With all the trivia and word games and nostalgia and nit-picking and such that gets posted, how could anyone object to the announcement of a new mainframe class?
I say "keep up the announcements, Steve." The people who need the classes most are the least likely to sign up for the opt-in list. How will tomorrow's newbie know? Are you going to re-post the "no more promotions" announcement every six months? <g> So far as I know, every PC comes equipped with an ANSI-standard delete key. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graeme Gibson Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: So, OK, no more promotions from me - after this one There have been times in the last 12 months where I've felt that a few posters have strained the promotional envelope on IBM-MAIN. Clearly it's all a matter of achieving balance. So long as Steve's posts are offering useful explanations, corrections, examples or a nudge in the right direction that is relevant to the thread raised by the OP, then IMO it's ok to mention a relevant training offering that he has available. "Relevant" would mean that it might have helped the OP avoid having to post at all and "mention" should be little more than a link to all the gory detail on a website. I've always felt sympathy for Steve's awkward position here as the more detailed help he gives, the more effective IBM-MAIN is bailing newbies 'n wannabes out, and this can be seen by the shortsighted and the lazy as undercutting the need for his paid services. Go Steve! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
