Re: you ass

Just thinking about this little thread... You know, it would be nice if one could just code a bunch of triggers into the newsgroup server(s) that immediately filtered the questions, and popped up things like:

::: "Ah, you thought your Oracle version was irrelevant?... How nice.", or
::: "Oh, you didn't see the 2,660 entries for SYS password?...", and ::: "If it's about internal scheduling, yes DBMS_JOB does this." or an alert:
::: "Break your question 'What's better, Oracle or SQLServer?' down into it's tiny gooey bits, then ask more specific questions, like "...locking mechanism differences between the two when a ...."

That'd be cool.

Alas, we cannot do this. Maybe some day...

;-)

Nuno Souto wrote:
>
> In article <Wdky8.52184$QC1.3770025_at_bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> you said (and I quote):
>
> > I am still waiting for a question like:
> > snip
>
> That one deserves framing! Thanks. :)
>
> >
> > I am not condoning chewing innocent people up into pieces and spitting them
> > up; but I think nearly everyone must admit there is a differenve between
> > "what type of screwdriver should I use on a worn bronze slotted wood screw",
> > and, "Can someone explain what wood is, build my house, and paint and
> > furnish it, do the wiring, the roofing, arrange the permits"?
>
> Absolutely. What new people have to realize is that most of the folks
> who hang around here answering questions have done so for YEARS.
> Voluntarily. Without even a vague semblance of recognition from Oracle
> or any other "official" organization or group. In fact, quite the
> opposite has happened. It's only natural that every once in a while we
> see a "boiled top". And quite frankly: anyone in the Usenet that hasn't
> yet developed a thick skin is in for a BIG surprise.
>
> > > manner we wish, because we want to. Any time you, or Larry want to write
> > me a
> > > check at my normal billing rate I'll be glad to behave like a trained
> > monkey at
> > > 1-800-SUP-PORT.
>
> Precisely.
>
> > >
> > > Until then perhaps people who use the internet will learn a bit of common
> > > courtesy. You don't walk into a church and start selling tuperware. You
> > don't
> > > post tests in a forum like this ... you do it at alt.test. And if your
> > skin is
> > > so thin and you are so easily upset by someone saying RTFM to you that you
> > have
> > > to run for your Prozac ... likely you have other problems as well.
>
> Hehehe! Took the words off my mouth. Try a sabbatical in one of the
> soc.culture.* or one of the many *.politics Usenet groups and they'll
> learn fast to get a thick skin. Then they can come back and not feel
> offended.
>
> > >
> > > Once again, for the record, I will repeat ... you are correct that we
> > could be
> > > kinder and gentler. And I, for one, will try. I'll put happyface emoticons
> > like
> > > ;-) after all of my sarcastic remarks. And write RTM rather than RTFM so
> > as not
> > > to offend gentler souls.
>
> I won't. I reckon RTFM carries the message in a much more efficient and
> clear manner. Agree with the thingies, though. :-D
>
> --
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam

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