{"id":464,"date":"2012-11-13T11:27:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T11:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/erin\/post\/T-SQL-Tuesday-36-What-Does-Community-Mean.aspx"},"modified":"2017-04-13T09:19:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:19:08","slug":"t-sql-tuesday-36-what-does-community-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/erin\/t-sql-tuesday-36-what-does-community-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"T-SQL Tuesday #36: What Does Community Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/erin\/wp-content\/uploads\/windowslivewriter\/tsqltuesday36whatdoescommunitymean\/4a14ba05\/tsql2sday150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"TSQL2sDay150x150\" alt=\"TSQL2sDay150x150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/erin\/wp-content\/uploads\/windowslivewriter\/tsqltuesday36whatdoescommunitymean\/1d8b8a1f\/tsql2sday150x150_thumb.jpg\" width=\"154\" height=\"154\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> I find this month\u2019s T-SQL Tuesday topic quite appropriate, as it follows the 2012 PASS Summit, a time when I get to see so many members of the SQL Server Community.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisyatessql.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Yates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/yatessql\" target=\"_blank\">(@YatesSQL<\/a>) is hosting this month and asks, <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisyatessql.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/05\/t-sql-tuesday-36-sql-community-what-does-the-community-mean-to-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhat Does Community Mean to You?\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 My short answer? #sqlfamily, #sqlhelp and opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>When I think of the SQL Community, it is the people that come to mind \u2013 so many people that I have met and become friends with, and so much of it is due to Twitter.\u00a0 When I think of the SQL Community, I think of Twitter.\u00a0 I do.\u00a0 It may seem crazy, and I <em>know<\/em> that there is more to the community than conversations on Twitter \u2013 there is the Summit, there are User Groups, there are SQLSaturdays, there are blogs \u2013 the community encompasses so much.\u00a0 But how do I communicate with everyone?\u00a0 So frequently, so quickly?\u00a0 How I have met so many people from all over the US?\u00a0 All over the world?\u00a0 Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Our community is incredibly unique.\u00a0 None of my friends or family have this kind of cohort \u2013 they don\u2019t have the friendships that span the globe.\u00a0 They don\u2019t regularly converse with colleagues all around the world, working together to answer questions and solve problems.\u00a0 I\u2019ve lost so many hours of sleep due to chats with <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/rob_farley\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Farley<\/a> (I curse that 17.5 hour time difference!) and <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/SQLPoolBoy\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Kehayias<\/a> (I\u2019m not convinced that he sleeps) but it\u2019s all worth it.<\/p>\n<p>I have found some really close friends in the Community.\u00a0 Friends that I would spend time with even if they didn\u2019t work with SQL Server.\u00a0 Friends that I know I can call or email at any time for anything.\u00a0 Just over a year ago I <a href=\"http:\/\/erinstellato.com\/2011\/11\/meme-monday-sqlfamily-means-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">blogged about #sqlfamily<\/a>, and what I wrote then still holds true today.<\/p>\n<p>The SQL Community is also about helping others.\u00a0 The generosity of individuals continually astounds me.\u00a0 So many members of the community volunteer for PASS, helping to make the organization so successful.\u00a0 Many people help others solve technical problems via the #sqlhelp hashtag on Twitter.\u00a0 And when it\u2019s too much for 140 characters, blog posts are written, questions posted to forums or emails exchanged.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen it happen to others, it\u2019s happened to me.\u00a0 The people of this community share information and provide help, and then celebrate success.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, the SQL Community can provide significant opportunities for people.\u00a0 The opportunity to meet a favorite blogger at Summit, the opportunity to talk to someone at Microsoft to understand how it <em>really<\/em> works, the opportunity to meet someone who will become that friend you call when you have life changing news.\u00a0 And yes, opportunity can be a job opening.\u00a0 How many jobs have been found through the community?\u00a0 Too many to count.\u00a0 I found my team through the SQL Community.\u00a0 If I were not involved, I do not believe I would have the job I have today.\u00a0 I love what I do.\u00a0 I work with five amazing individuals.\u00a0 People that I respect personally and professionally.\u00a0 My job, just like the Community, is exhausting, rewarding, and a whole lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not involved, I recommend you think about it.\u00a0 You never know where it will take you.\u00a0 And for those of you in this community \u2013 I thank you for making it what it is today, and I cannot wait to see where we go in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I find this month\u2019s T-SQL Tuesday topic quite appropriate, as it follows the 2012 PASS Summit, a time when I get to see so many members of the SQL Server Community.\u00a0 Chris Yates (@YatesSQL) is hosting this month and asks, \u201cWhat Does Community Mean to You?\u201d\u00a0 My short answer? 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