Re: *** ADMIN: Consultants forum?

[email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (James W Kilgore)]

Mark,

I just deleted a verrrry long response to your post.

I feel for you as an independent.  Been there, done that, got the T
shirt.

But I have to admit, I solve problems for a fee.  That's what I do. 
That's how I earn a living.

Each of your value points listed are easily obtainable.  On your own.
You want me to spoon feed you?

Heck, the midrange-l is such a broad based forum about the AS/400
community, you can ask whatever you want and get a whole bunch of
"consult your attorney" responses without creating a new list.

Regards,
James W. Kilgore



Mark Lazarus wrote:
> 
> Larry, James, et al,
> 
> At 12:00 AM 11/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I too am one of us and find myself agreeing with James.  We certainly
> wouldn't be
> >looking for clients there because, well, their wouldn't be any!  I just can't
> >imagine what we would 'talk' about that can't be covered here on Midrange-L.
> 
> >> IMHO, as a consultant, I'm hard pressed to find value in such a list.
> 
> >> Now I could be very wrong, but I imagine the first round of postings
> >> would be a series of chest pounding to gain position by bragging
> >> rights.  After that, no one would divulge their perceived competitive
> >> edge.
> 
>  Here's my opinion on this.  I think that it can be a useful forum.  This
> would be especially true for the little guy (i.e. a 1 man consulting shop.)
> 
>  Some possible topics:
> 
> - Subcontracting
> - Rates for a service for a particular area
> - Contract samples
> 
>  IMHO, it should be allowed to post opportunities and consultants seeking
> work.
> 
>  -mark
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