Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Are the posted questions getting worse?

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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 1

Steve Jones - Editor (7/30/2009)
If we're going to have constantly shifting names, I'm going to get confused quickly.

I think 'Confused Quickly' must already be taken, you'll have to find another one.

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 2

Currently I'm more of a mathematical concept than a name.

Good one, Crawfish!! Thunderous laughter ensues.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - Editor (7/30/2009)
If we're going to have constantly shifting names, I'm going to get confused quickly.

Why do you want to get Confused Quickly? He didn't do anything wrong.

😛

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736280 More actions · Answer 4

Nice one, jcrawf02.

I know many of you by your names here. Changing them around will have my head spinning. Especially in this thread!

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 5

Roy Ernest (7/29/2009)
Congratulations to Grant for winning the "Best Thing I Learned at PASS Summit" contest. 😀

What's the link?

--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)

Bruce W Cassidy SSChampion Points: 12668 More actions · Answer 6

Steve Jones - Editor (7/30/2009)
I know many of you by your names here. Changing them around will have my head spinning.

[font="Verdana"]Not a bad way to get rid of condensation. ;-)[/font]

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 7

It probably won't do the world any good at all, but I feel MUCH better now...

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762623-146-1.aspx

--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)

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 8

Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)
Roy Ernest (7/29/2009)
Congratulations to Grant for winning the "Best Thing I Learned at PASS Summit" contest. 😀
What's the link?

http://summit2009.sqlpass.org/AboutSummit/ROI/BestThingWinners.aspx

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

D.Oc SSCrazy Points: 2875 More actions · Answer 9

WayneS (7/30/2009)
Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)
Roy Ernest (7/29/2009)
Congratulations to Grant for winning the "Best Thing I Learned at PASS Summit" contest. 😀
What's the link?
http://summit2009.sqlpass.org/AboutSummit/ROI/BestThingWinners.aspx

Thnx for the link Wayne.

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 10

It must be very important to create 8 threads for this:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762902-149-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762910-150-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762907-150-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762905-149-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762899-149-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762894-149-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762892-149-1.aspx

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762890-149-1.aspx

-- Gianluca Sartori

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 11

. (7/30/2009)
Currently I'm more of a mathematical concept than a name.

Whether the point be there

Or whether the point be not.

We'll point the point,

Whatever the point,

We'll point it,

Like it or not!

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

Ian Scarlett SSC-Insane Points: 23197 More actions · Answer 12

Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)
It probably won't do the world any good at all, but I feel MUCH better now...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762623-146-1.aspx

Nice one Jeff. I feel better too (even though I had nothing to do with the thread).

Another reason not to take people with "Qualifications" at their word, but give them a technical test the same as any other applicant.

Ian Scarlett SSC-Insane Points: 23197 More actions · Answer 13

Going off on another direction entirely. What is happening to IT these days... technical support is c**p.

I have an on-going problem with a printer crashing. Call logged with ** technical support (name replaced to protect the company whose printer it is). Latest phone call (to UK support):-

Them: Good Morning ** Technical Support, Raj speaking, may I have your case number please.

Me: The case number is ...

Them: Ah, I see you're having problems with the printer having zzz error.

Me: Yes, that's right

Them. I see this was elevated to the next level within xx

Me: Yes, and they told me to get back to our application supplier, because it wasn't an xx problem.

Them: Ah, yes. How can I help you

Me: I spoke to the application support team, and they tell me that when they approved the printer it had version 1 of the firmware, but the new printers have version 2. I've checked your web site and can only find version 2. How can I get hold of version 1.

Them: We have the latest version on our web site at http://www.....

Me: Yes, I know, but I want the previous version of the firmware.

Them: The version of the firmware you need is on our web site

Me: Where? The only version I can find on your web site is version 2. I want version 1.

Them: Yes, that's right, you can get version 2 on the web site, it's the latest version.

Me (exasperated by now): I don't want version 2, I need version 1.

Them: But version 2 is the latest

Me: I know, but version 2 doesn't work, I need version 1

Them: Can I put you on hold while I speak to my mentor

Them (2 minutes later): Have you upgraded the printer to the latest version of the firmware? That should solve your problem.

Me (very exasperated): That version doesn't work. Can you please just tell me how to get hold of version 1 of the firmware.

Them: OK, I'll elevate the call to the next level. Is there anything else I can help you with today, sir.

Me (resigned): No thankyou

Them: Have a good day, and thank you for choosing xx.

2 days later, I'm still waiting to hear from the next level. Aaaaarrrrrggggghhh.

Am I the only one that seems to have these problems?

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

Ian Scarlett (7/31/2009)
Am I the only one that seems to have these problems?

Nope. Go back many pages in this thread and you'll find my tales of woe of dealing with ISP's 'technical' support. At one point they told me to reinstall the modem software to fix an intermittent error. The error? 'Remote computer did not respond. Connection rejected by network'

They were also exceedingly puzzled that IPConfig showed no network configuration (IP address, DNS) at a time that I couldn't connect to the ISP's network....

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)
It probably won't do the world any good at all, but I feel MUCH better now...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic762623-146-1.aspx

Is it just me? Or is this just some cultural thing? I mean, is it really just some old-school western culture thing to expect people to be honest?

*sigh* Things like this make me feel very old and out of touch... 🙁

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