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m a d r a
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Feb 5, 2006, 11:02 AM
 
i've been thinking for a while now that there should be some way to match up people looking for work doing with fellow board members who're trying to earn a crust. at the minute it's a kind of hit'n'miss affair; some member will start a thread asking if anyone can design a logo for their church/synagogue/satanic coven [or suchlike] and a few of the graphic designers on the board will happen across the thread and express an interest.

i think it would be handy if we had a forum which allowed members to list their "availability" for different types of work, so that a member requiring [say] a magazine printed could look in the "employ a macNN'er" forum under the "publishers" section and see which fellow board members were in that line of work.

i think a lot of us would rather give work to [or receive work form] people we'd built up some kind of 'trust' in through long-term acquaintence on the boards, rather than plucking a company at random from a google search result, or the yellow pages - i know i would. the problem is that i don't know what a lot of the rest of you do [unless you post in the same work-related threads as me]

anyway, i've posted this as an official suggestion in the feedback forum, but i thought i'd link from here as well, as the lounge tends to get the most 'varied' throughput of members. if you want to comment, can you do it on [this thread in the feedback forum]
     
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Feb 5, 2006, 02:56 PM
 
This has been suggested before, but nothing came of it unfortunately.
     
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Feb 5, 2006, 03:10 PM
 
I think that it would be good to hire fellow MacNNer's . A phone call so that you can get to know the person. Money will make the deal go much better.

"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." Winston Churchill
     
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Feb 5, 2006, 05:52 PM
 
Mister Love
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Money helps.
     
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Feb 5, 2006, 06:45 PM
 
I think this is a great idea. I've certainly thought working with some people here would be a good idea -- maybe e.g., for version 2.0 of my web site.
     
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Feb 5, 2006, 08:54 PM
 
My company just hired a couple guys that I know soley through online social groups. It's a good idea.
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 01:32 AM
 
i think that's a very good idea, madra. a subforum within the community section such as "macnn jobcenter" or the like would be ideal.
F = ma
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 05:49 AM
 
Mods?
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 07:07 AM
 
makes sense there is some talent here
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 07:45 AM
 
I know at Arstechnica, there is a seperate forum area called the boardroom and a sticky thread for job postings...I think Madra's idea is a solid one.
Joe
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 09:33 AM
 
Originally Posted by Krypton
This has been suggested before, but nothing came of it unfortunately.
Correct, I have brought this up in the Feedback area a few times in the past. The mods were going to discuss it over. I guess they are still discussing...or...maybe not.
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 09:53 AM
 
I think this is a good idea, m a d r a. I'd support it.
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 10:33 AM
 
i'm up for it too, mostly because i need a job.
     
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Feb 6, 2006, 12:26 PM
 
Fabulous notion.

I'll cross-post this feedback.

Mods- please?
     
   
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