Thread: Professional Service Directory Review

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Jonathan S. Katz
<jonathan.katz@excoventures.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> On May 4, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan S. Katz
> <jonathan.katz@excoventures.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@postgresql.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@postgresql.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@postgresql.org

Nice! Thanks Jonathan.



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On Sun, 2014-05-11 at 09:16 +0100, Dave Page wrote:
> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Jonathan S. Katz
> <jonathan.katz@excoventures.com> wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > On May 4, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan S. Katz
> > <jonathan.katz@excoventures.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@postgresql.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@postgresql.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@postgresql.org
> 
> Nice! Thanks Jonathan.
> 

Yeah, that must have been a huge work.

Thanks a lot.


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<p dir="ltr"><br /> On May 11, 2014 10:20 AM, "Guillaume Lelarge" <<a
href="mailto:guillaume@lelarge.info">guillaume@lelarge.info</a>>wrote:<br /> ><br /> > On Sun, 2014-05-11 at
09:16+0100, Dave Page wrote:<br /> > > On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Jonathan S. Katz<br /> > > <<a
href="mailto:jonathan.katz@excoventures.com">jonathan.katz@excoventures.com</a>>wrote:<br /> > > > Hi
Everyone,<br/> > > ><br /> > > > On May 4, 2014, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan S. Katz<br /> > > >
<<ahref="mailto:jonathan.katz@excoventures.com">jonathan.katz@excoventures.com</a>> wrote:<br /> > >
><br/> > > > A part of the <a href="http://www.postgresql.org">http://www.postgresql.org</a> site that was
indesperate need of<br /> > > > review was our professional service directory<br /> > > > (<a
href="http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/">http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support/</a>).
 Overthe past<br /> > > > few days, we have conducted a review and have posted the comprehensive<br /> >
>> results here:<br /> > > ><br /> > > > <a
href="https://docs.google.com/a/excoventures.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVLEH01ShMrk_9byQOxwAJWj28-Ub5RqU1ZV9P4Fg6U/edit?pli=1#gid=0">https://docs.google.com/a/excoventures.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVLEH01ShMrk_9byQOxwAJWj28-Ub5RqU1ZV9P4Fg6U/edit?pli=1#gid=0</a><br
/>> > ><br /> > > > A brief summary:<br /> > > ><br /> > > > * 318 services
reviewed<br/> > > > * 179 were re-approved<br /> > > > * 77 were removed<br /> > > > * 62
arestill under review and temporarily delisted, see below<br /> > > ><br /> > > > Services that are
"UnderReview" have been de-listed and sent a note from<br /> > > > our moderation panel specifying what they
needto fix in order to be<br /> > > > re-listed.  Because most of the changes would be minor, they have been
given<br/> > > > a week since being contacted to update their information and contact<br /> > > > <a
href="mailto:webmaster@postgresql.org">webmaster@postgresql.org</a>otherwise they will be removed.<br /> > >
><br/> > > > The services were reviewed impartially without looking into the quality of<br /> > >
>the service the company is providing, which of course would be impossible to<br /> > > > judge without
subscribingto the service.  When reviewing, we wanted to make<br /> > > > sure that:<br /> > > ><br
/>> > > a) The company had a web presence<br /> > > > b) The information in the profile was
accuratelyreflected on their website<br /> > > > and vice versa<br /> > > ><br /> > > > Of
course,it is not a fun task to review 318 services!  We are going to<br /> > > > attempt to review the
servicesmore frequently (e.g. every 1-2 years as<br /> > > > opposed to....?), but we kindly ask everyone to
pleasemake sure that their<br /> > > > information stays up-to-date, which will certainly help the
moderation<br/> > > > process.<br /> > > ><br /> > > > If you believe your listing was
removedincorrectly or have any questions<br /> > > > about updates to your listing, please send an email to<br
/>> > > <a href="mailto:webmaster@postgresql.org">webmaster@postgresql.org</a><br /> > > ><br /> >
>><br /> > > > The review is complete.  183 professional services were kept, 137 were<br /> > >
>removed.  For the full list, please see<br /> > > ><br /> > > > <a
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVLEH01ShMrk_9byQOxwAJWj28-Ub5RqU1ZV9P4Fg6U/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NVLEH01ShMrk_9byQOxwAJWj28-Ub5RqU1ZV9P4Fg6U/edit?usp=sharing</a><br
/>> > ><br /> > > > Again, if you believe your listing or any other listing was removed<br /> >
>> incorrectly or have any questions, please send an email to<br /> > > > <a
href="mailto:webmaster@postgresql.org">webmaster@postgresql.org</a><br/> > ><br /> > > Nice! Thanks
Jonathan.<br/> > ><br /> ><br /> > Yeah, that must have been a huge work.<br /> ><br /> > Thanks a
lot.<br/> ><p dir="ltr">+1.great job, and definitely much needed! <p dir="ltr">/Magnus  

Hi,> A brief summary:
>
>   >
> > * 318 services reviewed
> > * 179 were re-approved
> > * 77 were removed
> > * 62 are still under review and temporarily delisted, see below
>

Thanks for the cleaning. It was a huge work.

Cheers
W.

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