"I reserve the right to answer the question the way I think that the
question needs to be answered. It is that simple."
"Think of me before you ask a question, Ram"
I dont know who made you the God of this forum. Last time I saw it was
Steve who was the moderator. If I have to ask basic questions, I think I
will ask, I am sure I will find many people to answer them here.
On 10/20/05, Mladen Gogala <gogala_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> On 10/19/2005 08:14:35 PM, Ram K wrote:
>
> > So when people who are experienced see such questions, it will be
> greatly
> > helpful if they can put themselves in the shoes of beginners for a bit.
>
> I give myself time to study concepts manual of every major version of the
> database.
> I am still reading books in large quantities. At the moment, I am reading
> Tom Kyte's
> latest book about the architecture. I have a pending CBO book, published
> by Apress,
> which will become available on 11/7/2005 in the queue and will probably
> start reading
> it on 11/9. By Christmas, I plan to finish reading another two books.
> Beginner should do reading first and ask questions later. There are
> questions and
> there are questions. It is easy to see whether the person who asks the
> question
> did his or her homework. If I see a question which indicates not doing
> one's homework,
> I reserve the right to answer the question the way I think that the
> question needs to
> be answered. It is that simple. I consider doing one's homework a matter
> of decency. A
> beginner not doing anything to learn and asking trivial questions is just
> rude and doesn't
> deserve my help or even sympathy. Irony and sarcasm I can dispense at no
> extra cost, no
> problems there. If my time is already wasted by having to read a trivial
> question, having a
> little bit of innocent and harmless fun is a small price to pay. Think of
> me before you
> ask a question, Ram. You've gotta ask yourself one question: do I feel
> lucky?
>
> --
> Mladen Gogala
> http://www.mgogala.com
>
>
>
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Thanks,
Ram.
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