RE: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-09 Thread Greg Keogh
hundreds? influential? worldwide? (apologies for all those questionmarks, to whomever was commenting on them t'other day It pleases me to imagine this is true – Greg

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread silky
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM, mike smith wrote: [...] > Paintballs at  50 paces?  They probably wouldn't even sting much at that > range. :^)  Trouble with email is it gets taken so damned seriously, whereas > if it was said to your face you'd get more context.  (some of us get more > context

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread mike smith
On 9 September 2010 13:35, silky wrote: > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Les Hughes wrote: > [...] > > > We should just settle this like fine grown gentlemen a punch-on at > the > > 'Nerd Violence Dinner' tonight in Melbourne. > > While I know you and know this is meant as a joke, legitima

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread mike smith
On 9 September 2010 13:05, Greg Keogh wrote: > Who trolls? Who attacks people? Who gets hostile? Who jumps on ideas? > Who calls people “stupid”? Someone who behaves like that must be socially > retarded. > Do I smell an attempt at a troll? > Although it is entertaining to watch these peopl

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread silky
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Les Hughes wrote: [...] > We should just settle this like fine grown gentlemen a punch-on at the > 'Nerd Violence Dinner' tonight in Melbourne. While I know you and know this is meant as a joke, legitimate threats of physical violence from members of this lis

RE: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread Greg Keogh
Who trolls? Who attacks people? Who gets hostile? Who jumps on ideas? Who calls people "stupid"? Someone who behaves like that must be socially retarded. Although it is entertaining to watch these people ruin their reputations in front of hundreds of influential people worldwide. Yes, tech tal

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread Les Hughes
mike smith wrote: On 9 September 2010 10:53, David Burela > wrote: Here is another idea. Instead of focusing on "argument styles", "how to troll correctly", etc. How about we just stop attacking people on this mailing list and just talk tech. Exce

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread mike smith
On 9 September 2010 10:53, David Burela wrote: > Here is another idea. > Instead of focusing on "argument styles", "how to troll correctly", etc. > How about we just stop attacking people on this mailing list and just talk > tech. > > Except Fridays. > I talk to a lot of people offline about th

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread Arjang Assadi
On 9 September 2010 10:33, silky wrote: > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Arjang Assadi > wrote: > > [...] > >> Allowing people to directly play with data nullifies any attempt of >> forcing business rules in a system. > > It's interesting. Nobody said anything about this. Yet, you are > refuti

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread silky
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:53 AM, David Burela wrote: > Here is another idea. [... amusing irony ...] FYI, I've asked David to discuss this with me offlist (assuming he is talking about me). I won't comment further on the matter on the list. I suppose my last comment would be that is should be i

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread KO CHANG
Here is my +1. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:53 AM, David Burela wrote: > Here is another idea. > Instead of focusing on "argument styles", "how to troll correctly", etc. > How about we just stop attacking people on this mailing list and just talk > tech. > > I talk to a lot of people offline about t

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread David Burela
Here is another idea. Instead of focusing on "argument styles", "how to troll correctly", etc. How about we just stop attacking people on this mailing list and just talk tech. I talk to a lot of people offline about this mailing list and what keeps most people away from it. The same name continuou

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread DotNet Dude
You're crazy silky :-) On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:41 AM, silky wrote: > This is a good read on the subject: > http://www.xent.com/pipermail/fork/2001-June/000438.html (relevant to > a specific mailing list but generally applicable). I appear to be > currently engaged in "The Level Lunge". > > -- >

Re: argument style, was Re: Access Database Replication

2010-09-08 Thread silky
This is a good read on the subject: http://www.xent.com/pipermail/fork/2001-June/000438.html (relevant to a specific mailing list but generally applicable). I appear to be currently engaged in "The Level Lunge". -- silky http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ "Every morning when I wake up, I experience