Comments on: My New Title: Technical Evangelist http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7866 Anonymous Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:13:59 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7866 Why is proactive a non-word? Just curious. Why is proactive a non-word?

Just curious.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7865 Anonymous Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:42:32 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7865 Probably not. Apologetics is a largely reactive field, being all about crafting defensive arguments, while evangelism is a little more active (I hate the non-word "pro-active"), concerning itself with education, the extolling of virtues, outreach and statemanship. I think that the latter descrobes my role a bit better. Now if I were working for Microsoft, <a href="http://dotnetaddict.dotnetdevelopersjournal.com/apologists.htm" rel="nofollow">"apologist" might be an apt title</a>. Probably not. Apologetics is a largely reactive field, being all about crafting defensive arguments, while evangelism is a little more active (I hate the non-word “pro-active”), concerning itself with education, the extolling of virtues, outreach and statemanship. I think that the latter descrobes my role a bit better.

Now if I were working for Microsoft, “apologist” might be an apt title.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7864 Anonymous Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:41:18 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7864 If you're up on appellational things churchical, wouldn't you agree that <em>Technical Apologist</em> would be more apropos? If you’re up on appellational things churchical, wouldn’t you agree that Technical Apologist would be more apropos?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7863 Anonymous Thu, 27 Jul 2006 19:22:08 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7863 That is a wonderful title - and I think so for several reasons, including my admiration for Mr. Kawasaki. Ay-men, fa sho'. That is a wonderful title - and I think so for several reasons, including my admiration for Mr. Kawasaki. Ay-men, fa sho’.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7862 Anonymous Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7862 My nerdy deeds are still done dirt cheap! However, without the TC/DC moniker, I can expand beyond the AC/DC repertoire. For instance, I can now quote <a href="http://www.poisonweb.com/" rel="nofollow">Poison</a> and say "Talk Nedy to Me". My nerdy deeds are still done dirt cheap!

However, without the TC/DC moniker, I can expand beyond the AC/DC repertoire. For instance, I can now quote Poison and say “Talk Nedy to Me”.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7861 Anonymous Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:56:19 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7861 So, I take it nerdy deeds cost more these days? So, I take it nerdy deeds cost more these days?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7860 Anonymous Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:19:42 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2006/07/27/my-new-title-technical-evangelist/#comment-7860 Which is funny, because when my employer gave me a title, the only thing I asked was that it have four words because you, Joey, had four words in your title. I subsequently de-emphasized the 'system administration' phrase in my title and then took it out mostly because I didn't end up doing a lot of it. So now we're back on even terms! :) Which is funny, because when my employer gave me a title, the only thing I asked was that it have four words because you, Joey, had four words in your title. I subsequently de-emphasized the ’system administration’ phrase in my title and then took it out mostly because I didn’t end up doing a lot of it. So now we’re back on even terms! :)

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