[AccessD] Subjects in Newsletters:

Mwp.Reid at Queens-Belfast.AC.UK Mwp.Reid at Queens-Belfast.AC.UK
Fri May 9 14:31:14 CDT 2003


Feel free folks to throw any ideas for articles my way with appropriate 
examples. I aint proud. I got 6 kids to feed.

Martin
(VBG)


Quoting Ron Moore <rmoore at comtechpst.com>:

> 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. Congress Ave
> > > Austin, TX 78701-1494
> > > 512-463-9493
> > > CWortz at tea.state.tx.us
> >
> >
> >
> >
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