RE: Newbies welcome, or not?

From: David Lee <David_Lee_at_kaplan.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:22:14 -0400
Message-ID: <201AE221B32F7E48B74E6B4B78BFC9AB07671E@ktpamail3.kaplaninc.com>

Speaking as a newbie and with experiences with *NIX and VAX, this list = is extremely helpful for me. 80% of the items are way over my head in = depth and details. Those that I think will be helpful in the near = future, I file them away. Those that don't, get the "delete" button.

I think people get confused with the accessibiity of the Internet and = how reliable it is. Not everything that is posted is accurate and must = be taken with a grain of salt. If any of them are true, I would be = working at home and earning 100x (no make that a billion times) what any = of you make. The start of this thread was related to "SYMCJIT.dll". I = had researched the problem a few months ago and found the answer. I = didn't apply it until I get confirmation from intel.com. That is when I = apply it on my coworker's machine.

To those that says, the internet is a big giant bug-reporting-answer = database, I disagree. It can help you after you try the solution in a = test environment. Even if you have a boss breathing down your neck = asking for a solution every minutes, as I think all of us have, you = don't test it in production. That is asking for trouble. I made more = than my share of stupid mistakes and making it, IMHO, is a part of the = learning process.

And as for Mr. Mladen sharp wits, I find it refreshing. I don't = remembered the quote but someone had said "... make sure to put the = coffee down before reading his email". That is certainly true! Please = don't censure people.

my 2 cents,
- David lee

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Rachel Carmichael Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 4:07 PM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: Newbies welcome, or not?

I'll third it... the delete key is an excellent weapon if you don't want to read or help someone. Those who do (and yes, newbies belong here) can help as desired

• "Goulet, Dick" <DGoulet_at_vicr.com> wrote:
  > Jared wrote:
  >=20
  > "My vote is for trying to be helpful, even to those with annoyingly
  > simple questions. If I don't care to answer, I leave it for someone
  > =3D
  > else."
  >=20
  > Jared,
  >=20
  > I'll second you on this one.
  >=20
  > Dick Goulet
  > Senior Oracle DBA
  > Oracle Certified 8i DBA
  

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