[wp-forums] Who can offer what

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Moshu wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:  Matt Mullenweg
>> Sent: 20-Mar-06 4:52 PM
>> To: wp-forums at lists.automattic.com
>> Subject: Re: [wp-forums] Who can offer what
>>
>>
>> Why is it unworkable?
> 
> Among others because if I post today to the list offering a service...
> and somebody will subscribe to the list in next September - you cannot
> expect they will go and read the whole Archives of the list to see
> what was "offered" earlier.
> So, it works only as a 'one-way' street: help seekers posting to it
> and then list members replying in private. But posting an offer as
> quite useless.
> 
> moshu

What he says :)
It's also because it's less of a shop window.
Someone wanting to spend a fair few $$ to get some custom code or a good
sized project off the ground will be prepared to look at many venues but
I'd say that many more who are in it for the few $ range want a quick
and easy list to scan and post from.
But then a 'pro' list is just that - what I'm thinking of and will try
to offer from my guides pages is more of an 'amateur' list :)

P.