[IMC-Boston-Editorial] Re: [IMC-Boston-Discuss] job listing post question for discussion

[Pete Stidman]

First, commendations on the salvo because I thnk this
has been more of a dialogue than a clash of wills and
that's always good.  

Second, I'm glad at least that people seem to be open
to the idea of job listings.  If any of you get Chuck
Turner's Daylight network you know that it's a regular
feature there and I agree with Svea's point about new
volunteers and Jon's point about it being a good way
to reel in non-profits to our circle.  

It's also a good way to do something nice for the
readers. Even our solid base, among the radical
community, largely seeks jobs in the non-profit
sector, jobs that have a redeeming value.  Plus, we
have to be aware that much of the community we hope to
serve can be poor, or at least some of them are gonna
be job hunting.    

So regardless of how this one is handled, I think we
should go case by case if we get more and create a
policy if needed (like when we're getting lots of em).
 Also, when we do the new site we can consider adding
a jobs listing section and all the attending fears
that go with it.  Maybe that could be a moderated
wire.

-Pete

--- Svea Eppler <sveasca at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  
>      I agree with Andrew's sentiment. Years ago we
> discussed this same topic and agreed that job
> postings had no place on the newswire. We did not
> consider creating a "job postings" section on the
> site at that time. Job postings were specifically
> excluded from our Newswire criteria because they
> are, specifically, not news.
>  
>      I have resservations, but am interested in the
> idea of a "job postings/opportunities" section, but
> I think there are several things we should consider
> before we actively pursue doing so. Firstly, we need
> to know that all the Editors feel comfortable
> working with yet another section of the page to
> catch the trolls. We all know how much trouble we
> had with the Calendar when it first went live.
> Secondly, we need to be certain that we have a
> disclaimor for the section that lets people know
> that we are not condoning or endorsing any jobs
> posted to our site. Craigslist has something of that
> type in their job sections, i think. Just to make
> sure that people don't follow a lead that gets us in
> trouble cause it was posted to our site.
>  
>      Even with those concerns, I think that it's an
> interesting idea because it also has the potential
> to be a constant source for new volunteer
> recruitement. Personally, I don't mind having more
> folks in Boston IndyMedia. I've always belonged to
> the school of thought that "the more the merrier".
> Adding something like this could be a good step in
> expanding our volunteer base!
>  
>      Cheers.
>  
>      Svea.
> 
> 
> "Jonathan D. Proulx" <jon at csail.mit.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 06:37:23AM -0700, Sofia
> JarrinT wrote:
> 
> :Soon we'll be
> :debating which jobs are "worth" posting or not.
> We're
> :a newswire, not an ad placement.
> 
> Good point.
> 
> I don't know anything about the group in question
> either, so for the
> sake of discussion I'll hold themn in the highest
> regard.
> 
> It might be worth considering adding a classifieds
> section. I can see
> that a forum for jobs with justice or other fair
> trade exchange type
> stuff could be very valuable. It's unfortunately and
> area that is
> likely to get little attention from editors and is
> open to wide abuse.
> 
> With some effort it's liekly we could design a
> technical and social
> solution that is workable, though we should probably
> wait untill after
> the new site ever gets up before we try and pile
> anymore functionality
> on it.
> 
> Something to keep in mind though I think.
> 
> -Jon
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