Posted on Jul 29, 2014
How do you use the RallyPoint Answers categories?
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I was thinking that RP could create an alternative set of forums that lack rank and perhaps even picture. Maybe people would just be listed by first name & last initial with an avatar of a random piece of cheese?
These boards could then be the place for professional discourse and keep topics like "Which so called life resulted in more murder, Muhammad or Jesus?" or "50 different ways Atheists will burn in Hellfire plus a really great recipe for BBQ" as well as "Bieber Fever" away from any remote semblance of a professional community.
I understand vets love to congregate and chew the fat. I do it all the time on the Facebook OIF group, however we aren't identified by service, name, and grade. Furthermore, there are folks here that are no longer in the service agitating folks that still are and still subject to the UCMJ and that honestly is unacceptable behavior. The only solution I can see to maintaining RP as a social media platform while also a professional platform for employment and networking is to create a forum group for more pedestrian purposes. What do you think?
EDIT: Wow.. What a difference a word makes. In my re-edits of the second paragraph, the word us dropped off... right before Vets. I couldn't understand the animosity going on until I re-read the question.
These boards could then be the place for professional discourse and keep topics like "Which so called life resulted in more murder, Muhammad or Jesus?" or "50 different ways Atheists will burn in Hellfire plus a really great recipe for BBQ" as well as "Bieber Fever" away from any remote semblance of a professional community.
I understand vets love to congregate and chew the fat. I do it all the time on the Facebook OIF group, however we aren't identified by service, name, and grade. Furthermore, there are folks here that are no longer in the service agitating folks that still are and still subject to the UCMJ and that honestly is unacceptable behavior. The only solution I can see to maintaining RP as a social media platform while also a professional platform for employment and networking is to create a forum group for more pedestrian purposes. What do you think?
EDIT: Wow.. What a difference a word makes. In my re-edits of the second paragraph, the word us dropped off... right before Vets. I couldn't understand the animosity going on until I re-read the question.
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SSG McCulley -- You bring up a good point, which is one of the reasons we recently broke up Answers into four different categories. A lot of people enjoy the general interest discussion section - that is the more pedestrian purpose category that you are already posting in.
Some people want more strictly professional level military discussions (link below). Everybody can choose to read a specific type of discussion or all discussions.
https://www.rallypoint.com/categories/military-discussions/answers
Some people want more strictly professional level military discussions (link below). Everybody can choose to read a specific type of discussion or all discussions.
https://www.rallypoint.com/categories/military-discussions/answers
RallyPoint - The Professional Military Network
Military Discussions on RallyPoint
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I can't get on-board with this poll, simply because the category "General Interest" is an option on RP. If professional discourse is your only interest, then stay in that lane, SSG. There are numerous topics on here in which you can respond. Additionally, if you feel that you have a question in which you want an answer via general opinion, pose it. There are many service-members on RP that take questions seriously and will respond in a professional manner.
I think many of us take exception to the "vets" comment, however. Many of these vets have contributed years to our country...just like you and I. Dismissing their insights, just because they are no longer serving, I think, is a grave error-personally and professionally. All service-members will be veterans one day, and being short-sighted is not an attribute in anyone's "big picture".
If you want to network, then network. However, do keep in mind that "social networking" is not made possible by a collection of automatons. We are are still people. And until this site is completely dedicated to formal (and sometimes dry) discussions, and unless you can petition the site admins to exclude discussions that you feel are irrelevant to your professional progression, quit being patronizing, SSG.
I think many of us take exception to the "vets" comment, however. Many of these vets have contributed years to our country...just like you and I. Dismissing their insights, just because they are no longer serving, I think, is a grave error-personally and professionally. All service-members will be veterans one day, and being short-sighted is not an attribute in anyone's "big picture".
If you want to network, then network. However, do keep in mind that "social networking" is not made possible by a collection of automatons. We are are still people. And until this site is completely dedicated to formal (and sometimes dry) discussions, and unless you can petition the site admins to exclude discussions that you feel are irrelevant to your professional progression, quit being patronizing, SSG.
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