Jeff Scott]

Agreed, Jane, please chime in. If we the users want it, let us have it.


On Aug 19, 2010, at 3:21 AM, Gavin Pearce wrote:

> Jane - the WP-Pro mailing list would welcome your views please.
>
> The vast majority here would like it to stay, and no discussion has  
> been made within the community of your recent decision.
>
> Gav
>
> From: wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com [mailto:wp-pro-bounces at lists.automattic.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Dan Milward
> Sent: 19 August 2010 04:49
> To: Marcy Capron
> Cc: wp-pro at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: Re: [wp-pro] Discontinuing this mailing list
>
> It would make sense... those kids are always pushing the  
> boundaries..  does anybody know of a good HTML5-Pro mailing list :P
>
> d
>
> 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 
> > 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>:
> > 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 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
> > http://www.rattiste.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 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
> > 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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