[AccessD] From your friendly moderator

Gary Kjos garykjos at gmail.com
Tue May 15 10:09:08 CDT 2007


Well said Andy.

GK

On 5/14/07, Andy Lacey <andy at minstersystems.co.uk> wrote:
> We seem to have let our standards slip recently regarding posting topics to
> the appropriate lists, and regarding cross-posting. Can I just remind
> everyone that we have a specific SQL-Server list, one for VB, one for Visio,
> a dba-Tech list for other IT matters, and an OT list for non-IT matters (see
> http://www.databaseadvisors.com/lists/whatandhow.asp )? Please make more use
> of these other lists and try to limit AccessD to Access stuff. I know that
> AccessD is the main list, but SQLServer and VB particularly have many
> members and are specifically geared to answering questions on those topics.
> If you have a question which belongs on one of the other lists I urge you to
> please post it on the appropriate list first. If you don't get the response
> you're after and believe that reposting to AccessD will help then of course
> you're going to, but you should then append "(originally posted to dba-xx)"
> to your subject. This will help people who have already seen the original.
> It may even encourage wider membership of the other lists. Please avoid the
> scatter-gun approach of just posting the same question straight away to all
> of the lists. This generates wasted bandwidth, is a particular irritant for
> those on multiple lists and uses up storage in our archive. Many thanks for
> your co-operation.
>
> -- Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
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Gary Kjos
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