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Regulars - what motivates you to answer questions here?
A question for the "regulars" :
What motivates you to answer questions on this particular site, as against say the Oracle technical forums (metalink)? The quality of questions posed there are generally a tad better. Not as often do you see a "I can't read the manual" or "I don't want to read" or "I can't google/technet" type of questions.
Again, I'm not a regular there, nor am I an Oracle employee. I was on it today, and happened to notice some decent stuff - that's all.
Don't get me wrong - I've both benefitted from and contributed a little here. Obviously, it is a good thing that folks are willing to help out, no matter how mundane the question (or response). I'm just wondering about the motivation of folks with over a 1000 posts. What motivates you to answer questions like "fix my tnsnames.ora" "how do I perform a hot backup" etc? Quite remarkably, Tom still gets some of those on his site too!
Okay, back to work now..
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Boredom, and the delusion that someone might offer me a new job.
Personally I'm a real cherry-picker when it comes to answering questions -- most of them I'm just not interested in.
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Originally posted by slimdave
Boredom, and the delusion that someone might offer me a new job.
Man, you're brutally honest!
Personally, the reason I don't spend more time on the Oracle technical forums is - I hate the UI.
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For me it's a kind of gym where I get a workout. These are (usually) real-life problems which give me a chance to test my skills (if any).
The ones I like best are those that are at the limit of my capabilities - where I react with "I should know the answer to that!". Five minutes searching around perhaps fixes a problem and I've learned something - and Dave or Tamil will gently put me right if I stray (or pando will blast me out of the water, Jeff doesn't bother coz he only does ABW ).
P.S. agree about Meatlink
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For me it helps me to test my skills. I'm in a job where they don't require all that much of me, and its nice to have a distraction when I need it. I'm not at 1,000 post yet, but I'm one closer now.
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When you have my amount of knowledge, tact, humanity, and overall concern for others it would be a crime to keep this all to myself.
I see myself as the forum humanitarian.
With Love, Peace, and Understanding.
MH
I remember when this place was cool.
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Mr. H's post breakdown:
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Shoot the developers 1043
It's Friday 618
Use a parfile 43
Other 19
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Total 1723
Jeff Hunter
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Originally posted by Mr.Hanky
When you have my amount of knowledge, tact, humanity, and overall concern for others it would be a crime to keep this all to myself.
I see myself as the forum humanitarian.
With Love, Peace, and Understanding.
MH
Somethings are best kept to one's self.
You above all else should know that Mr. Hanky.
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Originally posted by slimdave
Personally I'm a real cherry-picker when it comes to answering questions -- most of them I'm just not interested in.
Me too. I used to answer a bunch questions across the board, but now I pick and choose in areas I am interested in, areas I can make a unique contribution, or correcting something when it's obviously wrong. (I'll have to keep a closer eye on Dapi, though...)
Jeff Hunter
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Originally posted by gandolf989
For me it helps me to test my skills. I'm in a job where they don't require all that much of me, and its nice to have a distraction when I need it.
Admitting you have a problem is the first step!
Jeff Hunter
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