rjk@mgweed.UUCP (Randy King) (01/06/84)
I see both Linday's point of view as well as Rick's. The most important facet of trust *anywhere* is communication. And like any relationship, when that breaks down (sites dropping certain information) trust tends to fade. This mistrust is enhanced by the current state of information- seeking entities. That's what it's all about, no? Gathering, sorting and disseminating information. I see what Rick is doing. Worst case (*I* don't feel this way) he will *sell* the list to some group of headhunters who will call you. However, that is a hell of a lot of work, and they wouldn't pay him for what his time is worth to compile this information. Beleive me, he is *exactly correct* about "calling the secretary" or getting a company directory. One day the phones in our department rang almost sequentially from the same headhunter! My wife has had the same experience. I tend to believe that what Rick is doing is somehow going to benefit us more than hurt us; the community of tech-pros. Personally, as far as headhunters are concerned, I like to have that ace in my pocket "just in case". My resume tends to be up-to-date by the week, and if I ever feel that my career is being stifled, I'm outta here, so to speak, and the knowlege of where to start looking, and the fact that someone *might* have heard of me is comforting. Think about it... Randy King mgweed!rjk