Lynn Pettis (7/28/2014)

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bantrim (7/28/2014)

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Koen Verbeeck (7/28/2014)

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bantrim (7/28/2014)

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Lynn Pettis (7/28/2014)

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bantrim (7/28/2014)

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I'm interested in this answer as well. I have definitely encountered a fair amount of pretentious responses and posts there (then again, look at this thread's topic), but they are (both) outweighed by the indispensable amount of help I have received from a typically very helpful and kind community.

Welcome to The Thread as well. As you are new here a very brief history. Yes, this thread began as a rant about questions being posted SSC. It has also grown from there in ways the title doesn't express. This has become The Water Cooler for many of us. Yes we still rant about some of the questions and OPs, but it allows us to let off steam, refocus, and dive back in to try and help some more. It has also server as location where we have asked others to help with questions that we have found ourselves out of our depth, we aren't all masters of every aspect of MS SQL Server.

We have also learned many things about each other during the time this thread has been active. If you have a few months you may want to start at the beginning. It would also help when you get confused when we talk about the TitD (the Tent in the Desert) and the Guard Hippo that protects it (last I knew he was wearing a pink tutu).

Again, welcome and enjoy your stay.

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I see I have much catching up to do then. I have pretty well just lurked and read the daily email, but noticed this thread (The Thread?) is always sitting there at the bottom, and thought "hey, why not?".

That's what it does. Hiding at the bottom, lurking, creeping and silently calling your attention. And then one day.....

You're making it sound like a Stephen King novel. Does everyone float down here?

Eventually new people surface on The Thread occasionally. Some have even taken the time to read *all* the posts.

You will find many interesting facts and trivia about some of the denizens here. You find our heartbreak and triumphs. And many other interesting items. Most of all, you will find we are human, just like you.

You may even make some friends. I have.