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Are IPSE rebranding (again)?

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    #31
    Originally posted by JohntheBike View Post
    the mistake I made, because of my English grammar training, was to use the capital letter, rather than lower case. However, I guess it wouldn't have mattered anyway.
    The issue eluding you is that your comment is hierarchical and xenophobic on multiple levels, as it perpetuates the prejudice the visitors by ship had of them having found India. In addition it perpetuates a stereotype of the 'chief' not being Indians themselves; but of course neither were Indian, as it wasn't India.

    Interestingly it has been since said that native Americans find the phrase 'Native American' offensive. There's north America, south America and America as a whole. The USA have promulgated the link between USA and American, with the suggestion of native American and cultural American. It is therefore easy to see why 'native American' is not enjoyed as a term by those of direct pre-USA heritage, as arguably cultural Americans are those who were killed and drove out in the rapid drive to inhabit the land by those initial visitors and those brought over to govern and create what is now the US.

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    As for the rebrand: Chris Bryce should get back to a day job, as any IPSE-based gravy train - any good efforts aside that I'm sure he has helped with or created - is over. Membership is about to plummet and the 'about us' page highlighted by SAPtastic seems to suggest the clutching of straw.
    Last edited by rogerfederer; 22 November 2019, 12:58.

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      #32
      Apparently it is time for yet another rebrand. They appear to have gone all PlaySchool this time.

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        #33
        Originally posted by openstrike View Post
        Apparently it is time for yet another rebrand. They appear to have gone all PlaySchool this time.

        Looks OK to me. They've even got a couple of old white guys in the inclusivity video on the front page. That said non of them look very grumpy so Mal might feel outraged. That said everyone on there appears to know what they are doing so the Mods might feel a bit left out as well.
        Last edited by northernladuk; 30 August 2024, 12:32.
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          #34
          Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
          That said everyone on there appears to know what they are doing so the Mods might feel a bit left out as well.
          Oi!

          Actually, OK, fair point.
          …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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            #35
            Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

            Looks OK to me. They've even got a couple of old white guys in the inclusivity video on the front page. That said non of them look very grumpy so Mal might feel outraged. That said everyone on there appears to know what they are doing so the Mods might feel a bit left out as well.
            I spoke to a lot of the "new" team not all that long ago, and I know people like Andy Chamberlin very well indeed. Yes they know what they are doing, it's just that they aren't really doing it for us old traditional grafters whose market is rapidly disappearing. That said, there is a huge and growing demographic of freelance non-contractors out there so clearing they are keeping up with a changing world.

            Ironic really, I was arguing in 2005/6 that they ought to be talking with the Meeja people and the self-proclaimed elite group of Interim Managers, who are the ones catching the brunt of the investigations these days. Both of those said they didn't need PCG support...
            Blog? What blog...?

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              #36
              looks like a turd polishing job to me.
              Former IPSE member
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                #37
                Yes, the industry is evolving. Some will make it, some won’t.
                "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
                - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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                  #38
                  Got an unsollicited email from them today, saying they had rebranded again. I had unsubscribed from all their communications a long time ago. Seems they still don't understand GDPR

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                    #39
                    and now needing a new ceo apparently
                    Former IPSE member
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