Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


    RBarryYoung (3/12/2010)


    Lynn Pettis (3/9/2010)


    I think someone has me confused with someone else here.

    It's the light-sabers, you're both using green on the left side. I get them mixed up all the time too... 😛

    Well, looking at the name only, confusion is possible.

    Well from the confused one. Lynn is rarely a male name here in the states, like Kim, it happens, but not often. So, sorry for the confusion..

    CEWII

  • Paul White (3/12/2010)


    Elliott W (3/11/2010)


    I am looking for one more person for the review.

    I have some SSIS skillz. Send it to me if you want some abuse 😉

    Great, I'll add you to the list. Thanks. I can take the abuse..

    CEWII

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  • GilaMonster (3/12/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


    That would be funny! I was officially nominated DBA two weeks ago, it's a bit early to enter a competition and pretend that I'm "exceptional"! 😛

    Considering some of the entries we had last year, maybe not....

    Exceptional has two possible meanings in my mind 😉

    One good, one maybe not so much.

  • Chad Crawford (3/12/2010)


    jcrawf02 (3/12/2010)


    that's what happens when you're chasing the guy in charge of the point totals---oops!:hehe:

    That was EXACTLY my thought too. Update AuthorPostCount SET Posts = Jeff+3000 WHERE Username = 'Steve Jones - Editor'. Schedule it to run once per hour and you're done. Naw - Steve would never do such a thing...

    Chad

    Steve also gets the QOD points. Just affix correct to his answer everytime and voila.

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  • Elliott W (3/12/2010)


    Great, I'll add you to the list. Thanks. I can take the abuse.

    Quoted so you can't edit that statement away. My future lawyers might need it. 😀

  • RBarryYoung (3/12/2010)


    Paul White (3/12/2010)


    GilaMonster (3/12/2010)


    and how fast time flies.

    Tell me about it. How can summer be over already? 🙁

    Freak storm over here this afternoon - roofs ripped off, trees knocked over etc.

    The temperature dropped from 22°C to 10°C in ten minutes.

    Made the news, it did.

    Dude, summer was over like 5 months ago! 😀

    Oh you wacky Northern-Hemisphere types! :w00t:

  • Ha! I'm far from 100% on the QOD. I'd like to say I'm testing wrong answers, which I do at times, but rarely. I tend to just give it the 2 minutes that I expect most other people to take on the question. Go with first impressions, figure out, or guess, on the answer.

  • Steve Jones - Editor (3/12/2010)


    Ha! I'm far from 100% on the QOD. I'd like to say I'm testing wrong answers, which I do at times, but rarely. I tend to just give it the 2 minutes that I expect most other people to take on the question. Go with first impressions, figure out, or guess, on the answer.

    I could have swore you had more points on QOD - I must have been doing math with both eyes shut.

    Quite honorable approach.

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  • Paul White (3/12/2010)


    GilaMonster (3/12/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


    That would be funny! I was officially nominated DBA two weeks ago, it's a bit early to enter a competition and pretend that I'm "exceptional"! 😛

    Considering some of the entries we had last year, maybe not....

    Exceptional has two possible meanings in my mind 😉

    One good, one maybe not so much.

    My workstation is being exceptional.....applied updates and rebooted, and now C:\ drive is missing.:exclamation:

    Greg E

  • Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


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    Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (3/12/2010)


    I think it's a cultural issue. There is a different kind of excitement at the US conferences from what I've heard.

    You can always submit to speak. I know that doesn't cover airfare/hotel, but maybe you can work out some partial coverage with your boss. Or you can enter the Exceptional DBA contest and win a trip!

    That would be funny! I was officially nominated DBA two weeks ago, it's a bit early to enter a competition and pretend that I'm "exceptional"! 😛

    that's what happens when you're chasing the guy in charge of the point totals---oops!:hehe:

    I guess you quoted the wrong post, John. It took me some minutes to figure out what your reply was referred to! 🙂

    sorry about that, didn't even notice.

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  • Paul White (3/12/2010)


    GilaMonster (3/12/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


    That would be funny! I was officially nominated DBA two weeks ago, it's a bit early to enter a competition and pretend that I'm "exceptional"! 😛

    Considering some of the entries we had last year, maybe not....

    Exceptional has two possible meanings in my mind 😉

    One good, one maybe not so much.

    Some of the entries last year were in the second category. There were a small number that I read and said to myself 'you think you're exceptional? compared to what???'

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  • GilaMonster (3/12/2010)


    Paul White (3/12/2010)


    GilaMonster (3/12/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (3/12/2010)


    That would be funny! I was officially nominated DBA two weeks ago, it's a bit early to enter a competition and pretend that I'm "exceptional"! 😛

    Considering some of the entries we had last year, maybe not....

    Exceptional has two possible meanings in my mind 😉

    One good, one maybe not so much.

    Some of the entries last year were in the second category. There were a small number that I read and said to myself 'you think you're exceptional? compared to what???'

    Well, the winner was certainly exceptional.

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  • And that winner wasnt me... 🙁

    BUT, I did get a pretty good review at work for all the things I had achieved. 🙂

    -Roy

  • Roy Ernest (3/12/2010)


    And that winner wasnt me... 🙁

    BUT, I did get a pretty good review at work for all the things I had achieved. 🙂

    A good review is quite worthwhile too.

    Think of it this way - only one person was awarded the exceptional DBA. Maybe it would be worth reading Brad's book on the subject (I think it's Brad's book anyway).

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