Why do you guys hang out in TE?

paul78paul78 Member Posts: 3,016 ■■■■■■■■■■
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I came across TE a few months ago. And frankly, I have became a bit addicted to it. And I cant quite figure out why? icon_wink.gif
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I hang around here because:

    1. The motivation I get from some members on here, biggest reason.
    2. Opportunity to learn something or give back to the community.
    3. There are like-minded folks on here.
    4. TE vehemently discourages exam ****.
    5. Sometimes, there aint anything better to do!

    Good thread!
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  • NOLAJNOLAJ Member Posts: 490
    Essendon wrote: »
    I hang around here because:

    1. The motivation I get from some members on here, biggest reason.
    2. Opportunity to learn something or give back to the community.
    3. There are like-minded folks on here.
    4. TE vehemently discourages exam ****.
    5. Sometimes, there aint anything better to do!

    Good thread!

    BINGO^^^ It's motivating!! There is a LOT of knowledge here.
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  • CodeBloxCodeBlox Member Posts: 1,363 ■■■■□□□□□□
    There are a lot of smart people and when I need clarification on something, someone usually is able to help.
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  • dustinmurphydustinmurphy Member Posts: 170
    I THRIVE on technology... so when I can't get it at work... I get it here. (been on disability for 9 months)

    I also like to discuss things with like-minded people. Technology has so many different ways to do things... and it's nice to hear what other people's ideas are. I LOVE looking at different network diagrams (like at ratemynetworkdiagram.com) and see how others are setting up their networks.
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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Because the chicks dig it icon_smile.gif

    Seriously, Essendon hit the nail on the head.
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  • QHaloQHalo Member Posts: 1,488
    I like giving back and the members are, for the most part, very helpful.
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  • N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Essendon wrote: »
    I hang around here because:

    1. The motivation I get from some members on here, biggest reason.
    2. Opportunity to learn something or give back to the community.
    3. There are like-minded folks on here.
    4. TE vehemently discourages exam ****.
    5. Sometimes, there aint anything better to do!

    Good thread!

    +1 Right on the money
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  • YuckTheFankeesYuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
    TE is addicting because the members are knowledgeable, motivated, and we all have a lot in common. I have gone through a phase of wanting to do 5-10 different certifications and whichever one I have a question on...there are tens or hundreds of members to give opinions and personal experience on the subject.

    Not to mention how fast people reply to new threads. If you have a question about security, I swear JD Murray has an alert on his phone because he answers so quick.
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  • dead_p00ldead_p00l Member Posts: 136
    Essendon wrote: »
    I hang around here because:

    1. The motivation I get from some members on here, biggest reason.
    2. Opportunity to learn something or give back to the community.
    3. There are like-minded folks on here.
    4. TE vehemently discourages exam ****.
    5. Sometimes, there aint anything better to do!

    Good thread!
    ^^^^^ We have a winner.
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  • odysseyeliteodysseyelite Member Posts: 504 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Same reasons as others have said.

    TE is by the best forum I have found for certifications, tech questions and career advice. Remember the saying you become the people you hang out with? If I only listened to the people at my jobs I would be a tech doing teh same thing for 20 years not learning anything new and waiting for retirement. TE users tend to be very knowledgeable and motivated to reach their goals.
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  • Forsaken_GAForsaken_GA Member Posts: 4,024
    I hang out on TE for a few reasons:

    #1 - I like to help folks learn.

    #2 - We tend to do quite well in Google search results, so participation here is a good way to get correct information available to the masses. The more people that are competent, the easier my job will be overall, regardless of whether the people viewing the answers are forum regulars or not.

    #3 - By helping others understand the answers to the questions they ask, it helps to reinforce my own knowledge of the subject. By learning, you will teach. By teaching, you will learn.
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  • NewManSoonNewManSoon Banned Posts: 53 ■■□□□□□□□□
    dead_p00l wrote: »
    ^^^^^ We have a winner.

