[KLUG Members] Dropping CIS enrollments

[Adam Tauno WIlliams]

> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 at 09:52:05AM -0400, Adam Tauno WIlliams wrote:
> > And toss it out there.  Someone can claim to be in IT, but if I google
> > for them and find nothing....
> I retur ovver 5,000 results:
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Phillip+Hofmeister%22
> But I feel the need to contest your point here.  Just because they do
> not show up on google only means:
> 1) They do not post to any mailing lists that are publically archived
> (not a requirement in my book to be "in IT").

One of my favorite quotes (by Sarah Michelle Geller, which makes it even
more amusing to use) - "If you want something done, ask a busy person." 
This has proven out for me in almost all arenas;  this may not be a
"requirement" to be "in IT" but it is a darn solid indicator.  In a
situation where all other indicators have become squishy and tepid I
think this is a really smart one to use.  You can also learn a great
deal from the breadth and tone of a person's archived messages - and you
can get a good sense of their overall grasp on the use of language, not
just technology.