And we love you for it. In fact, maybe we should have you edit Michael on my days off.
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Bill Wheatley <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd just say fuckem :) > But then again i don't ever think before i speak. > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Erika L. Walker <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Mikey. Whilst I understand your frustration at not being on the committee, >> because it's obviously something very important to you and you HAVE been a >> long standing member of the community and provide us all VERY IMPORTANT >> services ... >> >> Why not just embrace what you have and start your own little band? >> >> So what if you don't like the frameworks that are out there. Not everyone >> uses them. I NEVER have. >> I use my own. >> >> So what if you don't have the same opinion as someone else... just march to >> the beat of your drum and hold your head up high. >> >> So WHAT if your opinion of other's code isn't high ... it happens! >> >> I REALLY fail to see why what OTHER people think is so important to you. >> You >> OBVIOUSLY have the backing of quite a large portion of the community or the >> HOF and the mag wouldn't be as big as they are. >> >> So EMBRACE that popularity, and build on it. >> >> And maybe I'm missing some of your point, but SHIT. I wish I had half your >> talent, half your following and just half of your name recognition. I mean >> damn man - stop worrying about everyone else and just build your >> brand!!!!!!! >> >> You've done more for ColdFusion's lifecycle than a lot of folks. But the >> whining isn't going to get you anywhere. Attacked for having views >> different >> from the world?! OMG Mikey. There's gonna be people who dont agree with >> you. >> So WHAT>?! Don't let that stop you blogging. >> >> Don't feel that you should release the articles???? WHY?! you have every >> right to your opinion as the next guy and after all these years, I should >> certainly HOPE that you just do what you want to do - or it becomes >> political. >> >> I feel you are always trying to go against the grain, trying to be >> different, and you keep wanting to draw attention to that.... we all know >> you are PASSIONATE about this industry. We KNOW you are like "genius level" >> smart, and some of couldn't ever be in your shoes ... >> >> But the crux of the matter is thus: the majority of us programmers and >> product managers and government employees, and corporate checkbooks cannot >> relate to you on your level of smartness. >> >> Have your opinions, do your code, but learn to talk "normal" with >> everything >> else. You're too high up there Mikey. The majority of your knowledge goes >> right over our heads. And you either learn to dumb it down a bit - or you >> keep losing us in the process. >> >> I know it isnt right. And if you can't lower your standards to hang with us >> "not at genius level", then FINE. DONT. But dont stop doing something just >> because someone doesnt want you on a committee. Maybe they don't like >> comics >> and they don't want to hear about them. Who knows! >> >> I've heard this story from you before.... and I LOVE YOU MAN ... but I'm >> worried you let it bother you WAY TOO MUCH! >> >> WAY TOO MUCH. Because if there's one person I'd listen to in this whole >> community... it would be you. >> >> And if I'm off my mark, by all means, blast me and let me know. I'm far >> from >> hitting the mark sometimes, and I cant put into words eloquently enough to >> tell you how much I appreciate you and Judith - so I cant sit by and hear >> this from you without responding. >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:295013 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
