Re: How about an Oracle debate?

"Rahul" <rahul_ocp8i_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f8af2f95.0406071135.16b1784_at_posting.google.com...
> Rather than tagging others, how about DB vs HJR only! that would be
> educational and fun ;-)

Well, I think your post confirms that Don's pulled off a neat trick here.

It's not fun to have him contact your employer in a bid to silence you. It's not fun to have him make veiled threats about 'dropping by' with his 'friends'
It's not fun to see a professional issue descend to the "people love conflict" level.
It's not fun to see what should be a matter of dispassionate fact and technical accuracy become vaudeville.

But distracting people with "fun" is what Don hoped he would manage.

It saves him having to be technically accurate in his descriptions of how Oracle works.
It saves him having a conscience about selling misleading and inaccurate information to unsuspecting Oracle newbies. It saves him having to behave in a professional manner. It saves him being subjected to the technical scrutiny he deserves, and can't stand.

Regards
HJR
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> Regds
> Rahul.
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> > > Don Burleson wrote:
> > >
> > >> IMHO, these long-winded threads often cloud the real Oracle technical
> > >> issues. While the insults are fun to read, the reality is that less
> > >> than 1% of Oracle professionals read this forum anymore, for reasons
> > >> that are all-too evident. Let's get the message to a wider audience.
> > >>
> > >> Since many people in this forum have very strong opinions about the
> > >> Oracle technology perspectives, I would like to propose a debate
> > >> between those with the most conflicting opinions.
> > >>
> > >> - Team one: Richard Foote, Howard J. Rogers and Nuno Souto
> > >> - Team two: Mike Ault, Rich Niemiec and Don Burleson
> > >>
> > >> This would be a live one-hour public debate, moderated by an
> > >> independent sponsor such as SearchOracle, IOUG or DBAZine. I can
> > >> arrange a room at Oracle Openworld in San Francisco, and it could be
a
> > >> big "hit"!
> > >>
> > >> We would film it, and the sponsor will then create a one-hour Webinar
> > >> for distribution worldwide. I'm thinking of a title like "The Great
> > >> Oracle Debate – Clash of the Titans".
> > >>
> > >> We could discuss Index Internals, why Burleson & Niemiec give poor
> > >> advice, or any other topics you like. . . No holes barred, it would
> > >> have all of the insults as these message threads. People just love
> > >> conflict, especially when it is passionate. Something like the Jerry
> > >> Springer show, for Oracle people . . .
> > >
Received on Mon Jun 07 2004 - 14:55:37 CDT