Michael Beijer wrote:
How on earth is his original post (in the dedicated CafeTran forum) ‘outside of ProZ.com's scope’? Hans gave a webinar yesterday,
which he did for free, and in his spare time. His post contained information for the people who watched the webinar. Admittedly, it lacks much in the way of an intro, explaining what it is, but this is no reason to assume it is advertising. If anything, it would be bad advertising
My point exactly. As Robert said: If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, sounds like a duck ... it is bad (and uncalled for) advertising (sorry for the stale joke). It doesn't matter whether anybody gets paid for this (which I at least have never suggested).
Some explanation as to the intent of the post might have helped.
Michael Beijer wrote:
Our behaviour would meet exactly the same criticism if we were promoting a different tool.
You're probably right there. Hopefully.
Michael Beijer wrote:
People don't like other people to be happy. It reminds them that they must be doing something wrong in their own lives. In this case: that they chose the wrong CAT tool.
Well, I could turn this non-argument back to you: Maybe you and other promoters of CT don't like other people to be happy. Am I 100% happy with the CAT tool I use? No. Does it make me happier than CT did? Yes.
Look, I really think it's great that you and Hans like CT, and by all means you have the right to say so. But please take other people's concern serious in whose eyes this, in its current form, sometimes looks like proselytisation, which may not always be called for.
My other 2 cents.
[Edited at 2015-11-06 10:00 GMT]
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