From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Wed Oct 19 14:01:56 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j9JJ1tJO012142 for ; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:01:55 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j9JJ1XvX012010 for ; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:01:34 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 5C23D209683; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:00:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 15859-07; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:00:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 7D8D8209677; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:00:07 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: From: "Murching, Bob" To: "'Richard Ji'" Cc: "'cmarquez@collegeboard.org'" , "'rjsearle@gmail.com'" , "'Oracle Mailing List'" Subject: RE: DATAFILE?? Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:57:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C5D4DE.FA70C590" X-archive-position: 27221 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: bob_murching@BUDCO.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: bob_murching@BUDCO.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HTML_FONTCOLOR_BLUE,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5D4DE.FA70C590 Content-Type: text/plain > I am not sure how we can collectively balance out as you suggested. > Should we take turns ask one mid to advanced question for every newbie > question posted to keep this list interesting? First, for the record, I agree with much of what you said; the concern I have is that this list isn't necessary "better" if it concerns only questions that less than 20 people on the planet are qualified to answer. Some of the best discussion I see here begins rather innocuously with a newbie question that evolves into something much more interesting... people read the original question and ask it again but with a different spin. Some of these innocent questions have led to the so-called experts disagreeing with each other and making for some interesting debate. It would be a shame to see all that gone. The best signal sometimes comes with a little bit of noise. To answer your question.... absolutely. That's exactly what people should be doing. The list is what its members make it. If you feel that the content doesn't meet a certain bar, then raise the bar by asking tough questions or offering answers of a caliber that you feel should set the standard. Or take the newbie question and rephrase it in a way that takes it to the "next level" (whatever that may mean.) Bob ------_=_NextPart_001_01C5D4DE.FA70C590 Content-Type: text/html
 > I am not sure how we can collectively balance out as you suggested.
 >  Should we take turns ask one mid to advanced question for every newbie
 >  question posted to keep this list interesting?
 
First, for the record, I agree with much of what you said; the concern I have is that this list isn't necessary "better" if it concerns only questions that less than 20 people on the planet are qualified to answer.  Some of the best discussion I see here begins rather innocuously with a newbie question that evolves into something much more interesting... people read the original question and ask it again but with a different spin.  Some of these innocent questions have led to the so-called experts disagreeing with each other and making for some interesting debate.  It would be a shame to see all that gone.  The best signal sometimes comes with a little bit of noise.
 
To answer your question.... absolutely.  That's exactly what people should be doing.  The list is what its members make it.  If you feel that the content doesn't meet a certain bar, then raise the bar by asking tough questions or offering answers of a caliber that you feel should set the standard.  Or take the newbie question and rephrase it in a way that takes it to the "next level" (whatever that may mean.)
 
Bob
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