Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Are the posted questions getting worse?

Have 5 years professional experience as a developer, DBA, report writer, database developer, or some other technical or functional area
Have been published formally as a writer (excludes blogs) on any of the SQL community sites (content will be reviewed as part of the abstract acceptance process) or have written a book that has gone through a technical/copy review process
Be a member of the Professional Association of SQL Server and have a profile on PASSPort

I meet exactly one of those criteria, don't know about Bob.

Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 1

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Party at the Tent in the Desert. The Hippo has been alerted that guests will be arriving.[/font]

This post is number 10,001

Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 2

He Lynn, congrats on number 10001. It is even a palindrome!

Just a quick one, in which desert is your tent located?

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 3

Well done Lynn

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 4

Isn't Bob's/Dixie's article an excellent read today?

Shame about some of the layout, but hopefully that will be fixed soon.

Most enjoyable.

Paul White
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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 5

Paul White (3/16/2010)
Isn't Bob's/Dixie's article an excellent read today?
Shame about some of the layout, but hopefully that will be fixed soon.
Most enjoyable.

It's nice when an exceptional article comes out. I enjoy most of the articles because, even with the less polished and incorrect ones, I usually learn something in the discussion.

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

Paul White (3/16/2010)
Isn't Bob's/Dixie's article an excellent read today?
Shame about some of the layout, but hopefully that will be fixed soon.
Most enjoyable.

Not going to comment on the layout of the article, I read it on my Blackberry. It was an excellent article and hopefully should help newbies understand why we say "It Depends" as often as we do.

Great article, Bob.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 7

Yeah, it was absolutely top notch. Too bad he didn't write it for the Standard. I would have paid more. 😀

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- Theodore Roosevelt

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

Seems like a busy evening yesterday... 🙂 I missed all the action.. 🙂

-Roy

tosscrosby SSCoach Points: 18045 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (3/15/2010)
For some people I'd like some way to reach through the net and apply object to side of head.

I always wanted something like that for my car. Nothing to dent or scratch some fool's car but to get their attention when they pull some crazy stunt. I was thinking like a boxing glove on some sort of spring-loaded appartus that I can push a button, it would strike the offender's car, just to wake his butt up! Too many folks with their head in the clouds, oblivous to what may be going on around them.

-- You can't be late until you show up.

Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 10

tosscrosby-60625 (3/16/2010)
GilaMonster (3/15/2010)
For some people I'd like some way to reach through the net and apply object to side of head.
I always wanted something like that for my car. Nothing to dent or scratch some fool's car but to get their attention when they pull some crazy stunt. I was thinking like a boxing glove on some sort of spring-loaded appartus that I can push a button, it would strike the offender's car, just to wake his butt up! Too many folks with their head in the clouds, oblivous to what may be going on around them.

Heh, and to think that's what I thought the horn was for 😉

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 11

Lynn Pettis (3/16/2010)
[font="Comic Sans MS"]Party at the Tent in the Desert. The Hippo has been alerted that guests will be arriving.[/font]
This post is number 10,001

Congratulations Master Lynn!!!

See ya in the tent later. Mesa be back a shortly.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 12

Alvin Ramard (3/16/2010)
Mesa be back a shortly.

No, please not!

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 13

Grant Fritchey (3/16/2010)
Yeah, it was absolutely top notch. Too bad he didn't write it for the Standard. I would have paid more. 😀

Talk to him. I think he might be contemplating more articles.

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 14

Grant Fritchey (3/16/2010)
Yeah, it was absolutely top notch. Too bad he didn't write it for the Standard. I would have paid more. 😀

$500!!!

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

I got my $500 yesterday. If I can write an article there, anyone here can write it for sure. 🙂

-Roy