Event Spam..??? - Mailing list pgsql-www

Hello,<br /><br /> I just noticed the following events posted:<br /><br /><a class="listtitle"
href="http://www.postgresql.org/about/event.497">Unknown</a><br/> Date: <b>2007-09-22 – 2008-12-04</b> Location:
<b>Unknown,Unknown, Dominican Republic</b><br /> Posted by <b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
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/><aclass="listtitle" href="http://www.postgresql.org/about/event.498">Unknown</a><br /> Date: <b>2008-03-17 –
2009-08-29</b>Location: <b>Unknown, Unknown, Montserrat</b><br /> Posted by <b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
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/>I'm assuming they aren't there intentionally...<br /><br /> Also, I notice a lot of events in the training database
thatseem to be dedicated more to "lead generation" than a reasonable effort to run a training course.  For example,
'Certfirst'lists PostgreSQL courses throughout the US in a wide range of different cities.  It is my belief that these
courseslistings are designed not to actually offer a wide range of courses, but to maintain a "main page" list of
coursesto generate leads.  Is this an acceptable practice?  I'd hate to see a bunch of vendors adopting this practice
tobe competitive....<br /><br /> It seems to me that such a practice would not be to the benefit of the community -
sinceit wouldn't help community members find events that were actually running - rather it would put them in touch with
companiesthat could add them to their marketing databases (or they'd get taken with a "bait and switch" - where they
signup for a class in the Bahamas, but end up being redirected to a course in Chicago).<br /><br /> Also, how about
puttinga disclaimer on the training pages indicating that the listing of training courses doesn't constitute the
endorsementof a company by the PG community - and that customers should do their own due diligence to ensure they get
whatthey pay for.  I think many customers look at a listing of training and consider it to be an endorsement by the
community..<br/><br /> Thanks<br /></div><pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
 
Chander Ganesan
The Open Technology Group
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