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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 1

Jack Corbett (1/9/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/5/2012)
Jack Corbett (1/5/2012)
Have had a discussion with Aaron Bertrand about case-sensitivity recently.
You knows he's super-anti-underscores?
Yes I do. I've had that discussion with him as well. We agree to disagree on that one.

Same here (though I will happily use any convention that makes sense, in reality).

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 2

SQL Kiwi (1/9/2012)
Jack Corbett (1/9/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/5/2012)
Jack Corbett (1/5/2012)
Have had a discussion with Aaron Bertrand about case-sensitivity recently.
You knows he's super-anti-underscores?
Yes I do. I've had that discussion with him as well. We agree to disagree on that one.
Same here (though I will happily use any convention that makes sense, in reality).

I've never tried to use an anti-underscore. Is that an overscore? Or a strikethrough? 🙂

Come to think of it, a super-anti-underscore must be like super-script, so it'd be above already, so I guess that's an underscore over the letters that removes a space? :w00t:

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Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 3

Stefan Krzywicki (1/9/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/9/2012)
Jack Corbett (1/9/2012)
SQL Kiwi (1/5/2012)
Jack Corbett (1/5/2012)
Have had a discussion with Aaron Bertrand about case-sensitivity recently.
You knows he's super-anti-underscores?
Yes I do. I've had that discussion with him as well. We agree to disagree on that one.
Same here (though I will happily use any convention that makes sense, in reality).
I've never tried to use an anti-underscore. Is that an overscore? Or a strikethrough? 🙂
Come to think of it, a super-anti-underscore must be like super-script, so it'd be above already, so I guess that's an underscore over the letters that removes a space? :w00t:

Overscore :

beverly hills 90210

Montréal Canadians : 1

Well that's what it feels like anyways as soon as they're 1 goal behind this year (except for the last 2-3 games).

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 4

SQL Kiwi (1/8/2012)
Is it just me, or is SQL code prettifying (specifically colours) broken on the site at the moment?

We had an upgrade from Google last week (we use some of their code) and it was causing issues in the forum. I think it's fixed now.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2012)
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Steve Jones - SSC 427
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L' Eomot Inversé 360

I made the top ten?

WHOOT!

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Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 6

Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2012)
Top 10 from 2011
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SQLRNNR 945
Stefan Krzywicki 785
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Evil Kraig F 431
Steve Jones - SSC 427
Jeff Moden 379
L' Eomot Inversé 360
I made the top ten?
WHOOT!

No, you made the top 6 & by a very clear margin too!

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 7

Ninja's_RGR'us (1/9/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2012)
Top 10 from 2011
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SQLRNNR 945
Stefan Krzywicki 785
GilaMonster 771
Ninja's_RGR'us 645
GSquared 583
Brandie Tarvin 558
Evil Kraig F 431
Steve Jones - SSC 427
Jeff Moden 379
L' Eomot Inversé 360
I made the top ten?
WHOOT!
No, you made the top 6 & by a very clear margin too!

What's fantastic is that I'm better at time-wastin' BS than Steve, apparently. @=)

(hehehehehehehe).

Um, I mean, this is work. Honest it is. It's help me evolve my skillset. @=)

EDIT: My SQL Social Skillset, no less.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 8

I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target? I have never thought about it at all.

When I get time post some thing, Thats it. 🙂

-Roy

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 9

Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)
Ninja's_RGR'us (1/9/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2012)
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SQLRNNR 945
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GilaMonster 771
Ninja's_RGR'us 645
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Evil Kraig F 431
Steve Jones - SSC 427
Jeff Moden 379
L' Eomot Inversé 360
I made the top ten?
WHOOT!
No, you made the top 6 & by a very clear margin too!
What's fantastic is that I'm better at time-wastin' BS than Steve, apparently. @=)
(hehehehehehehe).

Aren't you a published fiction author???

Why are you so surprised :hehe:

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

Roy Ernest (1/9/2012)
I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target?

No, no targets here (though I'll take a screenshot of max_smallint when that happens)

Gail Shaw
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Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 11

Roy Ernest (1/9/2012)
I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target? I have never thought about it at all.
When I get time post some thing, Thats it. 🙂

You've had your goal to hit 3 000, remember??

As for me, no, no goals in mind. But I like seeing myself in the top 5 monthly poster.

To me it means I'm doing a lot for the community.

Especially challenging when there's 1-2 "ghosts" who've just answered 800 qotd in 1 week to prep for something. :hehe:

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (1/9/2012)
Roy Ernest (1/9/2012)
I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target?
No, no targets here (though I'll take a screenshot of max_smallint when that happens)

Would be so funny if the site broke and all of a sudden because of that, no thread you ever participated in could load.

Talk about weird, unplanned DR :w00t:.

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 13

Roy Ernest (1/9/2012)
I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target? I have never thought about it at all.
When I get time post some thing, Thats it. 🙂

When I was running up my post count I tried to have 10 posts a day. Not counting posts to the THREAD, follow-ups to my initial posts, and marking posts as duplicates. I was in the top 5 pretty much all the time then. Now I post when I have time and are motivated, or not that often. I need to get back to it because it spurred blog posts and learning.

Jack Corbett
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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 14

Ninja's_RGR'us (1/9/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)
Ninja's_RGR'us (1/9/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2012)
Top 10 from 2011
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SQLRNNR 945
Stefan Krzywicki 785
GilaMonster 771
Ninja's_RGR'us 645
GSquared 583
Brandie Tarvin 558
Evil Kraig F 431
Steve Jones - SSC 427
Jeff Moden 379
L' Eomot Inversé 360
I made the top ten?
WHOOT!
No, you made the top 6 & by a very clear margin too!
What's fantastic is that I'm better at time-wastin' BS than Steve, apparently. @=)
(hehehehehehehe).
Aren't you a published fiction author???
Why are you so surprised :hehe:

@set Snobby = On;

Ex-squeeze me. My fiction does not "waste time." It is Art (with a capital A, even). True Art is never a waste of anyone's time as its edification capabilities enhance our cultural zeitgheist.

@set Snobby = Off;

I have this image in my head of me wearing a monocle and top hat while holding cane in one hand and a cuppa in the other.

Oh, FYI: A Career Guide to Your Job in Hell on Kindle is free today! It's a weekend special and I think today is the last day you can get it. Check it out at: http://www.amazon.com/Career-Guide-Your-Hell-ebook/dp/B004LROKH2

I would love to hear reviews if you happen to pick it up.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (1/9/2012)
Roy Ernest (1/9/2012)
I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target?
No, no targets here (though I'll take a screenshot of max_smallint when that happens)

You will hit in a year I guess... 🙂

Rene, The target of 3000 was a race between the thread and me.. 🙂 And I won. After that the Thread ran away and left me far far behind. 🙂

-Roy