Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004641 More actions · Answer 1

Lennie even attacked Gianluca who was just trying to keep things calm. I don't have a black book but I believe I'm going to start one.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 2

Jeff Moden (2/18/2011)
Lennie even attacked Gianluca who was just trying to keep things calm. I don't have a black book but I believe I'm going to start one.

I've already reported him for that. And for attacking everyone who actually tried to help.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 3

Jeff Moden (2/18/2011)
Lennie even attacked Gianluca who was just trying to keep things calm. I don't have a black book but I believe I'm going to start one.

I've reported the thread and one of the admins (Chris Massey) is handling it.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 4

Craig Farrell (2/18/2011)
Koen Verbeeck (2/18/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
Do you remember Lennie, the guy with sock-puppets friends?
He's back again. Nothing worth worrying about, at the moment.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1066085-9-1.aspx
I just read the thread you linked to in your post.
It's hilarious 😀
And I thought nabadan was I serious troll...
Nah, Nadabadan wasn't a troll, just someone who couldn't see past his nose. That'll happen. This fool...
I'm walking away now before I get involved. Stefan proved to me he's a much better abuser of fools than I am. May I request recruiting his assistance? 🙂

Ha! Thanks, I guess? : -)

I'm not getting into that one. I wasn't going to get into the last one until he started claiming things that clearly contradicted things he'd said earlier. This guy is just yelling a lot.

He's got one comment that is really funny though where he responds to ALZDBA (who has excellent English) with

Ian is correct to himself not me because both of us are not from the same company and same department and differnt country.
My company SQL SERVER table TestCustomers DataType for CustomerID is VarChar so it's not Integer. Unless you don't understand english as I did mentioned that CustomerID datatype is Varchar in respond to IAN suggestion.

That's some mangled English right there. And he sure likes his driving "analogy". At least I'm sure he thinks it is an analogy.

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 5

I have to admit it was my fault.

If I didn't post on THE THREAD a "Lennie alert" nobody would have noticed, Lennie would have got his answer and everyone then would have lived happily thereafter.

I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.

EDIT: Help! Somebody fix my Consecutio Temporum please!

-- Gianluca Sartori

Dave Ballantyne SSC-Dedicated Points: 33667 More actions · Answer 6

Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I have to admit it was my fault.
If I didn't post on THE THREAD a "Lennie alert" nobody would have noticed, Lennie would have got his answer and everyone then would have lived happily thereafter.
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.

Some how , i very much doubt that , once again he looks like he's not understanding the problem anyway.

Here http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1066215.aspx he's attacking ALZDBA who , i think , was trying to help Lennie.

You were right to point it out though, dont be sorry for that.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 7

Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I have to admit it was my fault.
If I didn't post on THE THREAD a "Lennie alert" nobody would have noticed, Lennie would have got his answer and everyone then would have lived happily thereafter.
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.
EDIT: Help! Somebody fix my Consecutio Temporum please!

That's very generous. I don't think you really changed much on that thread. If you hadn't said anything, judging by his current apparent level of understanding, he'd have not understood the ansewrs people were trying to give him, gotten upset and we'd be right where we are now, just with more honest attempts to help first. That's what happened with his last thread.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 8

Thank you, guys.

BTW, nobody fixed my English: I'll have to assume it was right, was it? 🙂

-- Gianluca Sartori

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 9

Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
Thank you, guys.
BTW, nobody fixed my English: I'll have to assume it was right, was it? 🙂

Well, I'm sure the OP won't be able to understand it, but I have no idea what language he's speaking. It isn't really English.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65144 More actions · Answer 10

Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I have to admit it was my fault.
If I didn't post on THE THREAD a "Lennie alert" nobody would have noticed, Lennie would have got his answer and everyone then would have lived happily thereafter.
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.
EDIT: Help! Somebody fix my Consecutio Temporum please!

Non Illegitimi Carborundum 🙂

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

Ian Scarlett SSC-Insane Points: 23197 More actions · Answer 11

Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.

Don't appologize Gianluca. That sort of behaviour needs to be brought to people's attention.

I just wish I'd seen this part of the thread before I replied to Lennie.

I feel irritated with myself for having helped someone with that sort of attitude.:sick:

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 12

Ian Scarlett (2/18/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.
Don't appologize Gianluca. That sort of behaviour needs to be brought to people's attention.
I just wish I'd seen this part of the thread before I replied to Lennie.
I feel irritated with myself for having helped someone with that sort of attitude.:sick:

Don't. Help is help.

The guy is obviously completely out of his depth. He doesn't understand enough to know what he doesn't understand. Help as possible, ignore the temper tantrums, or ignore altogether, but don't feel bad about trying to help.

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spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 13

David Burrows (2/18/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I have to admit it was my fault.
If I didn't post on THE THREAD a "Lennie alert" nobody would have noticed, Lennie would have got his answer and everyone then would have lived happily thereafter.
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.
EDIT: Help! Somebody fix my Consecutio Temporum please!
Non Illegitimi Carborundum 🙂

Mala tempora currunt, amice mi!

-- Gianluca Sartori

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

GSquared (2/18/2011)
Ian Scarlett (2/18/2011)
Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.
Don't appologize Gianluca. That sort of behaviour needs to be brought to people's attention.
I just wish I'd seen this part of the thread before I replied to Lennie.
I feel irritated with myself for having helped someone with that sort of attitude.:sick:
Don't. Help is help.
The guy is obviously completely out of his depth. He doesn't understand enough to know what he doesn't understand. Help as possible, ignore the temper tantrums, or ignore altogether, but don't feel bad about trying to help.

Absolutely, I don't think you should ever feel bad about trying to help someone. If nothing else, you might end up helping someone else who stumbles on the thread. I can't count the number of times I've found a gem in a long string of comments where that gem was the only thing of value there. Sometimes it is only a hint that gets me started on the right path, perhaps your comment will do the same for someone some day.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104768 More actions · Answer 15

Gianluca Sartori (2/18/2011)
I have to admit it was my fault.
If I didn't post on THE THREAD a "Lennie alert" nobody would have noticed, Lennie would have got his answer and everyone then would have lived happily thereafter.
I apologize for provoking another forgettable page in SSC history.
EDIT: Help! Somebody fix my Consecutio Temporum please!

Gianluca,

Consecutio Temporum: Avresti dovuto usare el piuccheperfetto al posto del preterito:

"hadn't posted" al posto de "didn't post".

(I hope my Italian hasn't decayed beyond comprehensibility!)

Tom