Re: showing a little compassion

From: Wayne Snyder (wsnyder_at_computeredservices.com)
Date: 04/12/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 13:04:27 -0700

If I may add....

I think you mis-understand the comment .... Here is the history -

When questions relating to db design are asked, very often Joe Celko will be
among the answers... Although Joe is very smart, and well-respected, he is
often caustic and sarcastic with his answers...

The response was mimicing a response like Joe Celko might have given
 essentially poking at Joe Celko) - not at you...

Since this is an open forum, we sometimes see mean-ness. But the vast
majority of folks on ALL of the SQL forums are just like you and I , trying
to help one another be successfull..

So don't worry about the response from anonymous, - he was kicking Celko...

"Dan" <ddonahue@archermalmo.com> wrote in message
news:e2aPnGKIEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I recently received this response from someone on this forum.
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1a99c01c41e65$d15e87e0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > Oh - No! It's another one of those IDoits. I'm sure Joe
> > Celko will be along very soon to jump up on his soap box
> > and give you his bruntal diatribe on sequential numbering
> > and why you are such and IDoit for not using natural keys.
> > (Duck!!!)
> >
>
> I've noticed for some reason that this forum is the most abusive of any
> forum I've ever been on. There are a lot of knowledgeable people on this
> forum who give help and advice in a supportive and courteous way so I know
> that the few jerks are not indicative of the whole. But for some reason,
> some people on this forum have decided that it's fun to belittle, abuse or
> make fun of someone just because the person doesn't know something and
asks
> for help.
>
> I don't believe there is anything wrong with not knowing something. And
I'll
> bet that at some time in their life, whether in the area of computers or
> some other area of their life, the abusers have been in the same position
of
> not knowing something and having to ask for help. I wonder how they felt
or
> would feel if the person they're asking for help decided to take the
chance
> to belittle or abuse them?
>
> Dan D.
>
>

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