JWColby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Dec 20 02:57:43 CST 2006
IIRC we hired a hit man to break his legs. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Beach Access Software Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:57 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Database Advisors lists I seem to recall a couple years back someone came on the list - a real jerk - with a real bad attitude and dissing people. We drove him off somehow. Did we pull his list access - ban him from the list? I can't remember. Anybody remember that incident? Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kath Pelletti Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 8:28 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [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 > > 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 > invaluable, and there are several others-industry leaders-that agree with > me. Two of our members, Susan Harkins and Martin Reid, published a Jet SQL > book together in 2002, and this is what appears in the book's > Acknowledgements section: "Thanks. to the AccessD folks for all their great > advice and help over the years. If someone on that list can't solve your > problem, it can't be solved." And she's right. That has been my experience > with the list for the last seven years. > > > > The list isn't a miracle of internet magic though. It costs money to run the > site and lists. So, I'll be blunt, I'm asking for donations, both large and > small so we can keep this great resource going. (Membership isn't tied to > donations. The AccessD community is free.) > > > > It's a small sacrifice considering what you get! Where else can you find > people, from all over the globe, prepared to help you solve your technical > problems? Have you ever had a thread save you time? If you're like me, that > saves me money. 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