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cstanton
cstanton over 4 years ago

Last week I had to take some time out of work for a hospital appointment (I'm ok, don't worry) for a check up, and to ease the anxiety and stress of it I get into some idle chat with the medical staff (they're pretty awesome) and partly to pass the time.

 

Part of the discussion comes up where I'm asked:

 

"What do you do for work?"

 

And I explain I'm part of a team that works on the element14 Community, and then that's where the difficulty starts.

 

"What's the element14 Community?"

 

And I'm like... well, where do I start to describe what the element14 Community is to someone else? Just what do I say?

 

I figured I'd ask you fellow members, what do you say when you/how do you describe the element14 Community to other people?

 

Because I feel like I need some help here.

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  • fmilburn
    fmilburn over 4 years ago +12
    If limited to a word or two I would call it an electronics forum although that does not capture the full breadth. The range of topics, contests, educational material, and projects is huge. But what distinguishes…
  • dougw
    dougw over 4 years ago +12
    If you want to keep it short and are talking to someone with a sense of humor you could say "I herd techie cats on the internet".....
  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 4 years ago +11
    cstanton When I refer to e14, I call it an electronics forum . I think "forum" captures the online aspect and the exchange of information aspect. "Community" still means "in-person" to a lot of folks I…
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  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 4 years ago

    Perhaps you say say that you run a pub ...

    • but the pub doesn't physically exist ... it's online.
    • it's a place where people get together and have a chat ... but it's mainly focused on electronics.
    • but it doesn't serve alcohol ... but it does provide knowledge and tidbits.

     

    - Gough

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  • colporteur
    colporteur over 4 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

    I like where this is going. I would suggest "water hole" rather than pub. My search of the term, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watering_hole_attack  gives me cause to reconsider the suggestion. Let's stick with what the Aussie put forward.

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    colporteur over 4 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

    I like where this is going. I would suggest "water hole" rather than pub. My search of the term, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watering_hole_attack  gives me cause to reconsider the suggestion. Let's stick with what the Aussie put forward.

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