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. 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