Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • Jack Corbett (1/26/2012)


    Okay, Jason don't report me. Just found this in an SP:

    IF 1 = 1 -- Placeholder in case there is an actual conditional on this block

    There is code in the IF block, but I love stuff like this. I assumed the THREAD was safer than twitter.

    Haha - I think I know which one you are talking about.

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  • Roy Ernest (1/26/2012)


    Somebody please put the brakes on the THREAD. It keeps moving from one random topic to another. It does not even care who gets run over with these topic changes.

    Can't - moving forward as that corolla with bad brakes.

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  • Evil Kraig F (1/27/2012)


    Roy Ernest (1/26/2012)


    Somebody please put the brakes on the THREAD. It keeps moving from one random topic to another. It does not even care who gets run over with these topic changes.

    VRRRRRMMMMM!!!!!

    On yet another note, what is it, "Spoon Feed me my job" day?

    Yes, yes it is.

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  • GilaMonster (1/27/2012)


    My favourite 'not enough information' recently was at SQLTeam. Question basically stated "The following code throws an error. Please help

    Dim CPDHourUpdate As SqlDataSource = New SqlDataSource() CPDHourUpdate.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("Application").ToString() CPDHourUpdate.UpdateCommand = "UPDATE UserDetails SET CPD_Hours = CPD_Hours + 2 WHERE UserId = @userid" CPDHourUpdate.UpdateParameters.Add("UserId", Session("UserID").ToString()) Dim rowsAffected As Integer = CPDHourUpdate.Update()"

    That's it, nothing else. Now the update looks syntactically valid, and I don't know VB enough to tell if there's something wrong with the rest. I asked for the error message and the table definition as without those I wouldn't be able to help.

    The reply was "So don't answer then??? Just a suggestion...."

    "Well, hmmm, if you really don't want me to help you then don't post a question."

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  • Someone help me. My brain is leaking.

    I think I need to stop answering forum questions for the day. My fingers and my head don't agree with each other, and neither is being very intelligent right now.

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  • GSquared (1/27/2012)


    sturner (1/27/2012)


    GSquared (1/27/2012)


    Stop trying to help them.

    Personally, I am growing more and more fond of Celko's approach with each passing day.

    I understand the temptation, truly do.

    Just don't succumb to it.

    Or (karma) next time you go to the doctor and say, "I'm not sure what's wrong, but I just don't feel good", he might prescribe cyanide. 😛

    But the dark side is sooooo tantalizing

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    GSquared (1/27/2012)


    sturner (1/27/2012)


    GSquared (1/27/2012)


    Stop trying to help them.

    Personally, I am growing more and more fond of Celko's approach with each passing day.

    I understand the temptation, truly do.

    Just don't succumb to it.

    Or (karma) next time you go to the doctor and say, "I'm not sure what's wrong, but I just don't feel good", he might prescribe cyanide. 😛

    But the dark side is sooooo tantalizing

    Speaking of which (sorry Roy), I just saw the commercial with the dogs barking the Imperial March for the first time last night, laughed my @$$ off, especially when the greyhound came out as the AT-AT!

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  • jcrawf02 (1/27/2012)


    SQLRNNR (1/27/2012)


    GSquared (1/27/2012)


    sturner (1/27/2012)


    GSquared (1/27/2012)


    Stop trying to help them.

    Personally, I am growing more and more fond of Celko's approach with each passing day.

    I understand the temptation, truly do.

    Just don't succumb to it.

    Or (karma) next time you go to the doctor and say, "I'm not sure what's wrong, but I just don't feel good", he might prescribe cyanide. 😛

    But the dark side is sooooo tantalizing

    Speaking of which (sorry Roy), I just saw the commercial with the dogs barking the Imperial March for the first time last night, laughed my @$$ off, especially when the greyhound came out as the AT-AT!

    Very good commercial

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ntDYjS0Y3w

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  • That is excellent.

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  • The one at the end is awesome.

  • Milestones on the horizon

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  • I liked the last comment:

    The bark side? is strong in this one

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • is this an all time 30 days record?

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  • george sibbald (1/27/2012)


    is this an all time 30 days record?

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    Top Members (last 30 days)

    # Name Score 30 days All-time

    1. Diane Fortin 2006 2006 SSCrazy

    2. the_macabros 891 1052 Ten Centuries

    3. GilaMonster 824 29974 SSChampion

    4. Gary Varga 548 2718 SSCrazy

    5. SQL Kiwi 542 9935 SSCrazy Eights

    ...

    That happens a lot. People are going through the QOTD.

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  • Anybody here backup with BizTalk?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1242925-391-1.aspx#bm1242974

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