user3971: Does the short description we have for BioSE:

Q&A for biology researchers, academics, and students

sound hostile to industry/commercial professionals in biological fields?  Perhaps they are meant to be included in "biology researchers?"
As someone who has moved rather fluidly between academics and industry, I've never really drawn a hard line.  I pointed this site out to an friend at a conference (who works in a pharm. company), and his first reaction looking at that line was "doesn't sound like a place for industry."
[tangent]Certainly we shouldn't act from a single opinion, but I saw how he would get that opinion.  And I want to point out he IS an SO user (who didn't know Bio.SE was up).  I haven't met anyone yet who was interested in browsing the site that was both faculty and not a previous user of a different SE site.  I also came over after being convinced of the value of the SE format from struggling through some programming on SO.  I hope this is a generational problem.[/tangent]
Is there any interest in tweaking the description?  I certainly don't have a magic tag line to suggest, but thought it was worth bringing up.  Perhaps the site is full of commercial biologists and I didn't even know it.  

user338: Yes, I've thought the same thing, every time I see it. It makes me think, "school". Don't ask me why. Maybe something more like:

Q&A for those involved with the field of biology, from professionals to students

I guess that would include the researchers and academics.
But I see that most of our new users are not from other SE sites, but came simply for biology Q&A. Not that most of them were active. Many people find what they want without having to ask. :)

3971: <p>Does the short description we have for BioSE:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Q&amp;A for biology researchers, academics, and students</p>
</blockquote>

<p>sound hostile to industry/commercial professionals in biological fields?  Perhaps they are meant to be included in "biology researchers?"</p>

<p>As someone who has moved rather fluidly between academics and industry, I've never really drawn a hard line.  I pointed this site out to an friend at a conference (who works in a pharm. company), and his first reaction looking at that line was "doesn't sound like a place for industry."</p>

<p>[tangent]Certainly we shouldn't act from a single opinion, but I saw how he would get that opinion.  And I want to point out he IS an SO user (who didn't know Bio.SE was up).  I haven't met anyone yet who was interested in browsing the site that was both faculty and not a previous user of a different SE site.  I also came over after being convinced of the value of the SE format from struggling through some programming on SO.  I hope this is a generational problem.[/tangent]</p>

<p>Is there any interest in tweaking the description?  I certainly don't have a magic tag line to suggest, but thought it was worth bringing up.  Perhaps the site is full of commercial biologists and I didn't even know it.  </p>
 338: <p>Yes, I've thought the same thing, every time I see it. It makes me think, "school". Don't ask me why. Maybe something more like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Q&amp;A for those involved with the field of biology, from professionals to students</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I guess that would include the researchers and academics.</p>

<p>But I see that most of our new users are not from other SE sites, but came simply for biology Q&amp;A. Not that most of them were active. Many people find what they want without having to ask. :)</p>
