Sorry to single you out Scott, but i didn't mean it in a bad way :) I totally agree, this list (or any mailing list for that matter) is much better off with a little OT every now and then... besides who wants to read about boring CF stuff all day? :p
p.s. what's your ICQ#? (34395833) _______________________ James Silva Web Production Gruden Pty Ltd Tel: +61 02 9956 6388 Fax: +61 02 9956 8433 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.gruden.com _______________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott > Barnes > Sent: Tuesday, 21 January 2003 12:42 PM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: OT : Is this a last resort? > > > heh :) > > CFAUSSIE to me is a basically a community outlet, i.e. there are times for > On topic problems or issues, and then there a times to break away at the > mundane coding we do day in day out :) (everyone needs a friday > distraction); > > I've been a lone gunman many times in companies who just think the web is > this big machine that stores websites, so in reality allot of the lonegunman > may be like me and use this as a positive outlet of internet related topics > or geeky humour that only other devs in the field may get or understand. > > I haven't received complaints or emails / icq msgs from Geoff saying "stop > the f3((ing OT posts" and generally speaking, I always prefix the subject > with an OT: for those who scan before they read? so its no harm really? If > you want me to stop, just say the word and i will :D > > Having said that, I rarely use this list as my sole salvation as I've found > you can ask a specific question like "I need to know how to make a query > fart, I have inserted the correct sql statements etc" > > and without fail, someone replies with "have you tried flash" > > So yeah, while I get jokingly crucified for my OT, atleast I admit its OT.. > while others just come up with replies that resemble "my dress is pink, my > shoes are blue" type "what the foo!" > > I'd like to see more serious CF related problems be aired in here, > especially with CFC's as they can get pretty complex :) > > Regards > Scott Barnes --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MX Downunder AsiaPac DevCon - http://mxdu.com/
