I did read your post. I stated you were taking a poll, the "popularity" characterization is no where to be found in my message. Nor is there any implication in my post that you were running a "beauty contest". Perhaps my choice of the word important instead of useful or informative was what caused the confusion.
Once one has acquired a certain amount of Oracle expertise most posts are mere confirmations of what one already knows, and things one learns from this forum are added to that expertise increasing the likelihood that future posts will be reconfirmations. There are certainly persons whose expertise greatly exceeds mine. These people are most likely to post messages I find worth saving. There are folks at roughly the same level. Nearly all of their posts are reconfirmations, but there are still many worth saving. There are those who I would judge to have a poorer understanding of most of Oracle, but have a better grasp on certain specifics. Very few of their posts are worth saving, but those which are, are as informative as "expertise greatly exceeds" group. Along the same lines, no one on this group is infallible. There are lurkers who post very infrequently, but when they do demonstrate a very detailed knowledge of a facet of Oracle when they correct or complete answers given by folks rightly held in high esteem. Your polling method would miss these important posts. We are presently moving toward RMAN. I'm currently saving many of your posts, but as I acquire more knowledge and the new becomes second nature many of those posts will lose their importance and be discarded. There is a definite temporal element. All this indicates there is little use in saving all the posts of anyone nor is discarding posts based solely on who sent wise. Ian MacGregor Stanford Linear Accelerator Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:24 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Read the post Ian, this isn't a popularity poll, I have no interest in those. I *HAVE* to cull out my mail box for certain reasons I can't discuss at the *moment*. I offered to provide a summary of the results if the group was interested, but that's not the purpose. The truth of the matter is that I have some 20,000 messages to cull out, so I need to establish some criteria on what to keep and what not to keep. My thinking was that there are those who consistently provide the most insight. That being the case, I would make sure that they are the ones that get stored for certain. >> Our levels of expertise on different aspects of Oracle are eclectic. Amen! Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP Oracle Database Architect CSX Midtier Database Administration Author of several Oracle books you can find on Amazon.com! Londo Mollari: Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you. � -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 8:44 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L You are taking a poll to find out which messages are most important and worth saving? How does that work? I keep messages containing helpful scripts, messages which eloquently and precisely explain and or demonstrate Oracle concepts and programming, messages on areas of which I am ignorant, and messages which disprove beliefs I have long held. Even if we all used the same criteria we would save different messages. Our levels of expertise on different aspects of Oracle are eclectic. Ian MacGregor Stanford Linear Accelerator Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:05 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Board - If you had to choose the 10 top posters here at Oracle-L who provided the biggest input and knowledge, who would they be? Who are the top 10 Oracle Guru's on this news group? I'm asking because my mailbox is FULL, and I have to trash a large amount of the stored stuff thats here. I'm going to archive some of it to CD, but I have limited space, so I want to archive those people who are constantly offering the most insightful advice (I know it's available online, but I'm not always online and it's nice to be able to search these emails for targeted content). Anyone want to take a crack at a list? You are welcome to email me private if you are afraid you would hurt someone's feelings. I'd be happy to compile the lists and report back to the group the overall answers, but all email to me will be treated as strictly confidential. Robert Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP Oracle Database Architect CSX Midtier Database Administration Author of several Oracle books you can find on Amazon.com! Londo Mollari: Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you. � -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Freeman, Robert INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: MacGregor, Ian A. 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