sql query Benjamin Pflugmann wrote:
>Do you (all) realize you can only complain about this (falling so far >from their prediction), because they happened to give out some >estimate in the first place? > >Sounds only reasonable to me to try to avoid the same situation by not >giving out estimations to begin with. The first time I tried to ride a bike, I fell down and skinned my knee. Following your logic, I should have quit there. I am going to try and make this point one last time... It does not bother me so much that they mispredicted. It bothers me that there wasn't more information available about the cause of the delay. In the absence of being able to say "the product will absolutely positively ship on such and such day," most people are comforted by knowing more about the variables which affect when it will ship. If you've ever been made to sit in a doctor's examining room in your skivvies for an extended period of time -- you know what I mean. When the nurse left you and said the doctor would be right with you, the expectation was set. After thirty minutes shivering on the table, you are angry... not because you suspect the doctor is goofing off, but because you have no way of guessing if it will be 5 or 30 more minutes. If the nurse checked back in periodically and explained that the doctor was dealing with a serious situation and would be with you when he could, you would likely feel better (even if every time she pushed back the ETA for the doctor). If she took the time to add that you look nice in your Scooby Doo underwear, so much the better :) ============================================================================== NOTE: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not read, use or disseminate the information. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. ============================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
