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« Last post by mouser on December 08, 2009, 01:02 PM »First let me say how nice it is to read some of the kind words here.
One problem for you Cliff, in terms of coming up with a description of what good DC is for most people, may be that most of the people who are going to post to this are going to be the hardcore DC members, which may not be a very accurate picture of why more casual visitors find the site useful.
Let me just trying to throw out some random thoughts:
This may be pretty obvious to most of the regulars here, but i think it bears saying that DC satisfies some very different needs for very different people. That's always been a real difficulty in explaining the site to people, and we have to make an effort not to try to be everything to all people.
However, I think one of the most special things about DC is that it has a real mixture of coders and non-coders, who enjoy interacting. I think the interactions on the site has made the software that comes out of DC better and more useful for everyone. I think one of the things people who stumble on the site appreciate is that we all are engaged in a kind of compact to help each other out and have fun in the process.
ps.
I agree with what everyone has said about how wonderful it is to interact with the community/forum here -- for me it's the best thing about the site and the most unexpected.
One problem for you Cliff, in terms of coming up with a description of what good DC is for most people, may be that most of the people who are going to post to this are going to be the hardcore DC members, which may not be a very accurate picture of why more casual visitors find the site useful.
Let me just trying to throw out some random thoughts:
This may be pretty obvious to most of the regulars here, but i think it bears saying that DC satisfies some very different needs for very different people. That's always been a real difficulty in explaining the site to people, and we have to make an effort not to try to be everything to all people.
However, I think one of the most special things about DC is that it has a real mixture of coders and non-coders, who enjoy interacting. I think the interactions on the site has made the software that comes out of DC better and more useful for everyone. I think one of the things people who stumble on the site appreciate is that we all are engaged in a kind of compact to help each other out and have fun in the process.
ps.
I agree with what everyone has said about how wonderful it is to interact with the community/forum here -- for me it's the best thing about the site and the most unexpected.
-- are there any other languages where you have to subtitle in the same language they are speaking because the accents are so thick?
