Re: *** ADMIN: Consultants forum?

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, Kilgore, I am glad that when I was doing consulting work
I never had that attitude.

And, surprisingly enough, there are plenty of PC consultant news
forums where this information is traded freely.

What is it about AS/400 consultants that they consider what they
do to be top secret?  I guess, then, James, that other consultants
shouldn't answer any question you may have because it might give
you the edge over them?  We're here to help each other.  Or so
I was naive enough to think.

Regards,

Jim Langston
Programmer/Analyst

James W Kilgore wrote:

> 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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