    Was there a contest?
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  • ChooseLifeChooseLife Member Posts: 941 ■■■■■■■□□□
    For me, it's this:
    Essendon wrote: »
    2. Opportunity to learn something or give back to the community.
    3. There are like-minded folks on here.
    “You don’t become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.” (c) xkcd #896

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  • RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I stopped hanging out at TE because it usually meant I spent more time not-studying :)

    Motivation.
    People have a vast wealth of knowledge.
    Questions. Someone will usually try to answer a question. even if it has been asked, asked, and beaten the a stick, raised from the dead and smacked with a banjo.
    In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
    TE Threads: How to study for the CCENT/CCNA, Introduction to Cisco Exams

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  • DevilWAHDevilWAH Member Posts: 2,997 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I'm looking for love! ;)
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  • RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I think women would be scared of our awesome nerdiness. My fiance's eyes glaze over when I speak of what I'm studying - after she asks. I've learned just saying something in general makes her not want to know :)
    In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
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  • EveryoneEveryone Member Posts: 1,661
    Webmaster secretly injects crack into the source code. icon_wink.gif
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  • coffeeluvrcoffeeluvr Member Posts: 734 ■■■■■□□□□□
    It's always cool to hang with those in the knowicon_thumright.gif
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  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    NewManSoon wrote: »
    Was there a contest?

    Yes and you lose... icon_lol.gif
    Webmaster secretly injects crack into the source code. icon_wink.gif

    You weren't suppose to know that...


    I'm a huge fan of TE for all the reasons that Essendon mentioned. TE provides me with an online network of like minded IT Professionals that have a passion for learning that I don't think I could find in my area.
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  • RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I feel bad now, veritas. I don't live up to your expectations?
    In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
    TE Threads: How to study for the CCENT/CCNA, Introduction to Cisco Exams

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  • erpadminerpadmin Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Essendon wrote: »
    I hang around here because:

    1. The motivation I get from some members on here, biggest reason.
    2. Opportunity to learn something or give back to the community.
    3. There are like-minded folks on here.
    4. TE vehemently discourages exam ****.
    5. Sometimes, there aint anything better to do!

    Good thread!

    Pretty much my reasons as well.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    Webmaster pays the mods extremely well. :D

    At first I came here to learn as I knew nothing about certifications. Now I like to give back the knowledge that members shared with me. Hopefully I can help guide people on a path to a good career like I have built for myself.

    It also keeps me on my toes making sure I know the answers to all the tech questions people ask on the forums. I would have probably forgot a lot of the CCNA minutia if not for reading these boards.
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  • Asif DaslAsif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I hang out here because out of all my IT friends, not only am I the biggest nerd, I'm probably the most knowledgeable of them, but here I feel like I don't know s**t sometimes. And if you want to become better at something - you have hang out with people who are better at things you don't know about until you have raised the bar another notch and you get to their level...
    You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz

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  • quinnyflyquinnyfly Member Posts: 243 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I reckone Essondon has summed it up very nicely, plus its a top spot to sit and roost for awhile and learn from others. We are also very lucky to have folks like Darril Gibson, and many other contributors and authors who write the text books we use to gain our certs.

    It's not everyday you get access to the knowledge these people are willing to share.

    While I am at it, thanks heaps guys, big help indeed!
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  • dave330idave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Asif Dasl wrote: »
    I hang out here because out of all my IT friends, not only am I the biggest nerd, I'm probably the most knowledgeable of them, but here I feel like I don't know s**t sometimes. And if you want to become better at something - you have hang out with people who are better at things you don't know about until you have raised the bar another notch and you get to their level...
    "If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
    Isaac Newton
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  • ShanmanShanman Member Posts: 223
    I second that crack is in the source code. I love it hear because we are all like minded people. Besides one person at work I have nobody else I can talk to about my job and what I do everyday.
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  • Asif DaslAsif Dasl Member Posts: 2,116 ■■■■■■■■□□
    dave330i wrote: »
    "If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."
    Isaac Newton
    Ah, nice quote, must save that...
    You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz

    The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent. - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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  • ZartanasaurusZartanasaurus Member Posts: 2,008 ■■■■■■■■■□
    The hot chicks here mostly.


    Probably the biggest reason is the constant reminder that I don't know **** and I need to constantly improve if I want to meet my goals.
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  • RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    What cert are you studying for that there's hot chicks?
    In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
    TE Threads: How to study for the CCENT/CCNA, Introduction to Cisco Exams

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  • ZartanasaurusZartanasaurus Member Posts: 2,008 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Roguetadhg wrote: »
    What cert are you studying for that there's hot chicks?
    The new Nagging+ CompTIA exam.
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    IPSec VPN Design 44%
    Mastering VMWare vSphere 5​ 42.8%
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