Are the posted questions getting worse?

Question

Are the posted questions getting worse?

Viewing 15 posts - 23,086 through 23,100 (of 66,749 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

UG Meeting - Wayne has given the LV group a second shot. Check us out this month.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259125 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (1/6/2011)
Jack Corbett (1/6/2011)
I also want to encourage all you who are PASS members to opt-in to the session voting for SQLRally. See my this post which has a link to opt-in in case you didn't get the email from PASS.
And everyone should vote for my sessions, or I will steal your favorite snackage from all the stores in the world and hold it for ransom until you do! Bwahahahahaha.
Seriously, though. Vote on sessions.

Allright. I voted for your session (and for Steve as well). So put the snackage down. Slowly...

🙂

Need an answer? No, you need a question
My blog at https://sqlkover.com.
MCSE Business Intelligence - Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 3

CirquedeSQLeil (1/10/2011)
UG Meeting - Wayne has given the LV group a second shot. Check us out this month.
More info: http://bit.ly/fha6DJ

Jason, what's the date? your blog has the time not the date, and I can't access your link from work.

Thanks,

-Luke.

To help us help you read this[/url]For better help with performance problems please read this[/url]

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 4

Luke L (1/11/2011)
CirquedeSQLeil (1/10/2011)
UG Meeting - Wayne has given the LV group a second shot. Check us out this month.
More info: http://bit.ly/fha6DJ
Jason, what's the date? your blog has the time not the date, and I can't access your link from work.
Thanks,
-Luke.

I'll fix that. Date is this thursday - 1/13/2011

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736632 More actions · Answer 5

Koen (da-zero) (1/10/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (1/6/2011)
Jack Corbett (1/6/2011)
I also want to encourage all you who are PASS members to opt-in to the session voting for SQLRally. See my this post which has a link to opt-in in case you didn't get the email from PASS.
And everyone should vote for my sessions, or I will steal your favorite snackage from all the stores in the world and hold it for ransom until you do! Bwahahahahaha.
Seriously, though. Vote on sessions.
Allright. I voted for your session (and for Steve as well). So put the snackage down. Slowly...
🙂

Thanks, but I'm actually somewhat hoping I lose. I think the travel might kill me in May if I get the Rally.

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 6

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/11/2011)
Thanks, but I'm actually somewhat hoping I lose. I think the travel might kill me in May if I get the Rally.

Now you tell us... after I went and voted for you also.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 7

Too bad for you Steve...:-) You got one more vote.

-Roy

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 8

Does anyone know how to directly read an XML file from an internet address in T-SQL? Please respond here... and think about writing a SQL Spackle article on it!

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 9

Koen (da-zero) (1/10/2011)
Dave Ballantyne (1/10/2011)
This guy may know 😀
I thought this was a pretty accurate description:
😀 (an oldie but a goodie)

Canada's the backwards neighbour? I think someone got it backwards. 😎

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259125 More actions · Answer 10

Alvin Ramard (1/12/2011)
Canada's the backawards neighbour? I think someone got it backwards. 😎

Hey, don't shoot the messenger 😀

(I even don't live in the USA)

Need an answer? No, you need a question
My blog at https://sqlkover.com.
MCSE Business Intelligence - Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 11

Koen (da-zero) (1/12/2011)
Alvin Ramard (1/12/2011)
Canada's the backawards neighbour? I think someone got it backwards. 😎
Hey, don't shoot the messenger 😀
(I even don't live in the USA)

Don't worry. I'm Canadian. I wouldn't shoot anybody. 🙂

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 12

For those building delimited strings with

FOR XML PATH(''),TYPE).value('.','varchar(max)')

See this post for a tweak that improves performance by a factor of 6 (on my test data... maybe more for you!)

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736632 More actions · Answer 13

Alvin Ramard (1/12/2011)
Koen (da-zero) (1/12/2011)
Alvin Ramard (1/12/2011)
Canada's the backawards neighbour? I think someone got it backwards. 😎
Hey, don't shoot the messenger 😀
(I even don't live in the USA)
Don't worry. I'm Canadian. I wouldn't shoot anybody. 🙂

You live in the South. Aren't you required to own a gun and shoot furriners on sight?

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 14

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/12/2011)
Alvin Ramard (1/12/2011)
Koen (da-zero) (1/12/2011)
Alvin Ramard (1/12/2011)
Canada's the backawards neighbour? I think someone got it backwards. 😎
Hey, don't shoot the messenger 😀
(I even don't live in the USA)
Don't worry. I'm Canadian. I wouldn't shoot anybody. 🙂
You live in the South. Aren't you required to own a gun and shoot furriners on sight?

No, I'm in the south but my heart is still way up to the northeast.

There actually is an old law still on the British books that says if I return to my home province I'm to be shot on sight. This dates back to 1755 when the British tried to remove the French from what is now Nova Scotia.

Maybe I do need a gun then, for my own defence. 😛

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398913 More actions · Answer 15

Anyone interested in reading a short blog post? I'm a little nervous about putting this one up. I'm talking about how heaps are stored and I've made mistakes there in the past.

And while we're on the subject, can I let people read a link on WordPress that hasn't been published?

If not, I'll have to send you the post.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning