Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


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  • Is it me, or is this week particularly bad in the 'bad questions' dept?

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  • no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

  • Trey Staker (5/26/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education.

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    I'm stealing this for my signature!

    David Webb's is darned good too:

    David Webb-200187 (5/25/2010)


    "I don't know why your update didn't work. Perhaps your data has trouble accepting change."

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  • Chris Morris-439714 (5/26/2010)


    David Webb's is darned good too:

    David Webb-200187 (5/25/2010)


    "I don't know why your update didn't work. Perhaps your data has trouble accepting change."

    That was almost a coffee-over-monitor moment. 😀

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Ow, losing your patience with him? 🙂

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • Chris Morris-439714 (5/26/2010)


    David Webb's is darned good too:

    David Webb-200187 (5/25/2010)


    "I don't know why your update didn't work. Perhaps your data has trouble accepting change."

    Sparkling.

  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Karthik confuses me. Just occasionally he gives the impression of making real progress, and then he comes up with something to disprove that.

    Clearly the answer is bananas by the way, Gianluca...don't know where you got 'bytes' from. Another BOL error.

  • GilaMonster (5/26/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Ow, losing your patience with him? 🙂

    My fault. I should simply avoid replying to his threads.

    -- Gianluca Sartori

  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    GilaMonster (5/26/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Ow, losing your patience with him? 🙂

    My fault. I should simply avoid replying to his threads.

    That wasn't intended as an accusation. I don't know how you've avoided losing patience with him for so long.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Just because b stands for bites - doesn't mean you had to really bite his head off. (jk) 😉

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  • Chris Morris-439714 (5/26/2010)


    Trey Staker (5/26/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education.

    -- Victor Hugo

    I'm stealing this for my signature!

    David Webb's is darned good too:

    David Webb-200187 (5/25/2010)


    "I don't know why your update didn't work. Perhaps your data has trouble accepting change."

    I like both of these - how many quotes is too many in a sig line?

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
    _______________________________________________
    I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
    SQL RNNR
    Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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  • CirquedeSQLeil (5/26/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Just because b stands for bites - doesn't mean you had to really bite his head off. (jk) 😉

    I know you were jk, but I really don't think he bit hard enough. 😛

  • Lynn Pettis (5/26/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (5/26/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/26/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (5/26/2010)


    no, there have been some doozy's this week. Though our PhD friend doesn't help the impression.

    Who? You mean this individual?

    Just because b stands for bites - doesn't mean you had to really bite his head off. (jk) 😉

    I know you were jk, but I really don't think he bit hard enough. 😛

    LOL - lot's of questions this week from our friend.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
    _______________________________________________
    I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
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