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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

Sean Lange (9/14/2012)
Same with me on a totally different topic recently too.

Oh good, so it's not just me. 😉

Gail Shaw
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Hey, any comments on what is posted here?
My first reaction was, "LOL!". Posted a more serious comment.
Thank you, you saved me the trouble.
No worries - I got a good laugh out of it.
I do love it when someone rocks up on a thread and says, "Er, you do realize that [misconception] don't you?"

Up for some more misconception correcting?

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

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
Sean Lange (9/14/2012)
Same with me on a totally different topic recently too.
Oh good, so it's not just me. 😉

No, it isn't just you.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 4

Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.

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

Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.

Which 2 are you thinking about?

Installing SQL 2012, dropping filegroups? Or are there more?

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

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.
Which 2 are you thinking about?
Installing SQL 2012, dropping filegroups? Or are there more?

Those are the two I am most familiar with. The rest are your typical I don't know what I'm doing types, but nowhere like those two.

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.
Which 2 are you thinking about?
Installing SQL 2012, dropping filegroups? Or are there more?

Then there's 3... one of them is me. *puts his head back down into ANOTHER white paper and cross references some antique code to figure out what the hell's gone sideways...*

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.
Which 2 are you thinking about?
Installing SQL 2012, dropping filegroups? Or are there more?

Several more than that in the last couple days. It seems that people had an "EASY" button to get through school but now in the real world they are lost. All the basics they were supposed to learn obviously have no meaning once they get to work.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Hey, any comments on what is posted here?
My first reaction was, "LOL!". Posted a more serious comment.
Thank you, you saved me the trouble.
No worries - I got a good laugh out of it.
I do love it when someone rocks up on a thread and says, "Er, you do realize that [misconception] don't you?"
Up for some more misconception correcting?

Yes, what did I get wrong this week?

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 10

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.
Which 2 are you thinking about?
Installing SQL 2012, dropping filegroups? Or are there more?

Speaking of Mr. Filegroups - I haven't seen a new post of late.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

SQLRNNR (9/14/2012)
GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Hey, any comments on what is posted here?
My first reaction was, "LOL!". Posted a more serious comment.
Thank you, you saved me the trouble.
No worries - I got a good laugh out of it.
I do love it when someone rocks up on a thread and says, "Er, you do realize that [misconception] don't you?"
Up for some more misconception correcting?
Yes, what did I get wrong this week?

I dunno. What did you get wrong this week?

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

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQLRNNR (9/14/2012)
GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)
Hey, any comments on what is posted here?
My first reaction was, "LOL!". Posted a more serious comment.
Thank you, you saved me the trouble.
No worries - I got a good laugh out of it.
I do love it when someone rocks up on a thread and says, "Er, you do realize that [misconception] don't you?"
Up for some more misconception correcting?
Yes, what did I get wrong this week?
I dunno. What did you get wrong this week?

Let's look at the bright side instead...what did you get right this week??? 😛

_______________________________________________________________

Need help? Help us help you.

Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150468 More actions · Answer 13

GilaMonster (9/14/2012)
Up for some more misconception correcting?

Sorry I had gone to bed. What a disappointing reply, "I never stated, or implied, that...". Good grief, we have all been wrong about things from time to time. There's really nothing very hard about admitting it. Sigh.

Paul White
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 14

Really tempted to go really sarcastic at this point. "Oh noooes. 2 pages displaced!"

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

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 15

SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)
Good grief, we have all been wrong about things from time to time.

Speak for yourself! 😛

-- Gianluca Sartori