Re: Getting an Answer Is One Thing, Learning Is Another

Hi Martin,

Thank you for your kind comments.

As I mentioned a few days ago, I can't pay in cash but the cheque is definitely in the mail :)

One thing I will say is that I take out more from these NGs than I put in so I guess that puts me ahead.

Cheers

Richard

Martin Doherty wrote:
>
> In response to your eWeek article of July 29:
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,427037,00.asp
>
> I am filled with admiration for the cadre of Oracle experts who are
> regular contributors to the comp.databases.oracle.* newsgroups (Daniel
> Morgan, Richard Foote, Howard J. Rogers, Sybrand Bakker, Peter Sharman,
> Niall Litchfield, Norman Dunbar and others). Daily, these selfless
> individuals freely donate their time and the benefits of their knowledge
> and experiences, without pecuniary reward and with only the occasional
> word of praise.
>
> Most of the questions appearing on the newsgroup are of the type
> described in your article, and they are usually answered (cheerfully,
> sarcastically or brutally) with either the specific information
> requested or an admonition to consult the Oracle documentation, but
> often with the important rider added: "Tell us what it is that you are
> trying to accomplish, and we can advise you on the best techniques to
> use, and why". Not only that, but they are always striving to expand the
> fundamental knowledge of all questioners, to better equip them to solve
> their own problems in future, and to eliminate the damaging assumptions
> and myths which so often dominate our choices in a landscape of
> unmanageable complexity.
>
> Regards,
> Martin Doherty