From reading this site, I wanted to say how much I appreciate many of the STPs here like [MENTION=4490]Orangey[/MENTION], @Halla74, [MENTION=9214]KDude[/MENTION] and others for a unique clarity that cuts directly through social B.S. in various threads...
Thank you very much, fia!
fia said:
...It is done in a positive, clear, direct manner. Does this happen often for STPs?
I am always direct (aka "blunt"- by nature apparently) and for the most part positive, but I have ill-tempered days every once and again.
I strive to be clear. Sometimes I write alot of detail.
My goal in doing so is to try and make-up for the non-verbal cues lost when it's not possible for face to face communication to occur.
This is side effect of me working as a business analyst/ project manager in the I.T. industry for the past 18 years. If all the right details are not considered during the design and development of an information system- then it will not function as needed, and the project will fail, which is an unacceptable outcome.
fia said:
Do you know others that do this or its opposite?
Some of my favorite STP's & why I love their posts are listed below:
[MENTION=4515]wolfy[/MENTION]= Wolfy blows me away because he knows something about everything - AND - he has an uncanny ability to cite references that I'd never find on the Interwebz via my typical research methods. Wolfy's posts are always positive, direct, and clear also.
[MENTION=5223]MDP2525[/MENTION] = MDP2525 has been my go to resource for years whenever I've needed a head check. She has an amazing ability to filter out B.S. from truth. She's consistently been able to identify situations where I've had a "Captain Obvious" moment - and provided the "missing links" of information I needed to finish solving the dilemma at hand. Thank you!
[MENTION=88]ptgatsby[/MENTION] = The thoughts & writings of ptgatsby simply blow my mind. I am a huge fan of how well ptgatsby conveys huge amounts of technial info, abstract theories, and his own life observations in such detail, and with such clarity. I salute you!
[MENTION=4490]Orangey[/MENTION] and [MENTION=9214]KDude[/MENTION] both are experts at telling it like it is, and without being pretentious. You both rock!
Yes, there are lots of other AWSM STP-peeps I want to offer kudos to, but my lunch break is almost over. Please know you all have my respect.

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fia said:
I don't want to establish any stereotype, but just wanted to put this out there as a general observation at least here on the site.
Absolutely!
Observations are awesome, thamk you for offering yours, fia.
fia said:
It is an especially important contribution to many discussions. I've noticed it in particular when the discussion is focused on stereotypes and social imbalances generated by these assumptions.
One of the things I do regularly in my woek (and that I looove doing, BTW) is facilitate meetings.
I sincerely love working with people.
I also love drawing pictures.
I also love solving problems.
Give me a room full of confused people, a whiteboard, and some dry erase markers - and I will talk them through their differences, solve their business problem, and send them back to their desks smiling.
I have nerves of steel, I am always listening, and I am always thinking.
I've also learned how command a room and keep people focused.
When differences arise (they always do) I draw a picture of each person's preferred solution on the board, and then I point out the similarities and the differences.
Then I begin drawing a compromise solution step by step, asking for feedback along the way, and a few minutes later - the problem is solved.
Have a great day!
-Halla74