Disclaimer: I am willing and well able to abide by the forum rules.
 
However, in my opinion, if it has clearly been labeled off topic, then if I have no interest in offtopic posts,I can easily filter or delete. Very few people visit
 
The question is, are we regulating for the sake of regulating or which problem are we trying to solve by moderating? If people are discussing it, then it must mean it strikes a chord with them. In which case its the 'quality of membership' and not just the quality of posts that has to be moderated.  This is alot of work for the MOD's we should try to find an easier way.
 
Maybe we should change the format of Skunkworks from a mailing list to a web interface like stockskenya/wazua.........easier to manage then. And I am sure there can be revenue in form of Advertisements.
 
PS, IT/TELCO doesn't exist in a vacuum, it exists in the real world where OT issues always come up. It is a steep climb indeed to try and separate the two.

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Lmwangi <lmwangi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,

On 12/3/09, Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Lmwangi <lmwangi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> A few folks have noticed the downward trend of thread quality on the
>> forum.
>> To increase the S/N ratio of this mailing list, the admins have decided to
>> start moderating threads that do not match the rules posted at
>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94. This will start taking
>> effect as of midnight tonight EAT. Banned/moderated users will be listed
>> in
>> a topic under the same forum. Essentially, if your post is
>>  - Not IT centric,
>>  - Offtopic
>>  - SPAM
>>  - Obscene
>>  - Work positions/Product ads and solicitations
>>
>
> OK! So if 3 or 4 Java developers begin some Java Club to create a Java
> product as an exercise to improve their skills and reputations (business
> network) of all involved, they are out of order to announce it on
> Skunkworks?
Forum....
>
> Was at a presentation made by a South African firm yesterday. The issue of
> IT skills shortage in Kenya and globally came up. One of the problems cited
> is lack of internship to prepare students for the job market before they
> graduate. Some companies only know how to poach skilled workers but others
> create skills via internships. So if announcing internships is out of order
> on skunkworks ....
The forum is a better platform for such a thing. Think about it. Would
something like craiglist work better as a mailing list or as it is?
The bulletin board is way better for such  things. You only need to
navigate to the proper topic to get relevant posting[s]. This way,
you/I/anyone else doesn't need to trawl through their mail looking for
a job/product. And better anyone new can easily locate previously
discussed topics..  For example,
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=skunkworks+%2Bwvdial+site%3Alists.my.co.ke&btnG=Search

My 2 pennies
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