Reminds me of the 60's book "101 Uses for A Dead Cat" -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 4:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stack Exchange mainframe proposal
Friday look-ahead. What would the consensus of cats be on the best way to skin them? . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2018 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: Stack Exchange mainframe proposal I guess I could have this wrong, but I have never been one to believe that fixing problems by consensus is a good idea. It is more than a little possible, and I'm sure we have all seen it on this list before, that a majority could "think" that some solution is "correct" when the actual correct solution is later offered by a lone individual or a minority of people. Just because the majority of a group thinks that something is correct doesn't necessarily mean that it's the right answer. That also leaves nothing for the "more ways to skin a cat" type of solution where there may be several ways to successfully resolve a problem, some ways being easier for a certain site and harder for others. How many times on this list was the solution provided and then someone came along and outlined a "better" way to implement that solution? Too many to count I would imagine. Like management by committee, there are some things that can be accomplished that way, but there are many types of things that just plain can't be addressed that way. I believe that mainframes and systems programming in particular fall into the category of "one size does not really fit all", so assuming that the solution with the highest number of votes is the correct one could be less help than the current way IBM-MAIN functions. Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
