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+1 for Sarah My understanding of this listserv is that it's a place to learn. It's not a good learning environment if we make it so people don't want to ask questions for fear of being told they're stupid. Emily On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Sarah Shealy <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > > Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 07:51:02 +1200 > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] separate list for jobs > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > > On 05/07/2014 04:59 AM, Richard Sarvas wrote: > > > Not to be a jerk about this, but why is the answer always "No"? There > seem to be more posts on this list relating to job openings than there are > relating to code discussions. Are job postings a part why this list was > originally created? If so, I'll stop now. > > > > The answer is always "no" because we are collectively using the the > > possession of an email client with filtering capability and the personal > > knowledge of how to use it as a Shibboleth for group membership. Those > > who find it easier to complain than write a filter mark themselves as > > members of the outgroup intruding on the ingroup. > > > > cheers > > stuart > > This is a pretty terrible reply. Besides being rude, you're creating an > artificial divide between "us" and "them". No one is 'intruding' on anyone > - it's a public forum for people who work in LIBRARIES (aka - places where > inclusion is supposed to rule) without any filtering of participants, so > technically anyone with an email address is part of the 'ingroup'. Just > because you think you're one of the cool kids doesn't mean you should try > to intimidate others with obscure words (seriously, shibboleth?) and > patronizing tone. > > Unless you're trying to be sarcastic...in which case ignore this. But it > doesn't come across that way. > > Also, asking why isn't complaining. > > And to answer the original question - job listings help more people than > they annoy so they should be kept as-is. > > Sarah >