Re: Oracle Right or Wrong

bdtmike_at_sbcglobal.net (Mike Dwyer) wrote:

> So, I thank you for all the
> free advice I've been "taking" from this forum.
>
> That said, I've been active in a number of forums in my years but I've
> never seen the level of arrogance and closed mindedness that I see
> from some members of this forum.

Really? This forum seems at least on par with most I've read.

> This posting isn't directed towards
> the people who put forward constructive advice and criticism. This is
> directed towards the people who seem to worship the Oracle God and
> spend as much time pontificating as they do giving advice (if any).
>
> Is it just me? I can't believe that I'm alone in this observation.
> If any of you share my opinion, by all means, chime in here. Some of
> you guys sound like stiff college professors, scolding me for not
> bringing my "books" to class or disagreeing that Oracle is not the
> end-all of DBMS's. I read the postings. When people ask questions,
> they don't always get answers, they get lectures-- and condescending
> critiques, at that.

Maybe one or two posters are like that, but most at least give answers along with the condescension.

> I run a business, I have questions, I need
> answers.

So than what you want is a help desk which you pay for. This is a discussion group. If the discussion gets around to answering your question, that's great. But otherwise, people are here for fun (or maybe therapy), not as a help desk.

> Those of you are nice enough to take the time out to help
> me, I thank you.

I'd like to thank them, too.

> But those who want to lecture and pontificate should
> save it. Hey, if I wanted a lecture, I'd go back to college! Some of
> you guys really need to lighten up.

Eh, ignore them.

> As a user trying to understand a new product, I like to read the
> members' opinions to find out what the strengths and weaknesses of
> the product are in relation to others in its class. Unfortunately,
> the discussions are rather one-sided in this forum. And from what
> I've seen, people are probably afraid to use the "M" word

MySQL?

> Some of you guys sound like "Little Larry Ellisons" running around
> with noses in the air phrasing every answer to every question with
> "And that's another reason why Oracle is great and Microsoft sucks.".
> A little objectivity please...

What's objectivity? What would people discuss here if not their opinions? If their opinion actually is that Microsoft sucks, what should they say? Should everyone just reprint relevant quotes out of the documentation (which also isn't objective)?

Xho

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