Group VS Forum (was [consulting] Re: Drupal Jobs)

[Jason Diceman]

How does a group compare to a forum in terms of useful features for 
hosting a Drupal paid work service?

(+1 for a unified plan.  I really like "jobs.drupal.org"  - it's catchy.)

-jd

Harry Slaughter wrote:
> Jason Diceman wrote:
>> Hye Boris and all
>>> Hmmm....I'm thinking I should open a "Drupal Jobs" group on  
>>> groups.drupal.org so this doesn't get overrun. Moshe gave me  
>>> permission to experiment with CCK and making an actual job posting  
>>> node type, but I haven't had time to complete this. Maybe I'll 
>>> start  with a basic type, put it into moderation by default, and we 
>>> can  direct random recruiter/posting types to there.
>>>
>>> What do people think?
>
> If anything like this becomes useful, i think it should somehow be 
> synced up with or replace 'paid services' (http://drupal.org/forum/51) 
> as that seems to have become the primary homepage for drupal work 
> (AFAIK).
>
> I think the Drupal community should "support" a single location for 
> this type of thing.
>
> personally, i think the forums and any sort of CCK job postings should 
> live under the same roof, such as jobs.drupal.org.
>
> i think this destination might be the home for the following:
>
> - job postings
> - services offered
> - discussion/forums/groups related to paid drupal objects
>
> 2 cents poorer,
>
> harry
>