[sf-perl] "[job]" tag in subject and list policies, etc.

[Fred Moyer]

I'll add a note to the welcome message that is served up by mailman.
However, almost nobody ever reads that :)

It has been a long standing (probably 10 years?) policy on the list
that job postings are requested to use the [job] tag so that messages
can be filtered appropriately, so it is somewhat of an unwritten rule.
 But if you have been on the list for a while, you're probably aware
of it.

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Michael Paoli
<Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> If it's really desired to have folks use the "[job]" tag for list
> postings of jobs, I'd highly recommend:
> o Add that, and as appropriate any other relevant list policies, etc. on
>  the list page:
>  http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm
> o Once the above has been done, at least mention on the list that the
>  information/policy(/ies), etc. on
>  http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm
>  have been updated
>
> references/excerpts/rationale:
> o Can't expect everyone joining the list to be familiar with the
>  contents of all posts past (but one should be able to presume they've
>  at least read/skimmed
>  http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm
>  and may/will review if if they have questions on list policy and
>  such).
> o And if
>  http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/sanfrancisco-pm
>  changes, folks already subscribed might not discover that unless
>  they're notified (e.g. on the list) that it's changed.
>
>> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:28:06 -0700
>> From: Fred Moyer <fred at redhotpenguin.com>
>>
>> While we really appreciate you thinking of the list for your
>> prospects, in the future please use the [job] tag in the subject for
>> all job postings to the list, per the previous discussion here:
>>
>> http://mail.pm.org/pipermail/sanfrancisco-pm/2009-August/002437.html
>
>