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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.jobs,net.news
Subject: Re: Headhunters in net.jobs
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Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 17:01:31 EST
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I don't see what all the fuss is about.  net.jobs was created especially
for "help wanted" and "job wanted" postings.  These headhunters are
using it for exactly that purpose.  As long as it doesn't overflow into
other groups like net.general, net.followup, and net.news, it shouldn't
be bothering anybody.

I am assuming that the headhunters are posting a relatively small volume
of news to net.jobs.  If the group starts showing up in the top 25
newsgroups, or if these postings are somehow qualitatively different from
some company posting a "help wanted" notice to net.jobs directly, and
this difference causes a problem for the people who read net.jobs, then
perhaps it's time to talk (or at least to ignore the postings.)

Now can we go on with our lives?

	Mark