Hey Az,
I'd like you to consider a few things. Let you in on some of the history and such .

I've only been here since June, getting on four months. If you ever checked my profile out, you found I have a few Premiums solutions with only one paying. As a rule, I don't really pursue them. There is also only the single chat. That's it for standard income. The currency FixYa provides that I do chase are ratings. I've been hovering between 90% - 91%. They are important to me.

The way you answered some of your solutions, you can expect good ratings too.

Although there is competition, I don't consider this a game in that I'm not playing against anyone (but myself I guess). Helping people, the need to be needed, to be of service are all factors in what drives me.

Some of the Experts you are interacting with have been here for years. Call them the Core Experts, the Super Guru's, whatever. They have seen things change and seen them stay the same.

Consider the centuries of experience they represent. When they try to give you advice, they are telling you they see potential, they are showing respect. They would otherwise ignore your posts. Listen to what they say, let it sink in. Even their jokes have underlying meaning. read between the lines.

They have a wealth of information available for the asking. They are the veterans here. Don't talk down to them as if they were the new guys.

Everyone (mostly) is trying to improve the site. Fixya is finally doing something about it. But there are thousands of Experts signed up here. Lauren is not only the community manager, she is the liason between us and Fixya. It is inappropriate to go around her to contact Fixya. It undermines her and pisses other people off. It reduces your credibility in the eyes of your peers.

To those who have made ignoring us an art form, no matter how well you write, you are just another annoying nickname.

Sure you stand out in the crowd here. But you need to be in the crowd to notice. They aren't.

If you want to be part of the Fixya development team, apply for a job there.

Your comments in the lounge fluctuate between insightfully helpful and constructive to outright destructive rants. They seem to be cycling. I feel you have the best intentions, but your rants negate the positive contributions you make.

I've tried to give you hints to guide you out of the funky side, some subtle, others, not so much. You've obviously got talent and brains. But somethings up and it needs to be handled. I know it, you know it. I'd really like to see the great things you will accomplish. So handle it. Be all you can be.

After all:

THIS IS FIXYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Mike

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