taos.jobs
Job Opportunities Around Taos

Frequently Asked Questions
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Charter: The taos.jobs newsgroup provides a forum for posting offers and
requirements for employment specifically of interest to
residents of Taos, New Mexico. Positions that require moving
away from Taos for salaries that don't make moving attractive
are not appropriate. MLM recruiting is not considered a form of
employment.


Q. Is advertising allowed on taos.forsale?

A. Advertising is allowed within the topic area of the charter above but
no more than every 14 days. More than that messes up everyone's
chances to keep readers coming back to read more. Off topic and off
color advertising does the same thing. If you step on other business
folk's toes, you can expect to hear about it.

Anything that sounds remotely like it may be a Chain Letter, Ponzi,
or other unethical business practice may be cancelled and may be
forwarded to NFIC for investigation. Please subscribe and read
through the articles on biz.stolen for details on various frauds
found on UseNet.

Although some groups may be for advertising, the best way to get a
reader's attention is through a good discussion thread. Very few will
buy a magazine just to read advertising. It's the interesting
articles that get pages turned and TV channels tuned.


Q. If my message is canceled, how will I know why?

A. When possible, the person posting the cancel message should post you a
message explaining the problem. If you use a fake or bogus address,
obviously you can't be reached.


Q. Is there any specific format which messages should follow?

A. Articles should reflect a professional and business like attitude and
be limited to plain text and the upper 128 characters. Messages that
contain HTML or MIME encoding waste space and limit your readership.
Set your margins for a maximum of 80 characters per line so everyone
can easily read your posting. 76 characters is better and leaves
room for proper quoting.


Q. Do all messages have to be in English?

A. Although most of the messages you see on the taos groups are in
English, it's not a requirement. Messages in other languages are
welcome as well as using the entire ASCII character set so you can
spell your name properly. Posting in your language, with a
translation in English, will give you the widest audience.


Q. What's the best way to present my business on the newsgroups?

A. Folks with whom you'd like to be doing business with will make their
decisions based on their impression of your messages. During a
discussion, you may read messages from someone who has an opinion
totally different from yours. Feel free to discuss the difference of
opinion but try to avoid getting hurt feelings involved. You may be
asked to use E-Mail if messages are personal attacks or the language
belongs elsewhere.


Q. Why do my messages sometimes not appear in the newsgroups?

A. If you cross-post to a "Moderated" newsgroup such as biz.general, the
message is sent to the Moderator as E-Mail instead of being posted to
the newsgroups. The Moderator then decides what will appear in the
newsgroup itself. If accepted, you may not see your message until
the next day. Please do not cross-post to Moderated newsgroups and
post to them only as individual messages.


Q. What if I want to avoid the E-Mail spammers?

A. Messages are expected to come from legitimate addresses. We realize
it's nice to avoid getting on E-Mail lists but it also makes
maintaining the quality of the newsgroup harder. More important,
it's like trying to do business with an unlisted phone number. We
also encourage the use of real names in From: lines rather than funny
handles or trying use it as advertising.


Q. Is it okay to post MLM opportunities?

A. Because of the tendency for MLM'rs to over saturate, make exaggerated
earning claims, create flame wars, and drive off newsgroup readers,
Multi-Level Marketing discussions are discouraged and belong only on
newsgroups which are chartered for MLM purposes.


Q. How can I advertise without getting into trouble?

A. Some newsgroups like this one do accept advertising. Don't go by the
messages you see. Check the charters to ensure they do and what you
wish to promote fits within the topic area before posting. For the
"taos" hierarchy in general, please refer to the FAQ posted on taos.
config periodically.


Hope you find the taos groups both enjoyable and profitable,

Chris Gunn
taos news authority