The Experts Exchange religion...

I was startled today to find a new "Following" section in the profile of the Experts Exchange members.
It's now possible to enlist as the follower of an expert....

Took me a while to comprehend the intention of this new "Following" feature, but it revealed some interesting thoughts.

In first instance I got the feeling that this site is moving into a "sect", allowing the questioners to worship the expert(s) by becoming a follower.

The next thought was $$ related. As $$ generating site Experts Exchange does need to bind the experts one way or another, so adding this feature should encourage the experts to stay working for free.

This does however trigger the evil thought that the traditional "expert point binding factor" is losing it's strength. Experts are egotrippers and showing off with millions of points will get them bored after a while. Now they can also show off with their number of followers..

Sure the "Following" section is a new invention as far as I know in the Q & A site business and will probably be copyrighted as soon as possible to protect the invention like the "expert points" were in the past.

For me however this feature is showing a desparate site trying to keep the experts working for free and moving them into a sect and we all know how a sect can ruin their members...

Nic;o)
Still proud to be suspended from this "quality site" where wannabee experts rule and "quality" is just another word from the dictionary.
BTW When you're visiting the site you could try to become a nico5038 "follower", just check http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_314094.html