[dba-Tech] Recent List Changes

Hear hear to JC's comments. Great to hear from you Tina and to know
you're around. You contribute as and when and if you feel like it. Never
feel embarrassed. Your contributions will always be appreciated.

Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: 26 October 2003 15:05
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Recent List Changes
> 
> 
> Tina,
> 
> Glad to have you on the list.  Sometimes a great contribution 
> is just saying "hi, this list is great".  We all need to hear 
> that sometimes.
> 
> I found this list in about August, 1997.  Newly unemployed, 
> and living down in Mexico, I needed someplace where I could 
> go get help getting back into Access after a couple of years 
> doing C controller stuff.  I learned a ton, and met a slew of 
> great people including a certain Mr. Mark Breen of Clane 
> Ireland who hired me to come over to Ireland and help one of 
> his clients for a couple of months.
> 
> Six years later I'm still learning something every day from 
> this list, and meeting new people that I can call friends.
> 
> This list is the best!
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.colbyconsulting.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of 
> Tina Norris Fields
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 6:48 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Recent List Changes
> 
> 
> Dear Lembit and all other friends on these lists,
> 
> First - thank you for acknowledging Bryan's excellent work, 
> which resulted in an important change being made without any 
> disruption.  Often, good work like that goes unnoticed, just 
> because it didn't make any trouble.  Thank you for giving it 
> the proper recognition.  And thank you, Bryan, for your 
> careful planning and thorough implementation.
> 
> Second - thank you for existing.  So far, I am only a 
> subscriber (on three lists).  I spend a great deal of time 
> "lurking" and learning great things from the several really 
> well-informed guru-types found on these lists.  Soon, I will 
> find a few more pennies in my pocket than I have now, and I 
> will become a real live "supporter."  Your value to me is 
> great even though my ability to demonstrate that has been small.
> 
> I wanted you all to know you are important and appreciated.  
> I look forward to many years of learning and sharing with 
> you.  Is there a beginner's level standard contribution?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tina
> 
> Lembit Soobik wrote:
> 
> >Last weekend Bryan Carbonell implemented changes to all of 
> our lists to 
> >provide for text only messages.  This change, implemented on over 25 
> >lists
> was
> >well
> >prepared, and flawless. The time and date as well as the 
> nature of the
> change
> >were announced in advance on the lists, as well as on the 
> website.  We 
> >experienced no surprises and no problems resulted.  With the 
> exception 
> >of
> the
> >announcement,  the change went unnoticed.
> >
> >This is a great achievement. Really, the way we like to see 
> all changes 
> >implemented.  This great success was only possible with the careful
> preparation
> >and
> >documentation done by our fellow lister, Bryan Carbonell.
> >
> >Thank you very much for this great work.
> >
> >Lembit Soobik, Pres. DBA
> >Donna Cook, VP DBA
> >
> >
> >
> >
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