Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Oct 22 21:16:02 CDT 2007
There was a computer club that was started in around 1982 in Victoria that called itself 'Big Blue'. When a host of other copies started hitting the market the name was changed to 'Big Blue and cousins'. Maybe we could call the new site 'DBA.Net and cousins'? Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:35 PM To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB LOL. Come one, come all. Now one here uses that but now that you are here we have at least one. ;-) John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael R Mattys Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 7:49 PM To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB We're going to need a stoplight for all this traffic. DBA.Code.Misc Michael R. Mattys MapPoint & Access Dev www.mattysconsulting.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB > This really isn't about the Access list. That will remain named as it is > I > presume. The discussion is about renaming the VB list to embrace a wider > audience. > > It is my opinion that we should not cast too wide a net or we will end up > attracting people for every platform under the sun and they will soon > leave > because there is no support available for their respective platform. > > I thought we should simply widen the target to include the .Net platform, > specifically VB.Net. The list is currently VB oriented, and widening the > scope to include VB.Net (which is a large percentage of the current > traffic) > would be entirely appropriate. > > Just my opinion. > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael R Mattys > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:21 PM > To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Renaming DBA-VB > > I'm not interested in .Net anything, right now. > > I guess you're saying that both PHP and Ruby on Rails are irrelevant when > it > comes to Access? > > Michael R. Mattys > MapPoint & Access Dev > www.mattysconsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com