RE: OT: Off Topic - Blah, Blah, Blah...

2001-05-09 Thread Boivin, Patrice J

Yes, the oracle server newsgroup doesn't come close to this list.

Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)



-Original Message-
From:   Rodd Holman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:44 PM
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Subject:Re: OT: Off Topic - Blah, Blah, Blah...

I agree,
This list is like a community with some very knowledgeable and
colorful 
characters.  I enjoy the fact that we can discuss very technical
items 
with humor and comraderie.  It beats stale tech-only academic
discourse 
by a long shot.

Rodd Holman

 Original Message 

On 5/8/01, 2:37:40 PM, Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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regarding Re: OT: Off Topic - Blah, Blah, Blah...:


 we might, but we also have a LOT of heavily technical posts as
well... I
 enjoy the off-topic stuff (at times) when I'm not swamped. And
when I am
 swamped, well, the delete key is a wonderful thing.

 I basically hit delete all and then review the topics and
posters and 
see
 what I really want to read :)



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Re: OT: Off Topic - Blah, Blah, Blah...

2001-05-08 Thread Jared Still

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 15:02, Kimberly Smith wrote:
 Jared, are you saying that because we know what we are doing
 we go off topic more?

Well, yeah, in a round about kind of way.

I'm not sure at the moment how to put it without
offending some folks.

Lemme think about it;  I'll get back to it later.

Jared


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 Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:00 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L



 It's not just you, there are more off topic posts.

 Oracle-L also has a much higher percentage
 of people that actually know what they're doing,
 and aren't afraid to read the manual.

 Jared

 On Tuesday 08 May 2001 11:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  As I type, I'm guilty of committing what I'm about to rant about...
 
  It's not much of a rant, but...
 
  I, like many on this list (ORACLE-L), subscribe and participate in both
  this and the Lazy-DBA list.  Is it just me, or does this list (ORACLE-L)
  have way more Off Topic posts??  I don't mean Off Topic as in: UNIX vs.
  NT or Should I learn Java or C# to enhance my skills?, but
  rather...well, I think you know what I mean.  I'm not necessarily
  complaining, just making an observation!!
 
  Ed Haskins
  Oracle DBA
  Verizon Wireless
 
 
  -Original Message-
  Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:26 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
  I have been informed privately that some may find this remark offensive,
  perhaps even deeply so.
 
  For those people:  Sorry!, that wasn't my intent.
 
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