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KJD wrote:
>>Sybrand does know. But unlike you he isn't so cavalier in his attitude
>>as to say "Who cares if it is
>>going to bring the instance to its knees!" ... he obviously does. And he
>>appears responsible enough
>>to concern himself with concepts like ethics, responsibility, and other
>>outmoded not so sexed up
>>concepts too from what I've seen.
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>Daniel, I have no doubt that Sybrand knows his stuff and I totally
>agree with your comments. However, this does not give him the right
>to be judgmental and be making statements such as "but you seem to
>like wasting your time and your boss money". Part of being ethical
>and responsible is to stick to professionalism and constructive
>critism and not resort to offensive tactics. Most people who are using
>the newsgroup are doing so to learn. For the timid users, responses
>such as Sybrand's may scare them away from coming back to the
>newsgroup which may be their only convenient resource for learning.
>
>KJD
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I understand and appreciate your point-of-view. But no one here is paid.
We are all here because we enjoy
what we are doing. No one at Oracle is writing us paychecks and
cautioning us to smile. So we all bring our
particular personalities, ways of thinking, cultural backgrounds, and
original languages to the party. I've noticed
that some times people whose first language is not English say things in
ways they did not intend.
But just as much as those of us answering questions need to be as professional as possible ... those asking questions need to stop putting their egos out front when receiving advice. Even at his grouchiest Sybrand's advice is always worth taking seriously.
-- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)Received on Mon Sep 15 2003 - 09:49:40 CDT