is all about--knowing the faces behind the post in the forums and the people who truly embrace our community. Why my picture isn't up there, well, I haven't found my glamour shot yet
, but I will eventually send Wayne one.
Wayne created his website and ?Faces at the CNET forums? page long before I even set foot in this community, and I have been in this community for almost 4 years. I really like what he has done and I like the idea that our forum members can share their personal website and photos of themselves or of others because it makes the community more colorful. His website definitely brings a different dynamic to the community (and before we launched the member profile page, all we had to go on was a user name and that?s not much if you ask me.) I think in any given community, the more we share about ourselves to each other, the more cohesive our community will become--bringing the members in our community closer.
While our forum topics are majority technical, it shouldn't be limited to just that. It should be our everyday lives inter-mingled with technology. Off topic post occasionally shouldn?t be shunned upon because it gives our members some breathing room to let their personality show through. Even though we do have an off-topic forum SpeakEasy, some people chose only to be part of certain forums and never stray outside of thme. And IMO off-topic post in technical forums as long as it doesn?t take away from the true topic of the forums should be embraced as long as they are not offensive of course.
If only I could include pictures in our profiles (another item on my wish list) in the forums software then it would make the member profiles complete.
In this fast moving world, everything is heading toward being impersonalized and I do not want this community to head in that direction. My goal is rebuilding a solid and friendly community of members where everyone knows your name and personality. I think this is what makes up a successful community, where it isn?t just a place to get your tech answers and run. This community should be a welcoming environment for all, where you could hang out online, talk shop, help one another out, and be part of the ever growing community of help, members, and even friends.
Anyways sorry to be so long-winded, but those are my thoughts on that topic?
Thanks for listening if you even got this far in the post
Best regards,
-Lee