Ron Moore
rmoore at comtechpst.com
Fri May 9 14:03:47 CDT 2003
My great-grandfather had an old saying: 'Throw a rock in to a pack of dogs, and the one that yelps is the one that got hit'! :-) Honestly though, I agree with you John; I don't think solutions are being stolen, I think concepts learned the hard way are shared (why reinvent the wheel) and new territory is explored on a group basis (sort of a mass 'power programming' approach). I have received much more from this list than I could ever offer (partly because the answers appear in my mailbox before my original posts). I consider ourselves fortunate to have such talented authors among our venerable list members. Charlotte and others - Don't stop writing! Ron -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Colby Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 2:42 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: RE: Subjects in Newsletters: was RE: [AccessD] SQL in-line subquery Now Susan, no one was saying you were stealing solutions. I was just joking in fact, but from your reaction... ;-) John W. Colby www.colbyconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 2:27 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: Subjects in Newsletters: was RE: [AccessD] SQL in-line subquery FWIW, I don't think anyone on this list can point to one of my articles and say, "that's my solution and you stole it." :) I learn lots on this list -- a ton -- always something new. Generally, solutions don't write up well -- they are way too specific and customized. Occasionally, I can turn one into a generic, more universal article. Most likely, these solutions work their way into my own stuff -- making it better and more efficient -- just like everyone else's. We pick stuff up, we forget it, and then somewhere down the road, we're using it and we don't even remember where we learned it -- except we figure it must've been this list. When I want to write about a very specific solution, I contact the person and make a deal. You will find many of my bylines have a co-author and many of them are from this list. Lots of brilliant people here but not everything works as an article. The more specific a solution, the less appeal it has as an article. The solution must be something that will be of interest to the average reader. For ever 5 "topic" I pitch, the publishers buy 1. :) Susan H. > Naw, it's more likely that people like Susan, Martin and Arthur all write > for these newsletters. They are list members, and when they see a good > topic, they write an article. Since an article can only be sold to a single > newsletter, they all get together and discuss who's gonna write up the tip > for which newsletter. Susan sells to one, Martin to another, Arthur to > another. Etc. > > No law says they each can't write on the same SUBJECT but for a different > newsletter. > > And if they didn't before, they will now. ;-) > > John W. Colby > www.colbyconsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:49 PM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: RE: [AccessD] SQL in-line subquery > > > I've often thought that too. I subscribe to a number of > newsletters/magazines and they do tend to have similar topics in them. The > Q&A/Tips sections often reflect items that have popped up on various lists. > > JB > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Wortz, Charles > > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 1:04 PM > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] SQL in-line subquery > > > > > > Charlotte, > > > > More likely that the editors are lurkers on lists such as this. When > > they see an interesting topic come up on the lists, they each go and > > commission an article from one of writers in their stables. Thus, > > several months later the mags have similar articles. If my hypothesis > > is true, then we should see some articles on []. subqueries coming out > > in a few months. > > > > Charles Wortz > > Software Development Division > > Texas Education Agency > > 1701 N. 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