Re: Insert.... Select From... question

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From: Louis Davidson (dr_dontspamme_sql_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:34:09 -0400

> which we may disagree. But I wouldn't characterize the false statements
> Joe makes about the language of this group, to posters trying to get

False statements?

> In my opinion, even the correct and useful things Joe writes have little
> chance of benefitting those he answers, when the first thing he says to
> them is that they've screwed everything up.

Depends. Most of the time they have screwed everything up! I know when I
was much more naive I did screw up everything, and I am glad for people that
told me so. And now I see the very same mistakes over and over again by
people who need to be yelled at some.

I agree that Joe could chill and be nicer, but hey, he has earned the right
to be annoying, and we all have the right to ignore it! I for one will
listen to you, him, and all of the other people I really respect looking for
stuff that I still do wrong.

Thanks, 

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"Steve Kass" <skass@drew.edu> wrote in message
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> Whether Joe does more harm than good here is a matter of opinion about
> which we may disagree.  But I wouldn't characterize the false statements
> Joe makes about the language of this group, to posters trying to get
> answers, as opinions.  As far as I recall, Joe has never said that they
> were opinions, either.  What's obvious to you (about what Joe is talking
> about) may not be obvious to other readers.
>
> In my opinion, even the correct and useful things Joe writes have little
> chance of benefitting those he answers, when the first thing he says to
> them is that they've screwed everything up.
>
> SK
>
>
> Louis Davidson wrote:
>
> >Joe is being very literal (and I obviously disagree with him in several
> >basic ways) but he is obviously not talking about what you CAN do, but
what
> >you SHOULD do.  You CAN write every select statement using cursors, and
do
> >every single operation.  You just shouldn't.  We all have opinions, and
we
> >often give them when they are not exactly what is desired.
> >
> >
> >
> >>yelling that everyone's English is screwed up, screaming about how their
> >>*** accented characters are going to get them fired, if not bring on
> >>
> >>
> >the
> >
> >
> >>demise of civilization?  Please go be a pest somewhere else.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >While pest is probably not a great exaggeration, I for one like him
around
> >here because he is very thought provoking.  Since I started back in the
> >newsgroups, I have learned a great deal from his posts, along with
several
> >others (you included, Steve) and many people I have learned from have
been
> >pests at one time or another.  I personally have been a pest on many
> >occasions, because I have strong feelings about stuff.  I like to see him
> >post, because he has a very purist bend on every question that is posed,
and
> >what programmers today need is more fundamentals, not less.
> >
> >
> >
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