Re: you ass

Katherine,

I have to object to the implications you make in your note.

Also, I assume you meant the phrase "in perpetuity", and not "in prosperity", in respect to archived records of this usenet group. Unless that was a Freudian slip, or some sort of unsubtle threat.

I do not believe that I myself have ever treated anyone here with other than respect, although you are perfectly free to search through the perpetual archives to show evidence otherwise. And oh yes, please, send them out as blackmail to potential future employers, at your convenience.

You will, upon such examination, discover that I never just say something like RTFM, but I cite specific Ms that should have been RTF'ed first, and usually give at least general advice without condescention or derogation. After all, at one time, though it is in the dim mists of time past when Stonehenge was being constructed, I was learning Oracle too. Of course, it was much more difficult in those days; just defining a join meant a bunch of lads having to tote around a few hundred tons of bluestone.

On the other hand, I can't think of a better representation of "materialized view"; persistence does have its virtures, and we didn't have to worry about tying up all that valuble SGA space; we just passed the data dictionary, structures, init.oras, constraints, and such, down through the Druids who were always so pesky bothering the DBAs and developers. Apparently one of our system designs re-emerged a few centuries later as the source of the Arthurian legends, though somewhat flawed in its retelling. On the other hand, when we had a crash, we really had a crash.

I am not so sure that I do not resent your message more than the one that started this whole thing. The "ramifications on your employment future" quite gagged me, and I think represents an attitude I do not care for very much.

Doubtless your interpersonal skills shine when you are functioning in your workplace, and this message of yours does not present a representative sample of your tact and empathy that you no doubt know are essential parts of a successful senior DBA's skill set.

RSH. "Katherine" <ktlang_at_prodigy.com> wrote in message news:QMFx8.961$0E1.348747868_at_newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> First, I believe in conducting business with respect. Many of the replies
> are simply unnecessary. If you don't have something constructive to
answer,
> then please just don't reply.
>
> Next, as we all are aware of, the Oracle documentation is not for the weak
> of heart. There might be vague descriptions in the Concepts manual, where
> in the Utilities manual there is a full explanation. Directing a poster
> with the generic statement "RTFM" might fulfill YOUR emotional state,
> however this is not being helpful. It would be more appropriate to
actually
> give a link to the document.
>
> When I post a question, I hope to be treated with respect, and that anyone
> who has constructive information will respond.
>
> Furthermore, on a personal note: We live in a very small world, and your
> actions and behavior on this newsgroup are being recorded into the
archives
> for prosperity. Think about it --- and its ramifications on your
employment
> future!
>
>
>
> "System Manager" <notanoradba_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:210e6a9c.0204232019.abae5d1_at_posting.google.com...
> > Yes you! You, your reply post reads
> >
> > 'read the doc'
> >
> > or
> >
> > 'well I could tell you but do a search on google'
> >
> > or
> >
> > 'hire a consultant'
> >
> > yes, you know who you are - you feel so smug because you've learnt
> > enough to be smug about, yet don't really want to share because you
> > need a smugmans job.
> >
> > you assume that every poster is Oracly challenged and that every
> > question is stupid by default.
> >
> > well here is news for you - Oracle is a freakin application and you
> > don't need a degree and you don't need programming and you don't need
> > to understand squat dodah in order to work it - follow the
> > instructions and run the programs that you didn't write.
> >
> > so in the future shut the fccccckkkkk up and leave the replies for
> > those that deserve their titles as an Oracle DBA.
> >
> > ...
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 25 2002 - 02:10:25 CDT