Seems that on this forum the profiles aren't viewable but I've been asked to take the time to update mine. Since this is a community of professionals and we are expected to post and act accordingly, why wouldn't we have the liberty to write a profile and tell a little about ourselves so others could view it.
Since forums are a community and are supposed to support the communtiy in it's entirety, it will be interesting to see what the comments will be on this. I think it's only fair that we all have a profile and all of us can view each other's profile so we know who or what we are talking to. It also allows users to personalize and spend some time on their profile and that kind of describes personalities and a little about their business.
However, if profiles aren't shared, then this is just an anonymous sort of forum and anyone on here can call themselves whoever they want and can be from whatever city and state they choose. Profiles depict business and personal attributes and should be shared with the community, not just viewable by a select number of people or moderators and administrators.
The question is whether or not this is a communtity forum based on the interest and promotion of the community or a forum based on a few individual interests.
The poll is, who thinks profiles should be viewable by all. All in favor should vote. And if this is a community of professionals in pressure washing and this forum is in place for the betterment of the community, then we should take a democratic vote.
Should the majority vote yes that profiles should be viewable then for the sake of the community, maybe it would be something to look into.
Another thing I noticed is that if I want to private message Micheal T, it won't allow me to do so. What's that all about. If I want to email a question, it does not allow us to. Looking at the big picture, to me it looks like there are other interests here than for the good of a healthy community of pressure washers. This is just my opinion from what I see. With all that, then why should I spend time writing a profile? What difference does it make? You can't email me or PM me, right? You can't see my profile, right?
Please, I can't wait to hear the comments on this.
Oh, another thing I noticed is that the forum has a credit card donation thing on it. What are the donations for?
Since forums are a community and are supposed to support the communtiy in it's entirety, it will be interesting to see what the comments will be on this. I think it's only fair that we all have a profile and all of us can view each other's profile so we know who or what we are talking to. It also allows users to personalize and spend some time on their profile and that kind of describes personalities and a little about their business.
However, if profiles aren't shared, then this is just an anonymous sort of forum and anyone on here can call themselves whoever they want and can be from whatever city and state they choose. Profiles depict business and personal attributes and should be shared with the community, not just viewable by a select number of people or moderators and administrators.
The question is whether or not this is a communtity forum based on the interest and promotion of the community or a forum based on a few individual interests.
The poll is, who thinks profiles should be viewable by all. All in favor should vote. And if this is a community of professionals in pressure washing and this forum is in place for the betterment of the community, then we should take a democratic vote.
Should the majority vote yes that profiles should be viewable then for the sake of the community, maybe it would be something to look into.
Another thing I noticed is that if I want to private message Micheal T, it won't allow me to do so. What's that all about. If I want to email a question, it does not allow us to. Looking at the big picture, to me it looks like there are other interests here than for the good of a healthy community of pressure washers. This is just my opinion from what I see. With all that, then why should I spend time writing a profile? What difference does it make? You can't email me or PM me, right? You can't see my profile, right?
Please, I can't wait to hear the comments on this.
Oh, another thing I noticed is that the forum has a credit card donation thing on it. What are the donations for?