Darryl Collins
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au
Tue Sep 18 20:50:58 CDT 2012
I would say worse than "no answer" is someone who has found the solution but failed to post what it was (or a dead link). I have had a few of them and it does make me want to pull my hair out!! -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2012 11:02 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] The List I feel this is somewhat relevant to our discussion here regarding EE. http://xkcd.com/979/ - Hans On 2012-09-18, at 1:20 PM, Gary Kjos <garykjos at gmail.com> wrote: > He meant Arthur. Not Albert. ;-) > > GK > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Charlotte Foust > <charlotte.foust at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Tony, >> >> You keep mentioning Albert's question. Who is Albert and what >> question did he ask? I haven't seen any. >> >> Charlotte >> >> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Tony Septav <TSeptav at uniserve.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey All >>> >>> I agree about the openness (if that is the appropriate term) to join >>> and >> be >>> welcomed to this list. Anytime I run into a site where they request >>> I register, I avoid it like the plaque. But what I still see >>> lacking is >> any >>> response to some questions that are being asked. >>> >>> Albert asked a couple of simple (maybe to me) questions on how to do >>> something (I have also done this in the past). So far I have seen >>> very >> few >>> responses, and I do think that is where we are really falling down. >>> In >> the >>> past there would have been a plethora of responses (right or wrong), >>> now many times they kind of just get swept under the carpet. I know >>> we are >> all >>> busy or not and many times we are involved in other projects. I am >>> just >> as >>> guilty as anyone else on this list. I am not saying "Hey you lazy >> slackers >>> respond" but I think we need to change our philosophy to keep the >>> list alive and start to respond to these questions. As I mentioned >>> we have some of >> the >>> best minds in the business on this list. How we change our approach >>> I haven't got a clue, but we have to do something and not with a >>> bunch of f....... rules (excuse my French) or we die. >>> >>> >>> >>> Gosh my head hurts. And just to keep you up to date, after 2 days I >> finally >>> found my slippers they were exactly where I put them 2 days ago for >>> save keeping. Oh to be an Oscar Meyer wiener. >>> >>> >>> >>> Tony Septav >>> >>> Nanaimo, BC >>> >>> Canada >>> >>> -- >>> AccessD mailing list >>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > > -- > Gary Kjos > garykjos at gmail.com > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com