Kevin,
Two potential down-sides of limiting the forum to IPC membership only are -
1 - Not all contributors/forum members are IPC members. We share a diverse
background. Mine is Hybrid Microelectronics and Materials, but I can still
offer comment at times - hopefully received as a comment of some value. I
subscribe because there is also something to learn many times. I'm not an
IPC member - but I definitely keep up with LeadFree, TechNet and FlipChip
[before it withered away]
2 - Being gainfully under-employed, like Steve Gregory, was recently
'blessed with' - neither of us currently are with a company, let alone one
that is an IPC member. Surely, one would not wish to take this away from
us....
It is my belief that the suppliers represented/participating on these forums
are pretty up-right and honest. Now then, that is not the group you may be
experiencing. Would it be fare to weed out the forum membership list if
they just lurked in the shadows and never contributed? That may take care a
few of the unscrupulous ones, but it would also take out any aspiring
students, or people new in the field, or the people just intent on LEARNING
from a diverse group of people with a LOT of experience to share... and
those just too bashful to say anything.
Don't have a good suggestion Kevin.
As a compliment, you are perceived as a good candidate for whatever they are
selling - so maybe treat it as a compliment [then put the suckers on your
junk mail list !!!]
Steve C :-)
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Glidden, Kevin
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:28 AM
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Subject: [TN] membership limitations to Technet
While I highly value the all-inclusive nature of this forum, it is perhaps
an exploitable feature as well. I continuously receive emails from people
offering services with whom I have had no previous interactions, and I often
assume (perhaps incorrectly?) that our contact information and email
addresses are being mined from the forum by those who join simply to
generate contact lists. Would limiting Technet membership to those from
domains whose companies are IPC members, or requiring entering of an IPC
membership number to register destroy the all-inclusive nature, or improve
the quality?
Does anyone else share these observations? Thoughts?
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