Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:10:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Claudia Bullock <CBullock@HCFA.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Claudia Bullock <CBullock@HCFA.GOV>
Subject:      Manners and respect -Reply

Ray,
 
I'm somewhat shocked and confused by your post.  You seem to imply that I (a
newbie on the list) made personal statements slamming an individual who is well
respected on this list (Michael), during the "record layout" thread.  It seems
that you are admonishing me to show more manners and respect.
 
For the record, my comments were not given as personal attacks, rather they were
given in a detached manner to correct what I percieved to have been stated in
error (without any particular knowledge or regard to the personality or status
of the person whom I was trying to correct).
 
From where I sit, if an injustice was done at all, it was done to me, when valid
comments were met with sarcasm, rather than taken seriously.  Sarcasm does not
translate well over the net, and it took me a while to recognize the full extent
of the sarcasm.  If anyone has been treated rudely, it was me.
 
Claudia
 
 
 
>>> Ray Pass <raypass@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> 07/27/98 12:22am >>>
... been watching the little "Record Layout" thread escalate a bit while
getting a few giggles out of it ... now I have a question for Mike R - Who
ghost wrote the best-selling, "must-have-on-your-MVS/SAS-bookshelf" SAS-BBU
book, "Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment" for you?  Obviously
someone who knows nothing about the dataset manipulation(???) procedure
called PROC CONTENTS and very little about MVS and SAS in general could not
have done it by themselves under their own steam.
 
Incredulous minds wanna know.
 
Now for my comment.  I've noticed quite a few SAS-L newbies on the list
lately.  All are more than welcome!  The list is for the general SAS user
community and is extremely useful and productive.  I would however make one
small suggestion.  Get to know the list a bit before making personal
comments.  If it's a question or an answer you wish to offer, please do not
hesitate at all - there is no waiting period here and no question or answer
is more important than any other.  But, you should really get to know the
personality of the list and the players before making statements about
individuals.  There are some revered members on this list who have been
around for quite a while, selflessly benefiting others.  When the likes of
an Ian or Mike are slammed, at whatever level, bandwidth is being terribly
wasted.  Tempers flare and flames explode at times but they are rarely, if
ever, useful.  I personally find the DELETE key to be one of the most
useful on my keyboard.
End of sermon.
 
Ray
 
 
 
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