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For Notes job postings, I'm thinking about purging entries after a certain period of time... thoughts?

Category Notes Jobs
Realistically, posts more than a couple weeks old are of limited value in terms of finding and applying for jobs.  I know it would be nice to be able to track trends over time (number of jobs, locations, etc.), but I'm not interested in that, nor am I interested in being the source for that information for others.

I'm thinking right now that I'd purge entries after 30 days or so.  Nothing automated, and it'd be when I got around to it.  For example, now that it's September, I would go through and purge anything prior to August.

Thoughts?  Do you care?  I still get feedback on people using this source for job searching, so I'm thinking it's still useful in terms of doing it.  I'm just not seeing the value of keeping data for data's sake...

Posted by Thomas Admin Duff On 09/06/2011 | | Bookmark and Share

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Gravatar Image1 - Sounds a good idea. Thanks for the service.

Posted by Jerry Shelley At 06:19:50 On 06/09/2011 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image2 - Thanks for providing the daily report - 30 days is good.

Posted by Len Berg At 06:35:39 On 06/09/2011 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image3 - It's easy enough to find your older postings by clicking on the 'Notes Jobs' category. 30 days seems like plenty.

Posted by Richard Schwartz At 08:59:33 On 06/09/2011 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image4 - It's a good idea. Thanks for providing a great service for those who need it.

Posted by Mike McGarel At 10:16:21 On 06/09/2011 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image5 - I think instead of purging the data, mummifying them is better Emoticon They are not interesting now, but they may become one day exactly what you need for some project(s). I guess There should be 2 apparent lists and one hidden:
Hot (up to one month old), Stale (3 months), and mummies Emoticon

Posted by mhd196 At 13:28:04 On 06/09/2011 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image6 - Tom, why not integrate it into Yancy's job list on PL instead?

Posted by Keith Brooks At 17:00:02 On 06/09/2011 | - Website - |


Gravatar Image7 - Fine with me. I'll have them in Google Reader anyway, in case I want to look back.

Posted by Vitor Pereira At 13:07:35 On 08/09/2011 | - Website - |


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