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Hello All
I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like .... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs |
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"Leslie Isaacs" wrote in message
... Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Well I help when I can and I have also recieved help so I can say both "thanks" and "hear hear". Keith. www.keithwilby.co.uk |
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My sentiments exactly! Except for the warm beer. I need to offer an
icy, cold one along with a bombastic American, "You ROCK!" type kinda thing. On Sep 16, 3:56*am, "Leslie Isaacs" wrote: Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like ... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs |
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Thanks for your kind words. As an MVP for the last 9 years and a helper here
for half dozen years before that, I can say that the experience is quite rewarding for us as well. I've watched and helped folks rise from newbies, to in 1 case a member of the Access team at Microsoft. It is especially rewarding when we see folks like yourself answering questions for others. Keep up the good work, and thanks again. You made my day. -- Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP http://www.datastrat.com http://www.mvps.org/access http://www.accessmvp.com "Leslie Isaacs" wrote in message ... Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like ... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs |
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We all appreciate your kind remarks.
I as well have been more the beneficiary of the these groups. I began coming here because I needed guidance. Over time, I found I could also provide some answers. Sometimes, I would have to do some research because I wasn't sure my solution was correct. In doing so, I not only helped someone, I learned something. The old saying "There is no better way to learn than to teach." has proven true for me. Keep asking, keep answering. Best to you. -- Dave Hargis, Microsoft Access MVP "Leslie Isaacs" wrote: Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like .... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs |
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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:56:55 +0100, "Leslie Isaacs"
wrote: Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like ... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs Thanks for the kind words, Leslie. I just have to agree with Arvin and Dave... and to warn you, "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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"felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning
symptom of incipient MVP-itis! I still have some issues with this one... it's difficult sometimes to keep your mouth shut if you're not 100% sure of what you're saying. Sometimes, even, you think you know what you're saying, later to find out that you really don't! It definately is fulfulling to give back, but be careful, or at least try to include disclaimers ("I'm not sure I know what I'm talking about here, but maybe....") -- Jack Leach www.tristatemachine.com "I haven't failed, I've found ten thousand ways that don't work." -Thomas Edison (1847-1931) "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:56:55 +0100, "Leslie Isaacs" wrote: Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like ... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs Thanks for the kind words, Leslie. I just have to agree with Arvin and Dave... and to warn you, "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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Thanks to Leslie for the kind words, and a "disclaimer" for Jack ...
As in many situations, there may not be "one (and only one) right answer" .... stay flexible! Regards Jeff Boyce Microsoft Office/Access MVP "Jack Leach" dymondjack at hot mail dot com wrote in message ... "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! I still have some issues with this one... it's difficult sometimes to keep your mouth shut if you're not 100% sure of what you're saying. Sometimes, even, you think you know what you're saying, later to find out that you really don't! It definately is fulfulling to give back, but be careful, or at least try to include disclaimers ("I'm not sure I know what I'm talking about here, but maybe....") -- Jack Leach www.tristatemachine.com "I haven't failed, I've found ten thousand ways that don't work." -Thomas Edison (1847-1931) "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:56:55 +0100, "Leslie Isaacs" wrote: Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like ... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs Thanks for the kind words, Leslie. I just have to agree with Arvin and Dave... and to warn you, "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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We all try to guess what the OP is looking for. Sometimes we miss by miles,
sometimes by a few inches, and once in a while we're right on target. That's the beauty of a newsgroup. If you see that you can add something, do it. When I type code directly into the newsreader, I usually preface the code with (untested) or (aircode). Any mistyping typically shows up in the IDE. Or someone may spot the error and point it out. We are all friends here, and everything is helpful. If you have a day where your forehead is flat from all the head slapping, we'll still love you smile -- Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP http://www.datastrat.com http://www.mvps.org/access http://www.accessmvp.com "Jack Leach" dymondjack at hot mail dot com wrote in message ... "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! I still have some issues with this one... it's difficult sometimes to keep your mouth shut if you're not 100% sure of what you're saying. Sometimes, even, you think you know what you're saying, later to find out that you really don't! It definately is fulfulling to give back, but be careful, or at least try to include disclaimers ("I'm not sure I know what I'm talking about here, but maybe....") -- Jack Leach www.tristatemachine.com "I haven't failed, I've found ten thousand ways that don't work." -Thomas Edison (1847-1931) "John W. Vinson" wrote: On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:56:55 +0100, "Leslie Isaacs" wrote: Hello All I hope this will not be deemed to be inappropriate use of these newsgroups, but here goes ... Some of you will know that I have asked for, and received, a great deal of help over the weeks/months(/years!) from the MVPs and others on these newsgroups. I am consistently amazed by the fact that such high quality, often quite in-depth help is made available to people like me by people like ... you all. Not only do us amateurs nearly always get specific answers to our current problems (well - our access-related problems anyway!), but the help we get often goes further in educating us how to use the specific answer in more general situations. I've even got to the point where I have felt able to suggest some answers to others' questions (albeit only where the questioner is evidently even more inexperienced that I am!). Rarely in life have I come across anything that is so useful, and valuable (in terms of the degree of expertise that is offered), and free! So on behalf of all of us questioners, I'd like to raise a glass of nice, warm English beer, and say "Cheers" - you are all great! Just felt I had to say that. Leslie Isaacs Thanks for the kind words, Leslie. I just have to agree with Arvin and Dave... and to warn you, "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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If you think you know the answer, go ahead and post.
If you are offbase, you will get corrected in almost every case. And in almost every case, the correction will come politely. Even if you do know the answer, there are times when you don't explain clearly or make an error in the message that will cause the poster problems. Guess what, the poster can post back and explain that your solution failed (and hopefully tell you what that means). Then you get a second chance to help or someone else will step in. John Spencer Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2009 The Hilltop Institute University of Maryland Baltimore County Jack Leach wrote: "felt able to suggest some answers" is an early warning symptom of incipient MVP-itis! I still have some issues with this one... it's difficult sometimes to keep your mouth shut if you're not 100% sure of what you're saying. Sometimes, even, you think you know what you're saying, later to find out that you really don't! It definately is fulfulling to give back, but be careful, or at least try to include disclaimers ("I'm not sure I know what I'm talking about here, but maybe....") |
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