I totally agree with you on this.....it's the occassional david-bowie
references (right, like I am doing now)
that irritates me.
Martin Doherty wrote in message <3D4F100C.552C5F0C_at_oracle.com>...
>In response to your eWeek article of July 29:
>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,427037,00.asp
>
>I am filled with admiration for the cadre of Oracle experts who are
>regular contributors to the comp.databases.oracle.* newsgroups (Daniel
>Morgan, Richard Foote, Howard J. Rogers, Sybrand Bakker, Peter Sharman,
>Niall Litchfield, Norman Dunbar and others). Daily, these selfless
>individuals freely donate their time and the benefits of their knowledge
>and experiences, without pecuniary reward and with only the occasional
>word of praise.
>
>Most of the questions appearing on the newsgroup are of the type
>described in your article, and they are usually answered (cheerfully,
>sarcastically or brutally) with either the specific information
>requested or an admonition to consult the Oracle documentation, but
>often with the important rider added: "Tell us what it is that you are
>trying to accomplish, and we can advise you on the best techniques to
>use, and why". Not only that, but they are always striving to expand the
>fundamental knowledge of all questioners, to better equip them to solve
>their own problems in future, and to eliminate the damaging assumptions
>and myths which so often dominate our choices in a landscape of
>unmanageable complexity.
>
>Regards,
>Martin Doherty
>
Received on Wed Aug 07 2002 - 09:18:22 CDT
