Re: Trigger not compiling

Daniel Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3DD043DD.38B96A52_at_exesolutions.com>...
> Hulk wrote:
>
> > Point take however I am still not sure this:
> >
> > "Please do not continue to use this group as a free debugging facility."
> >
> > Was any more constructive than stonewalling him .....
> >
> > "Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> > news:3DD01A52.1D770409_at_exesolutions.com...
> > > Hulk wrote:
> > >
> > > > Membership of this group is voluntary so crying about posts is
> completely
> > > > reduntant. If you do not like a question, do not answer it.
> > > >
> > > > -- people have questions yunno, and sometimes the obvious escapes you
> even
> > > > when you have tried for hours to find out what is wrong. It happens to
> us
> > > > all Sybrand ..
> > > >
> > > > "Sybrand Bakker" <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
> > > > news:6mbpsu0a7u37vf1krvgmj65hbr9a3b703d_at_4ax.com...
> > > > > On Fri, 8 Nov 2002 21:48:35 +0100, "Robbert Van der Hoorn"
> > > > > <rvanderhoorn_at_wanadoo.nl> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >Affraid to lose support fees?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > No, to waste spare free time by answering questions that should have
> > > > > been prevented by the poster doing some homework before posting.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> > > > >
> > > > > To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
> > >
> > > Actually complaining about posts accomplishes quite a bit. While it does
> not
> > > solve 100% of the problems. More and more people are posting operating
> system
> > > and version information.
> > >
> > > When you ignore the post you not only don't help the person posting ...
> you
> > > don't give them any way of correcting their posting to get the answer they
> > > need.
> > >
> > > Daniel Morgan
> > >
>
> I would agree if it was the first time or the third time that the offense was
> committed.

Do you mean the OP has done it before? If so, cool, tho' you might want to mention such things explicitly to avoid looking like a jerk. If it's because a lot of different people have asked such questions, polite feedback would be far more positive for the group. Think of lurkers and googlers.

>
> There is a point at which those of us that donate our time have a right to point
> out the fact that if we are doing someone's work for them, work for which they
> are being paid, we want our standard consulting rate.

You can point that out at time 0. I want a new Ferrari, too. But you can always find a website that auctions your time for questions. This is usenet, for good or ill.

>
> But your point is valid were it a first, second, or third question.
>
> Daniel Morgan

jg

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