Re: Training events policy ... first test case

Joshua D. Drake wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:20071104093921.1764ce36@scratch" type="cite"><pre wrap="">-----BEGIN PGP
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Chander Ganesan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chander@otg-nc.com"><chander@otg-nc.com></a>
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 </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Joshua D. Drake wrote:   </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">I
seriouslydoubt that postgresql training growth is being stymied
 
by one obscure link among dozens on a website front page.      </pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">I think it's stymied by
30+events in 5+ cities listed on the
 
training page by one or more companies that has plans to run maybe 1
of those courses, if any.  Check out the training event list...    </pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">
Of the first 14 training events, 3 are from unknowns (including
certfirst).

Are we making more out of this than we should be?

However I do see a flood of entries later from Certfirst. Not to be an
ass, but this problem goes away for the forseeable future if we just
ban Certfirst from posting training events. There is no way they are
running all those classes. </pre></blockquote><blockquote cite="mid:20071104093921.1764ce36@scratch" type="cite"><pre
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/me puts FG hat on.

Perhaps as 50.00 donation should be required for each training listing. </pre></blockquote> Me, puts of community
supporterhat....we donate either way ;-)  However, I think that $50 isn't much of a deterrent.  I think if you want it
tobe a deterrent to event spam, put that number a bit higher.   That was my idea with the "first X are free for 1
calendaryear, the rest are $1k apiece" or something like that.<br /><br /> Chander<br /><blockquote
cite="mid:20071104093921.1764ce36@scratch"type="cite"><pre wrap="">
 
Joshua D. Drake

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