Re: Index management

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:40a1318a$0$29255$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> This thread has had nothing whatsoever to do with incorrect
> implementation of an algorithm. It has had everything to do with someone
> who claimed to know something finally admitting that what he thought he
> knew, he'd never tested properly; and grudgingly admitting that he was
> therefore wrong.
>
> As I said, and I meant it, that is good news for the Oracle user
> community. Knowledge 1, ignorance-myth 0.
>

Hi Howard,

I'm afraid I have to disagree with you here.

This whole thread has many similarities to the "How to Calibrate the CBO" thread back in Feb or so when Don's "Silver Bullet" article was discussed. In both these threads:

• Both times Mike Ault entered the thread making wild and insulting accusations regarding myself and my motives for my technical observations
• Both times Mike Ault entered the thread from a technically incorrect perspective
• Both times I went to much effort to provide comprehensive replies why his accusations were false and without basis
• Both times I provided much technical argument to *prove* my correctness
• Both times Mike Ault didn't had the decency to reply directly to any of my postings
• Both times I was clearly and unequivocally proven *correct*. The first time by Don re-writing his article based on all the errors I highlighted, even to the point of renaming the article and removing "Silver Bullet" from the title (without one mention of credit I might add). This second time, well it's all here for anyone to read.
• Both times Mike Ault didn't have the decency to apologise for his initial attacks on me either publicly or privately

So, I'm afraid I have to disagree with your score. It should read (at the very least):

Knowledge 2, ignorance-myth 0

I'll let all the folk out there draw their own conclusions ...

Cheers

Richard Received on Fri May 14 2004 - 05:00:41 CDT