Aug 15, 2019 05:14:57 AM Edited Sep 6, 2019 08:21:51 AM by Mark F
Has anyone besides me wondered why some people fixate on the community titles when they are irritated about what we post?
It's always some variation of "I would expect more from a community guru!"
Aug 17, 2019 03:20:10 AM by Rene K
Mark F wrote:Has anyone besides me wondered why some people fixate on the community titles when they are irritated about what we post?
It's always some varaition of "I would expect more from a community guru!"
Wait till they post enough rants so they get this stupid label too.
Aug 19, 2019 10:53:19 PM by Bill H
Wait until someone throws a dart that lands on your photo and suddenly you're the Featured Contributor. Then freelancers assume you MUST be an upwork employee and send all their customer service requests to you.
Aug 20, 2019 09:13:37 AM by Martina P
Wendy C wrote:Bill, you do / did have the right to decline ... 😉
I declined the honor and they still sent me a mug. That was nice.
Aug 21, 2019 04:52:09 AM by Christine A
Martina P wrote:
Wendy C wrote:Bill, you do / did have the right to decline ... 😉
I declined the honor and they still sent me a mug. That was nice.
Michael S. has been the "Featured Contributor" ever since I joined the forum - is that because everybody else is declining this honour as well?
Aug 21, 2019 06:31:33 AM by Mark F
Christine A wrote:
Martina P wrote:
Wendy C wrote:Bill, you do / did have the right to decline ... 😉
I declined the honor and they still sent me a mug. That was nice.
Michael S. has been the "Featured Contributor" ever since I joined the forum - is that because everybody else is declining this honour as well?
I am almost said this exact same thing.
Aug 22, 2019 08:22:02 AM by Mark F
Christine A wrote:
Martina P wrote:
Wendy C wrote:Bill, you do / did have the right to decline ... 😉
I declined the honor and they still sent me a mug. That was nice.
Michael S. has been the "Featured Contributor" ever since I joined the forum - is that because everybody else is declining this honour as well?
Would you (or have you) do it if they asked? I am, um, asking for a friend.
Aug 22, 2019 10:04:53 AM Edited Aug 22, 2019 10:06:08 AM by Wendy C
Mark, alert your "um ... friend" that the honor of featured contributor subjects you to a gazillion + some pleas and demands for help from group of freelancers. In other words, your personal message area explodes - and according to prior contributors, sadly some of the messages are neither PC, entertaining, nor Upwork related.
Aug 22, 2019 10:59:25 AM by Mark F
Wendy C wrote:Mark, alert your "um ... friend" that the honor of featured contributor subjects you to a gazillion + some pleas and demands for help from group of freelancers. In other words, your personal message area explodes - and according to prior contributors, sadly some of the messages are neither PC, entertaining, nor Upwork related.
Trust me, nobody is going to want to see this guy's bobs. He is a truly pathetic creature that might enjoy that kind of attention even as much as he would rail against it. If I am being generous to him, and I have no cause to be, he might also want to help if he can.
Aug 22, 2019 12:21:54 PM by Kat C
Mildly philosophical question: What if the guru has no shame? Then what?
I'm not naming names. Indeed, none specifically came to mind. 😉
Aug 23, 2019 01:06:30 AM by Richard W
Kat C wrote:Mildly philosophical question: What if the guru has no shame? Then what?
I'm not naming names. Indeed, none specifically came to mind. 😉
Well, shaming people is more fun if they actually feel ashamed. But if they don't, you still have the pleasure of feeling self-righteous. Usually, instead of feeling ashamed, they just get self-righteous right back at you. So everybody gets to feel self-righteous, and it's a win-win. Isn't the Internet wonderful?
Aug 24, 2019 10:11:57 AM by Kat C
Richard W wrote:
Kat C wrote:Mildly philosophical question: What if the guru has no shame? Then what?
I'm not naming names. Indeed, none specifically came to mind. 😉
Well, shaming people is more fun if they actually feel ashamed. But if they don't, you still have the pleasure of feeling self-righteous. Usually, instead of feeling ashamed, they just get self-righteous right back at you. So everybody gets to feel self-righteous, and it's a win-win. Isn't the Internet wonderful?
It's more entertaining than strolling the Vegas Strip...
Totally serious.
Aug 24, 2019 11:24:31 AM by Nichola L
@ Kelly re sweaty. I think one has to understand Jen-speak. I doubt it was a spelling error ...
😉
Aug 31, 2019 02:38:30 AM by Irene B
Almost spat my tea over the keyboard a few times reading this thread this morning...gave me some much-needed giggles.
Nov 14, 2020 06:27:11 AM by Jennifer M
Hey there has been a lack of guru shaming these days and it's unacceptable. We need more guru shaming inclusion because it amuses me.
Nov 14, 2020 02:25:01 PM by Varun G
The Guru tag should be re-evaluated at certain time intervals. I've seen so-called "Gurus" that abandon Upwork and the forum for months on end. Preposterous behaviour.
Nov 19, 2020 03:07:18 AM by Reinier B
Varun G wrote:The Guru tag should be re-evaluated at certain time intervals. I've seen so-called "Gurus" that abandon Upwork and the forum for months on end. Preposterous behaviour.
So you want us to be shamed publicly a number of times per week/month, or we lose our status as gurus? Preposterous!
Nov 19, 2020 12:00:31 PM by Nichola L
Varun G wrote:The Guru tag should be re-evaluated at certain time intervals. I've seen so-called "Gurus" that abandon Upwork and the forum for months on end. Preposterous behaviour.
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I imagine this was tongue-in-cheek as you are also a so-called "Guru"?
IMO - all tags should be jettisoned.