Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri Feb 22 16:11:02 CST 2013
I'll tell you another thing that reduced the questions - Google. I can ask Google and get a link to an answer right away. Didn't used to be that way. R -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 9:39 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessD never changes Hi Kenneth: When it comes to Access there are people here who could answer any question about the product from now going back 10 to 15 years...but few are asking as there are few clients using it. That's a fact. Many here are now working in newer computer disciplines. As to your assertion of not filling a niche, there is no niche to fill. If you making your living with MS Access; you are part of a rare breed. So in conclusion: "There is still a viable niche for Access support"...no there is not. "We are doing a crap-ass job of filling that niche"...what niche...it is a dimple not a niche. Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Ismert Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 3:24 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] AccessD never changes > > Jim Lawrence: > > Hardly depressing...that's life. > Jim, You miss the point. What is depressing is that we claim to fill a niche, namely advice and support for Access. And it seems, from this discussion, that we do a worse job of filling that niche than nearly anybody else. Can anybody name even one aspect of our group that is leading the pack? Number of posts, topicality, new members, search engine visibility? I dare say not one. I would even say we are not even in the middle of the pack for any measure you would care to name. The strongest point we have, expertise, is surely eclipsed by any of the much more lively groups mentioned in this discussion. And what is the point of expertise, if there is audience to benefit from it? Whine and moan all you want about the state of Access, but there are two undeniable points: 1. There is still a viable niche for Access support 2. We are doing a crap-ass job of filling that niche -Ken -- 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