Community is a win-win | Apr 26, 2019 |
Dear Andrew, I like the new label, it infuses a sense of community (not that I have anything against "staff" labels, I would and could not, having been around for something like forever and knowing many staff members personally - and I call some of them my friends together with quite a number of members). This doesn't mean that a community agrees on all subjects or is of one mind at all times, especially here, it (we) ... See more Dear Andrew, I like the new label, it infuses a sense of community (not that I have anything against "staff" labels, I would and could not, having been around for something like forever and knowing many staff members personally - and I call some of them my friends together with quite a number of members). This doesn't mean that a community agrees on all subjects or is of one mind at all times, especially here, it (we) can be very vocal, criticism-oriented and express our preferences bluntly (I am not into aggressions, as I do believe that aggressions arise from lack of arguments). That's for sure, but rules are in place to allow a civil time together. We have come a long way and to understand the present we have to know the past, and well. Having served as a moderator of old times, for nine years, (yep, that long) I have grown along with this site and its community, so I do not like to read it labeled other than as the *ProZ.com community*. It is unique, with all its (our) positive and negative sides - as Giovanni wrote, also grumpy I do not want to be educated, especially at my not young age, I dare say most colleagues here do not wish that, too, but I certainly do wish to learn from others and share the little I have experienced over the years in this business (won't tell how many years or I'd be reminded of gosh how old I became) at eye level. FB is not my cup of tea (for a variety of personal reasons, amog them lack of time, feel of platform for all and not for professions), so I hope that that group won't detract from the site forums which, in turn, are very much my cup of tea. Even if I rarely post actively, this site is one of my sources. Giuliana ▲ Collapse | |