Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!drn.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Alan" Newsgroups: comp.databases.theory Subject: Re: tracking shipments, inventory Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:13:44 -0500 Lines: 22 Message-ID: <33gs9mF3vo5ghU1@individual.net> References: <1103785790.264859.44390@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1103816103.977166.198250@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <3308ssF3r0aa7U1@individual.net> <1103995429.123451.250060@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1104017534.790689.110770@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1104020640.349774.168680@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1104023777.218775.3300@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <41ce4a43$1_3@127.0.0.1> <1104080723.464088.277830@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> <1104176040.334113.112580@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> <1104304352.197320.113330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> X-Trace: individual.net jEHPoHmKcmHy4U9VIGeXlwbyD7CSf8gl9uMmHwayIP6F8hCOXl X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.theory:29224 wrote in message news:1104304352.197320.113330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > > > If your FEELINGS get hurt by being informed of correct terminology in > > the field you claim to practice... > > [blah, blah, blah] > > A specific problem was presented at the top of this thread, and a few > good responses followed; but the discussion quickly devolved into an > argument about terminology, mindsets, and feelings. It appears the > same sorta thing happens in many other threads as well, ad nauseam. > This is rather disappointing for a discussion group supposedly focused > on theory. > Ranting & raving & whining is more like it. Waste of time. > I have often suggested a new newsgroup: comp.databases.theory.argument.clinic