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What do we want from our community?

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Hi everyone



I am keen to understand what we as a group of 150 IET members interested in systems engineering want from our community. We have quiet a nice online platform here but almost no discussion posts or activity. Do people want information, networking opportunities, news of relevant events, case studies, specific SE technical subjects, or something completely different?



i am very keen to hear your thoughts, since at the moment being a member does not seem to benefit any of us very much and I am sure that with a bit of ingenuity we can help eachother and have some fun at the same time!





Alan Harding
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    I can't answer the question or solve the problem - I can only sympathise.



    I chair the Rail Interest Group, to which Christopher Mason refers, and we get masses of interaction at our events and afterwards in the pub but, when we set up a LinkedIn page, it was a silent as the grave.



    The medium is problematic. It encourages hastily-formulated contributions. This is the same as talking to people, of course, but unlike talking to people there is no instant feedback. All this means that even successful electronic forums have a low signal to noise ratio.



    It is also open to the world and so everything one writes may be read by anyone on the planet.



    As a consequence, while there is nothing to be lost in signing up to a forum like this, it is only human nature to hesitate before contributing.



    I hope someone can work out how to make this forum a success but I don't know how to do it and, if it does join the billion other dormant electronic forums on the planet, I hope we don't end up cross with each other.
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    I can't answer the question or solve the problem - I can only sympathise.



    I chair the Rail Interest Group, to which Christopher Mason refers, and we get masses of interaction at our events and afterwards in the pub but, when we set up a LinkedIn page, it was a silent as the grave.



    The medium is problematic. It encourages hastily-formulated contributions. This is the same as talking to people, of course, but unlike talking to people there is no instant feedback. All this means that even successful electronic forums have a low signal to noise ratio.



    It is also open to the world and so everything one writes may be read by anyone on the planet.



    As a consequence, while there is nothing to be lost in signing up to a forum like this, it is only human nature to hesitate before contributing.



    I hope someone can work out how to make this forum a success but I don't know how to do it and, if it does join the billion other dormant electronic forums on the planet, I hope we don't end up cross with each other.
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