Re: Resiliency To New Data Requirements

Bob Badour wrote:
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Just to set the record straight for others (Bob filters me and attacks, trying to intimidate, those who respond to me, in case you haven't figured that out) -- I have no motivation here other than to learn in order to help the industry provide better bang for the buck software solutions.

I make no money studying data modeling or from any of my work here. I wonder what he thinks I'm promoting. I do have a blog and I promote that. It does have ads on it (as an experiment). To date, google analytics tells me that just over 5.000 "absolute unique visitors" have read my blog and adsense says that I have made $69 (in 7.5 months), but they do not distribute dollars until you get $100. So, that's my goal for the year related to my database related research and writing. Maybe someday I will make money in this particular field (I do make money in s/w dev), but money has never been a motivation for me (I have found that the lack of money can be motivating, however ;-)

> What you fail to understand is they are already entrenched in their
> minds. We can either surrender and allow them complete freedom to
> disseminate ignorance, or we can expose them for the charlatans they are.

When someone asks questions you think are stupid or states opinions that you think are wrong, it seems it would be best to either ignore or engage them, as you choose. Bullying the person is not on my list of appropriate responses, and I'm sorry that Bob and company think it is appropriate.

> In the two or three years when I stayed away and when Marshall and
> others pretended to engage Dawn at an intellectual level as a peer, the
> newsgroup gave her a semi-official glossary to pollute

I was given no such glossary. When the group was asked at various times to provide definitions, I sometimes contributed. When my contribution was acceptable, it was added IIRC.

> with her own
> ignorant misconceptions.

Some people only speak about topics on which they are certain (Bob seems to fall into that category). I speak on topics about which I have opinions, but often where I am not certain. I learn a lot that way.

Contributing to a shared glossary, as with all writing for me, is a way for me to learn if my definitions align with others or not (as well as helping to minimize mis-communication due to having different definitions). I think mAsterdam did a good job facilitating the glossary.

I have never seen or felt such bullying before and prefer to spend time where I am welcome, so I'll go back to lurking again soon. I recognize that there is a risk in replying to me because you might be the next target, and being bullied, even just in a news group, is not fun -- it can be emotionally draining. So, to those who have defended my right to express opinions and ask questions in this forum, many thanks and cheers! --dawn Received on Wed Aug 16 2006 - 21:21:52 CEST