[AccessD] My Comments

Tony, 

I think you miss the point of a list.

If everyone sends their rely to the OP:
1. No one else learns from it so the same thing would be asked again and again
2. The OP gets lots of messages all saying the same thing.
3. You would never see any alternatives to expand your viewpoint.
4. There are lots of "lurkers" on any list, who never post questions or answers but learn a lot 
from everything posted.

Just think of how many times youe see several alternative methods to solve a query on the 
list and how many times you see someone say something like: 

"your answer only works if...., but if you do this...., it also works for...." 
or
"this is an easier/clearer/faster way than X's solution....."
and also
"I like X's solution much better than the way I have solved this in the past"

Over the years I have leanrt a lot from people's answers to questions.  I have seen a lot of 
solutions to problems that I didn't have at that time, but which I was later able to apply.


-- 
Stuart

On 18 Feb 2012 at 17:50, Tony Septav wrote:

> Hey Arthur
> And there lies the rub: why keep your responses private?
> 
> Why clutter up the list, when it is more efficient just to respond to a
> question from a member. It was being addressed and that is what we are here
> for. If they figure it is important then let them post the response. Someone
> was in dire need of an answer and it was given. Enough said. 
> 
> Tony Septav
> Nanaimo, BC
> Canada
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 5:33 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] My Comments
> 
> And there lies the rub: why keep your responses private? As for me, I try to
> answer whatever I can, and although I am trying to master C#, I still keep
> one large foot in Access, and try to answer what questions I can.
> Those I can't, I leave to those who can.
> A.
> 
> I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of
> diddling with his computer.
> 
> -Dave Barry <http://www.quoteland.com/author/Dave-Barry-Quotes/142/>
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Gary
> > "I don't keep track but how many do YOU answer?  Ha ha.
> >
> > No offense, I appreciate the levity, many times I do answer a question 
> > by contacting the individual "off line", rather than on the list.
> >
> > Tony Septav
> > Nanaimo, BC
> > Canada
> >
> >
> >
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