Re: [bizdev] about bizdev...

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on 30/03/2006 20:03 Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: Hi all, I would like to get some feedback about what to do with this project.  As you probably know, it tends to being too quiet and its mission is a little unclear; it's hard not to see how what we do here can't be done just as well if not better under the rubric of Marketing, say.  "If not better": by which I mean that it's possible discussions that start here may be getting lost; and discussions that start on [EMAIL PROTECTED] may also be getting lost and not transferred here. So, I'd like to propose something like a solution: Closing this project and including it within MP as a sub-project.  I'd also like to see about closing this list, if that makes sense. I must admit, I un-subscribed from Marketing because the there was too much traffic distracting me from my work day, and not all of the conversations/comments were that constructive.  That was, however, a long time ago, perhaps things have changed. If this list is closed and just becomes part of [marketing] then I doubt I'll be re-subscribing, although perhaps there is a summary I could read occasionally.  Is that what "digests" are?  I've never investigated further. As to the consultants directory: It's too large to manage easily. I would like to make it a wiki, and have interested persons just add their company's name and other information themselves.  The problem: I don't know how to transfer it to the wikis on .services (see http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Main_Page). I think the idea of a Consultants List is very good, perhaps a wiki is a better way to keep it up to date.  What would be the safeguards against any potential abuse? The consultants list and any other list could be simply closed if inactive or placed within MP, if possible and desirable. Opinions? Perhaps the objective of BizDev needs to be re-stated or reviewed?  It does seem different to marketing IMO, but I wouldn't rule anything out (or in) yet. Best, Louis Regards, James -- www.8daysaweek.co.uk User-Focused Site | Forums | Help Centre | Easy Installation CDs | Portable OOo on USB Keys OpenOffice.org - a compatible alternative to Microsoft Office