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Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • August 6, 2009 at 2:38 am

    #1035223

    Jeff Moden (8/5/2009)

    He's mine, please... all mine... pork chops in progress. I don't want to start a dog pile on him, but he's mine.

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic765935-8-1.aspx

    You have noticed that the OP there is not our PhD candidate? Same username but different post counts, different no of visits, different sig.

    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

  • August 6, 2009 at 4:54 am

    #1035264

    Pretty fair comments by Jeff I thought. I wonder if it is the same guy? He certainly seems spookily similar in posting style...?

    My favourite part of his posted script is the CONVERT of a DATETIME using style code 120, placing the result in a VARCHAR(13). Nothing wrong with that really - but why VARCHAR? Will the first 13 characters vary in length so much?

    Probably just me, but it bugs me whenever I see it!

    Paul

    Paul White
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    SQLkiwi blog
    @SQL_Kiwi

  • August 6, 2009 at 5:27 am

    #1035275

    Paul White (8/6/2009)

    I wonder if it is the same guy? He certainly seems spookily similar in posting style...?

    Don't think it is. The PhD candidate has complained in the past about someone posting with the same username, so if they are both the same person.......

    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

  • August 6, 2009 at 5:46 am

    #1035285

    Jeff Moden (8/5/2009)

    He's mine, please... all mine... pork chops in progress. I don't want to start a dog pile on him, but he's mine.

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic765935-8-1.aspx

    I recognize that mood. Have fun!

    ----------------------------------------------------The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood... Theodore RooseveltThe Scary DBAAuthor of: SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning, 5th Edition and SQL Server Execution Plans, 3rd EditionProduct Evangelist for Red Gate Software

  • August 6, 2009 at 9:52 am

    #1035490

    Bob Hovious (8/5/2009)

    But I dare you to find anyone who finds me the least bit intimidating, except from across a chessboard, or in a game of Trivial Pursuit. [Smile]

    (2) What weapon or weapons were used to kill Dracula in the novel by Bram Stoker?

    We can take this offline if you want to start a separate thread 😉

    The pen, or pen and ink. And blotter, possibly.

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  • August 6, 2009 at 11:55 am

    #1035560

    GilaMonster (8/6/2009)

    Jeff Moden (8/5/2009)

    He's mine, please... all mine... pork chops in progress. I don't want to start a dog pile on him, but he's mine.

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic765935-8-1.aspx

    You have noticed that the OP there is not our PhD candidate? Same username but different post counts, different no of visits, different sig.

    Now that you mention it, he doesn't have the normal brag list of credentials in his signature. I may have the wrong boy. I've posted a question to him to find out.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • August 6, 2009 at 11:56 am

    #1035561

    GilaMonster (8/6/2009)

    Paul White (8/6/2009)

    I wonder if it is the same guy? He certainly seems spookily similar in posting style...?

    Don't think it is. The PhD candidate has complained in the past about someone posting with the same username, so if they are both the same person.......

    Heh... another reason for me to hate case sensitive servers. I may have a bit of egg on my face on this one. :hehe:

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • August 6, 2009 at 11:57 am

    #1035563

    Grant Fritchey (8/6/2009)

    Jeff Moden (8/5/2009)

    He's mine, please... all mine... pork chops in progress. I don't want to start a dog pile on him, but he's mine.

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic765935-8-1.aspx

    I recognize that mood. Have fun!

    Hence the term "Scary DBA", eh Grant? 😀

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • August 6, 2009 at 11:58 am

    #1035566

    jcrawf02 (8/6/2009)

    Bob Hovious (8/5/2009)

    But I dare you to find anyone who finds me the least bit intimidating, except from across a chessboard, or in a game of Trivial Pursuit. [Smile]

    (2) What weapon or weapons were used to kill Dracula in the novel by Bram Stoker?

    We can take this offline if you want to start a separate thread 😉

    The pen, or pen and ink. And blotter, possibly.

