[AccessD] Database Advisors lists

I agree - some lists I tried this year were pretty unbelievable......
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stuart McLachlan 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Advisors lists


  I won't - this is certainly one of the more civilised lists. Signal to 
  noise ratio is waaaaay above the average.

  On 19 Dec 2006 at 20:43, Steve Conklin wrote:

  > No one has yet challenged this line:
  > >>>>>>>> and without the ego trappings that you'll suffer from on other
  > lists. >>>>>>>>
  > Are you kidding me?
  > 
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
  > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
  > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 12:10 PM
  > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
  > Cc: drive at databaseadvisors.com
  > Subject: [AccessD] Database Advisors lists
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  > Dear accessd at databaseadvisors.com,
  > 
  > Isn't access-d a great list? We're the kind of community that actually
  > works-we get the technical help we need free, and without the ego trappings
  > that you'll suffer from on other lists. I know that I find the list
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  > 
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  Stuart


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