Are the posted questions getting worse?

Question

Are the posted questions getting worse?

Viewing 15 posts - 32,371 through 32,385 (of 66,749 total)

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

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

Each candidate could submit a video, and they have a tweet and a short excerpt of why you should vote for them at the dbainspace.com site. You can click and read/watch them.

I expect there to be more videos over the next day or two.

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 2

Yeah, I so wanted to go... a shame. Ah well, time to review who made the cut.

- Craig Farrell

Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]
Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

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

LutzM (12/6/2011)
Changing subject: Does anyone know one of the DBAinSpace finalists?
There's no name I recognize as one of the Threadizens....

No one from here. I know Tim and I recognise a couple others.

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

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 4

I also know Tim Ford and recognize one other name. Mark Johnson, believe (I don't have the site up now, but looked earlier.).

Jack Corbett
Consultant - Straight Path Solutions
Check out these links on how to get faster and more accurate answers:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Need an Answer? Actually, No ... You Need a Question

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 5

Grant Fritchey (12/6/2011)
LutzM (12/6/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (12/6/2011)
...
Would have been such a slam dunk of either of Jeff, Gail or I had been the single finalist from ssc! 😉
I guess I know why neither Gail nor you were allowed to participate. But Jeff? I thought he'd be allowed...
I think any frequent SSC poster being among the finalists would have had a huge advantage...
Whoa! Gail wasn't allowed to participate because of the laws of South Africa

Not that there are any South African laws preventing such a competition. Just a small enough audience that it wasn't worth the cost of checking with legal people.

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

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398913 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (12/6/2011)
Grant Fritchey (12/6/2011)
LutzM (12/6/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (12/6/2011)
...
Would have been such a slam dunk of either of Jeff, Gail or I had been the single finalist from ssc! 😉
I guess I know why neither Gail nor you were allowed to participate. But Jeff? I thought he'd be allowed...
I think any frequent SSC poster being among the finalists would have had a huge advantage...
Whoa! Gail wasn't allowed to participate because of the laws of South Africa
Not that there are any South African laws preventing such a competition. Just a small enough audience that it wasn't worth the cost of checking with legal people.

Really? Then why single you guys out?

"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

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

Grant Fritchey (12/6/2011)
GilaMonster (12/6/2011)
Grant Fritchey (12/6/2011)
LutzM (12/6/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (12/6/2011)
...
Would have been such a slam dunk of either of Jeff, Gail or I had been the single finalist from ssc! 😉
I guess I know why neither Gail nor you were allowed to participate. But Jeff? I thought he'd be allowed...
I think any frequent SSC poster being among the finalists would have had a huge advantage...
Whoa! Gail wasn't allowed to participate because of the laws of South Africa
Not that there are any South African laws preventing such a competition. Just a small enough audience that it wasn't worth the cost of checking with legal people.
Really? Then why single you guys out?

We're not singled out, we're just not included.

The only valid countries are USA (except a few states), Canada (except Quebec), UK (except North Ireland) and Australia. (maybe one or two others too)

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

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398913 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (12/6/2011)
Grant Fritchey (12/6/2011)
GilaMonster (12/6/2011)
Grant Fritchey (12/6/2011)
LutzM (12/6/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (12/6/2011)
...
Would have been such a slam dunk of either of Jeff, Gail or I had been the single finalist from ssc! 😉
I guess I know why neither Gail nor you were allowed to participate. But Jeff? I thought he'd be allowed...
I think any frequent SSC poster being among the finalists would have had a huge advantage...
Whoa! Gail wasn't allowed to participate because of the laws of South Africa
Not that there are any South African laws preventing such a competition. Just a small enough audience that it wasn't worth the cost of checking with legal people.
Really? Then why single you guys out?
We're not singled out, we're just not included.
The only valid countries are USA (except a few states), Canada (except Quebec), UK (except North Ireland) and Australia. (maybe one or two others too)

Oh. I misunderstood. I'm slow, but I get there (or get carried there, same thing).

"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

LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (12/6/2011)
...
We're not singled out, we're just not included.
The only valid countries are USA (except a few states), Canada (except Quebec), UK (except North Ireland) and Australia. (maybe one or two others too)

Germany was supposed to be a valid country, too. Not that I see any german name on the final list though... but in theory we were not excluded initially.

Would be interesting to see some statistics (e.g. how many participated in total, % of "persons included",% of wrong/right answers, avg. "score"... stuff like that).

Lutz
A pessimist is an optimist with experience.

How to get fast answers to your question[/url]
How to post performance related questions[/url]
Links for Tally Table [/url] , Cross Tabs [/url] and Dynamic Cross Tabs [/url], Delimited Split Function[/url]

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004435 More actions · Answer 10

LutzM (12/6/2011)
I referred to the official rules and nothing else. Hence my question regarding Jeff since I assume he's a U.S. citizen living in MI with no official association with Red Gate (therewith being qualified).

To be honest, I didn't enter... didn't even try to answer a single question. They wanted a "tweet" from outer space and I refuse to sign up. :-P:-D:hehe:

--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)

Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 11

Jeff Moden (12/6/2011)
To be honest, I didn't enter... didn't even try to answer a single question. They wanted a "tweet" from outer space and I refuse to sign up. :-P:-D:hehe:

You are my brother from another mother, Jeff.

On the first occasion, I am buying.

Devendrakumar SSC-Forever Points: 42493 More actions · Answer 12

The only valid countries are USA (except a few states), Canada (except Quebec), UK (except North Ireland) and Australia. (maybe one or two others too)

It's not good 🙁 It should be open for all...

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259125 More actions · Answer 13

Dev (12/7/2011)
The only valid countries are USA (except a few states), Canada (except Quebec), UK (except North Ireland) and Australia. (maybe one or two others too)
It's not good 🙁 It should be open for all...

That almost never happens. For legal reasons, most competitions that you find on the Internet are restricted to USA only. (also probably because they don't want to ship the prize to another continent :-))

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

Devendrakumar SSC-Forever Points: 42493 More actions · Answer 14

Koen Verbeeck (12/7/2011)
Dev (12/7/2011)
The only valid countries are USA (except a few states), Canada (except Quebec), UK (except North Ireland) and Australia. (maybe one or two others too)
It's not good 🙁 It should be open for all...
That almost never happens. For legal reasons, most competitions that you find on the Internet are restricted to USA only. (also probably because they don't want to ship the prize to another continent :-))

It’s good in a way I can fool myself saying ‘I could have won it but didn’t get the opportunity’. :hehe:

BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19256 More actions · Answer 15

If I recall correctly, one of the finalists wants to be in space because, as a six-year old he said such a thing and was laughed at by his teacher. I'm going to vote for him just for that. What kind of teacher would laugh at a six-year old's dream (at least to his face)?

Steve Hall
Linkedin
Blog Site