    Hmmmm... does that work on users and developers that should know better? 😛

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • August 6, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    #1035568

    Jeff Moden (8/6/2009)

    Grant Fritchey (8/6/2009)

    Jeff Moden (8/5/2009)

    He's mine, please... all mine... pork chops in progress. I don't want to start a dog pile on him, but he's mine.

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic765935-8-1.aspx

    I recognize that mood. Have fun!

    Hence the term "Scary DBA", eh Grant? 😀

    You betcha, brother.

    ----------------------------------------------------The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood... Theodore RooseveltThe Scary DBAAuthor of: SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning, 5th Edition and SQL Server Execution Plans, 3rd EditionProduct Evangelist for Red Gate Software

  • August 6, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    #1035571

    Jeff Moden (8/6/2009)

    I may have the wrong boy. I've posted a question to him to find out.

    I suspect you do have the wrong guy.

    karthikeyan: http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/UserInfo151404.aspx (today's poster)

    karthikeyan: http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/UserInfo449952.aspx (PhD candidate)

    Not a case-sensitive problem. Usernames are identical. How on earth that happened, I don't know...

    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

  • August 6, 2009 at 12:12 pm

    #1035575

    Bob Hovious (8/5/2009)

    But I dare you to find anyone who finds me the least bit intimidating, except from across a chessboard, or in a game of Trivial Pursuit. [Smile]

    (1) P-K4

    (2) What weapon or weapons were used to kill Dracula in the novel by Bram Stoker?

    We can take this offline if you want to start a separate thread 😉

    If you actually want to play chess, we should definitely take it to a different forum, or play online.

    If I remember correctly, pistols, knives and sunlight. (Saberhagen points out the idiocy of that in The Dracula Tape.) If I'm not mistaken, it was in a wagon on the road to his castle, while he was being transported by his gypsie servants. (I'm beginning to sound like a game of Clue. "Mrs White in the cupboard with Col Mustard and the candlestick." Oh wait... that's the motive, not the murder.)

    Now I'm going to have to look that up and see how close I got. I have a copy of the book at home.

    - Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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  • August 6, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    #1035604

    Grant Fritchey (8/6/2009)

    Jeff Moden (8/6/2009)

    Grant Fritchey (8/6/2009)

    Jeff Moden (8/5/2009)

    He's mine, please... all mine... pork chops in progress. I don't want to start a dog pile on him, but he's mine.

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic765935-8-1.aspx

    I recognize that mood. Have fun!

    Hence the term "Scary DBA", eh Grant? 😀

    You betcha, brother.

    I've not confirmed my plane reservations but I'm 99.99% sure that I'm going to be in Lil' Rhody from 9/6 to 9/12. That means that I'll be able to attend your PASS chapter meeting that week. It's on the 9th, isn't it?

    After that, maybe we can go scare some developers just for fun, eh? 😉

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • August 6, 2009 at 1:03 pm

    #1035624

    Jeff Moden (8/6/2009)

    I've not confirmed my plane reservations but I'm 99.99% sure that I'm going to be in Lil' Rhody from 9/6 to 9/12. That means that I'll be able to attend your PASS chapter meeting that week. It's on the 9th, isn't it?

    After that, maybe we can go scare some developers just for fun, eh? 😉

    Excellent. I'll bring the swords.

    ----------------------------------------------------The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood... Theodore RooseveltThe Scary DBAAuthor of: SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning, 5th Edition and SQL Server Execution Plans, 3rd EditionProduct Evangelist for Red Gate Software

  • August 6, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    #1035626

    Grant Fritchey (8/6/2009)

    Jeff Moden (8/6/2009)

    I've not confirmed my plane reservations but I'm 99.99% sure that I'm going to be in Lil' Rhody from 9/6 to 9/12. That means that I'll be able to attend your PASS chapter meeting that week. It's on the 9th, isn't it?

    After that, maybe we can go scare some developers just for fun, eh? 😉

    Excellent. I'll bring the swords.

    Take photos.

    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

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