Re: Professional Service Directory Review

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Jonathan S. Katz
<jonathan(dot)katz(at)excoventures(dot)com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> On May 4, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan S. Katz
> <jonathan(dot)katz(at)excoventures(dot)com> wrote:
>
> A part of the http://www.postgresql.org site that was in desperate need of
> review was our professional service directory
> (http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/). Over the past
> few days, we have conducted a review and have posted the comprehensive
> results here:
>
> https://docs.google.com/a/excoventures.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVLEH01ShMrk_9byQOxwAJWj28-Ub5RqU1ZV9P4Fg6U/edit?pli=1#gid=0
>
> A brief summary:
>
> * 318 services reviewed
> * 179 were re-approved
> * 77 were removed
> * 62 are still under review and temporarily delisted, see below
>
> Services that are "Under Review" have been de-listed and sent a note from
> our moderation panel specifying what they need to fix in order to be
> re-listed. Because most of the changes would be minor, they have been given
> a week since being contacted to update their information and contact
> webmaster(at)postgresql(dot)org otherwise they will be removed.
>
> The services were reviewed impartially without looking into the quality of
> the service the company is providing, which of course would be impossible to
> judge without subscribing to the service. When reviewing, we wanted to make
> sure that:
>
> a) The company had a web presence
> b) The information in the profile was accurately reflected on their website
> and vice versa
>
> Of course, it is not a fun task to review 318 services! We are going to
> attempt to review the services more frequently (e.g. every 1-2 years as
> opposed to....?), but we kindly ask everyone to please make sure that their
> information stays up-to-date, which will certainly help the moderation
> process.
>
> If you believe your listing was removed incorrectly or have any questions
> about updates to your listing, please send an email to
> webmaster(at)postgresql(dot)org
>
>
> The review is complete. 183 professional services were kept, 137 were
> removed. For the full list, please see
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVLEH01ShMrk_9byQOxwAJWj28-Ub5RqU1ZV9P4Fg6U/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Again, if you believe your listing or any other listing was removed
> incorrectly or have any questions, please send an email to
> webmaster(at)postgresql(dot)org

Nice! Thanks Jonathan.

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