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From: Chander Ganesan <[email protected]>
To: PostgreSQL www <[email protected]>
Subject: Event Spam..???
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 11:47:36 -0400
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)

Hello,

I just noticed the following events posted:

Unknown <http://www.postgresql.org/about/event.497;
Date: *2007-09-22 -- 2008-12-04* Location: *Unknown, Unknown, Dominican 
Republic*
Posted by *[email protected]*
a camp band <http://jabiki.hotbox.ru; aagps <http://pebiju.hotbox.ru; a 
slut wife <http://pezoji.hotbox.ru; a midsummers night dream quotes 
<http://lepini.hotbox.ru; a family <http://ketaby.hotbox.ru; more... 
<http://www.postgresql.org/about/event.497;

Unknown <http://www.postgresql.org/about/event.498;
Date: *2008-03-17 -- 2009-08-29* Location: *Unknown, Unknown, Montserrat*
Posted by *[email protected]*
a security problem occurred <http://myxifa.front.ru; a+ questions free 
<http://tesezi.front.ru; aantal inwoners amsterdam 
<http://geqysa.front.ru; a7 envelope template <http://nykeli.front.ru; a 
job title <http://comege.front.ru; more... 
<http://www.postgresql.org/about/event.498;

I'm assuming they aren't there intentionally...

Also, I notice a lot of events in the training database that seem to be 
dedicated more to "lead generation" than a reasonable effort to run a 
training course.  For example, 'Certfirst' lists PostgreSQL courses 
throughout the US in a wide range of different cities.  It is my belief 
that these courses listings are designed not to actually offer a wide 
range of courses, but to maintain a "main page" list of courses to 
generate leads.  Is this an acceptable practice?  I'd hate to see a 
bunch of vendors adopting this practice to be competitive....

It seems to me that such a practice would not be to the benefit of the 
community - since it wouldn't help community members find events that 
were actually running - rather it would put them in touch with companies 
that could add them to their marketing databases (or they'd get taken 
with a "bait and switch" - where they sign up for a class in the 
Bahamas, but end up being redirected to a course in Chicago).

Also, how about putting a disclaimer on the training pages indicating 
that the listing of training courses doesn't constitute the endorsement 
of a company by the PG community - and that customers should do their 
own due diligence to ensure they get what they pay for.  I think many 
customers look at a listing of training and consider it to be an 
endorsement by the community..

Thanks

-- 
Chander Ganesan
The Open Technology Group
One Copley Parkway, Suite 210
Morrisville, NC  27560
Phone: 877-258-8987/919-463-0999
http://www.otg-nc.com

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