Re: Oracle Right or Wrong

Richard Foote wrote:

> "Mike Dwyer" <bdtmike_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:3da438ae.238368515_at_news.sf.sbcglobal.net...
> > I'll think about it....
> >
> > Seriously, Richard, you got to admit it's pretty thick around here. I
> > mean, you what I'm talking about here, no? Be honest now...
> >
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> OK seriously, this is what I think.
>
> The beauty about people is that we are all different. And thank goodness
> (can you imagine a world of Howard Rogers, crikey !!) And when communicating
> in a forum such as this, these differences come out and personalities start
> to emerge.
>
> Now people simply communicate differently. Some are very direct, some are
> matter of fact, some are humorous, some are serious, some are long winded,
> some are short winded, some are factual, some are fanciful, some like to
> make points about the some old questions, some like to ignore the same old
> questions, some like to stick to the subject matter at hand, some like to
> mention David Bowie at every opportunity, etc. etc.
>
> And communication is a two way thing. I might write a post that I personally
> consider to be short, factual and serious but how it's perceived by others
> could be completely different. Others may view the same post and consider it
> rather long winded, fanciful, funny, stupid, rude, offensive, wrong, etc.
> etc. And as this forum communicates via the written language, not the
> clearest form of communication by any means, these different interpretations
> are more likely.
>
> Lastly, the other somewhat sad thing about people is that there are always
> going to be differences and there are always going to be people who dislike
> other people. It's in our nature. Some are more tolerant and amiable than
> others but even the most friendly, courteous and helpful person is going to
> be disliked by some. Just the way it is.
>
> I honestly believe the vast majority of people in the vast majority of
> instances are helpful and positive in these NGs. But that's my perception,
> others may see it differently.
>
> Personally, I believe my helpfulness hit rate currently sits at 73.47%. I
> little lower than ideal, but easily attributed to "lack of memory".
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard

Perhaps you need to enlarge the cache.

Great post. And some of us plead guilty to being all of the above.

Daniel Morgan Received on Mon Oct 14 2002 - 10:49:23 CDT