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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/06/07 05:05
Ciaran wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2:48 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>>>> No, just truthful. After several requests from different users, you
>>>> told us in comp.databases.mysql you didn't see why we would need any
>>>> more information to solve your problem.
>
> Jerry, Please be assured that I meant no offence to you or anyone else
> over on the mysql newsgroup. You personally have been of great help to
> me in the past and I am very thankful and respectful for that. I've
> looked again at all the replies on the mysql topic and if you look
> again you will see that I was nothing but polite and responsive until
> I was asked to explain the table design repeatedly. I was looking for
> a quick solution to a simple problem. The reason I did not give more
> info initially was because I didn't want to start a long discussion on
> the way my tables were laid out - I simply wanted help with the syntax
> of the query. From experience posting to these newsgroups, I know that
> giving too much superfluous info can lead to very delayed solutions as
> eager purists discuss the most efficient way to do things. I usually
> only post here to find handy solutions to problems I cannot fix and
> occasionally to help beginners in similar situations. I was impatient
> - I apologise and I do appreciate your time.
> Ciarán
>
The problem was, the question you were asking required the tables design
to provide a good answer. And that's why you were asked for it
repeatedly, by multiple people.
Giving too much information is seldom bad. Not enough is *always* bad.
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