Professionals given no credit on forums..

[Kevin Jenness]

A friend of mine who was a more than capable woodworker and builder once said, "Being a professional means knowing what you can get away with". He was not one to cut corners but he knew what his standards were and how to achieve them in his work efficiently.

In the same vein a New Hampshire boatbuilder named Bud Macintosh was quoted as saying, "Being an oldtimer in a miserable occupation like this means you've learned the balance between how good it should be and what they'll pay for, and how good it has to be before you lose your reputation."

Amateurs can shoot for the moon and take as much time as they need to get there. Most pros have to reach the moon on a budget, ignore the budget and hope to get paid anyway, or settle for sublunar orbit.

As far as being given credit for being a professional on a forum like this, I think you earn credit for the value of the work you show and advice you offer. After all, "On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog."

[glenn bradley]

After all, "On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog."

I'm pretty sure everyone on here knows I'm a dog

[Rod Sheridan]

So I guess if you don’t allow professional as a term, then I guess highly skilled in my field. I did find when working at the furniture company , how many cabinet guys were unskilled at building furniture. I found they didn’t have patience and wanted slam together and go.

Jack, I consider the term “professional” to mean someone not in the trades who has their ability to work in the profession controlled by a governing body (doctor, lawyer, engineer etc).

To the best of my knowledge, the end of the Guild system was the end of furniture or cabinet makers being a regulated trade.

Other trades do need a license to practice and that ability can be revoked by the licensing body.

I’m a technologist so no governing body, so not a trade or profession.

Regards, Rod

[jack duren]

Will just call it skilled..

[Doug Garson]

I've read every post on this thread, still confused, can someone give an example of how "Professionals are not given no credit on forums"?

[jack duren]

I've read every post on this thread, still confused, can someone give an example of how "Professionals are not given no credit on forums"?

Because there is no such thing according to the forum. So we will use the term “skilled”

[Doug Garson]

Because there is no such thing according to the forum. So we will use the term “skilled”

I wasn't aware of that, must have missed it in the Terms of Service.

[Larry Frank]

Yes, this thread is confusing. I think someone is not happy because he isn't recognized as a professional or skilled ??? I judge someone skills by their work and not their words.

[Mark Hennebury]

I believe that was mentioned in The Fountainhead , love the art, don't meet the artist.

[Mel Fulks]

Loved The Fountainhead , Couldn’t get through Atlas Shrugged, I was aging and needed time to get a job and find a wife .
And I couldn’t follow all the rules.

[Mark Hennebury]

Ha ha, I also loved the Fountainhead and never made it through Atlas Shrugged.

[Tom M King]

Same for me on those Ayn Rand books. What about us Jacklegs?

[Mel Fulks]

Same for me on those Ayn Rand books. What about us Jacklegs?

Funny stuff ! Remember the Classic Comic Books ? Wonder if they now have an Atlas Shrugged , hey! It’s a Classic, and
I could absorb it in less than a half hour !

[Patty Hann]

Read The Fountainhead twice (once in High school, 2nd time sometime in my 20s)
Read Atlas Shrugged twice (both on my own; i.e, not for any class even tho' the first time was during my HS senior year).
Read We the Living once (on my own also in my senior year of HS)
Tried to read A.S. recently ...ugh. Never again. No longer have any interest in Ayn Rand

[Mel Fulks]

I remember a good friend telling me about Atlas Shrugged, he was quite animated ,while describing what sounded like a war . He had
several copies that were autographed by Rand. I bought one and kept it for years , I think my Son might have it , We have at times
traded stuff.