[consulting] Who exactly is this list for?

[Daniel F. Kudwien]

> > > It is different than the developers list, because it is
> > > focused on how to use the current tool to meet a client need,
> > > rather than how to change the tool.
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Sechrest          .
> >
> > No, that is the purpose of the support mailing list.
> >
> 
> Excuse me... As the person who actually pulled this list 
> together, please
> don't tell me what the purpose of the list that I pulled together is.
> 
> -- 
> John Sechrest          .

The above statement, "how to use ..." refers 100% to the support list.
Everyone will point you to the support list, #drupal-support, or
http://drupal.org/support if your question starts like that.  Even you did
it yourself - see below.  There is no difference whether you are asking a
support question for yourself or to meet a requirement of someone else.

So, the purpose of the Support mailing list is absolutely clear.  The
purpose of this list is obviously not.

To back this up:

http://drupal.org/mailing-lists says:

"Consulting - A mailing list for Drupal consultants and Drupal
service/hosting providers."


http://drupal.org/irc says:

"#drupal-consultants for Drupal Consultants. You can find paid help here, as
well as advice on best practices and general discussions surrounding the
business side of Drupal. Ask questions here only if you're willing to pay
for the advice." [huh?]


irc://irc.freenode.net/drupal-consultants says:

"Channel to hire Drupal freelancers and discuss professional Drupal work.
The Drupal consultants mailing list is at
http://lists.drupal.org/listinfo/consulting. The paid services forum is at
http://drupal.org/paid-services. See also
http://groups.drupal.org/consulting for job postings."


http://groups.drupal.org/consulting says:

"Consulting and Business - A group for consultants and businesses that work
with Drupal. You are encourage to also join the consulting mailing list on
Drupal.org.
For consultants: project manager, consultant, or developer -- you use Drupal
to solve business requirements.
For businesses: you've built your business using the Drupal framework, be it
hosting, a social networking website, a newspaper, or a fantastic new Web
2.0 app."


Even more digging around made me find a post from years ago:

http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/consulting/2006-March/000595.html says:

"
What is in: On this list it is great to talk about:

* Current projects, architecture
* RFP's -> Request for proposals
* Request for subcontract help
* Contracting issues
* Consulting Marketing
* Consulting support documents
* Sharing/suggestions on best practices to approach a particular problem
* Announcements/requests for RFP collaboration -> Details go offlist


What is off: On this list is it is a problem to talk about: (Do not do it)

* Pricing on list ( Illegal -> price fixing)
* How do I code X -> Use the development list
* How do I use drupal (as a user) -> Use the support list
* organizing conferences -> Use the conference list
* Details of a particular RFP collaboration -> Keep details off list, post
summary at end.
"

It is unfortunate that this definition (or an improved version of it) did
not make it to a more prominent place than the list archives.

This is where my contributions to this thread will end.  I better get my
hands dirty with code.

sun