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Thank You All

James Summerlin

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September 17, 2008 at 7:25 am

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Everyone,
I've been a member of SQLServerCentral.com for a few months now and I must say I have learned a great deal in those few months. I have posted only a few questions, but you all have answered many more with other posts when I took the time to search. This website shows up on Google frequently when I search anything SQL Server (makes you wonder why I bother with Google and just come here first!).
The newsletters are great!
So with that, thank all of you for your help and assistance. And also, a BIG TIP O' THE HAT to those who fund and run this expensive website.
Regards,
JamesNT

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736632 More actions · Answer 1

Thanks for the note, and I'm sure everyone at Red Gate and in the community appreciate your thanks. We try to help.

Steve

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004436 More actions · Answer 2

What a cool thing to say, James. 🙂

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks James

That kind of comment is what makes it all worthwhile.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 4

I have to second James' thanks, and I'm sure there are many others who feel the same and just don't say it enough. With the knowledge I've gained here at SQLServerCentral, I've gone from (December 2007) a guy who didn't know how to join tables at all and wouldn't have been able to use a subquery or derived table to save his life to (September 2008) the "star of [my] team" (quoted from a regional director), and have been unanimously elected the sole Analyst level (non-management) representative in our Enterprise-wide (11 states in the US) Analyst Forum Steering Committee.

I owe you all a great big thanks, sorry James beat me to it!:D

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004436 More actions · Answer 5

A very hearty congratulations! This is really cool feedback and you need to be very proud of yourself, as well! Yes, the information is here and there are some great people here, but it was YOU that took the time to feret out and apply the knowledge. You owe yourself a very big pat on the back. 🙂

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

jcrawf02 (9/19/2008)
With the knowledge I've gained here at SQLServerCentral, I've gone from (December 2007) a guy who didn't know how to join tables at all and wouldn't have been able to use a subquery or derived table to save his life to (September 2008) the "star of [my] team" (quoted from a regional director), and have been unanimously elected the sole Analyst level (non-management) representative in our Enterprise-wide (11 states in the US) Analyst Forum Steering Committee.

That is fantastic. It's an awesome achievement. Way to go!! :hehe:

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Clive Strong SSChampion Points: 11222 More actions · Answer 7

Pretty awesome.

Glad you get so much out of the site. It is the coolest site on the web for SQL Server resources. I've been around here for 7 years now and this is the site I generally alway come back to. Lots of good content and fellow DBA's to answer questions. I should really try and make some more time to answer more posts though!

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 8

Thanks and congratulations too!

I think that most of us are not doing it for the praise, but it is always nice to know when we are having a positive effect. 🙂

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