This is good stuff. For an online community to thrive, there needs to be rules of etiquette such as not posting 100 lines of code.

Members also should offer something in...

... that is the general human condition and there is little need, in my opinion, to change that... the masses of mediocrity can only dream about... so let them wallow...

No question there's a pile of anecdotoal evidence to suggest that lots of people aren't showing ambition and let opportunity sit on the table. That said, I'm not ready to...

Even if you're new to databases - those books I recommended will help you ramp up - and I think you'll do reasonably well there.

Another recommendation is to zip on...

Good question. This user might be farming answers for profit on Mechanical Turk or some other way. This user has...

Hey there.

I don't have a solution to hand over. But maybe I can help the thought process along.

There are a couple of ways to respond to events. Triggers on a...

Here are a couple titles I think would be readable and informative for someone...

I too think there really is a lack of career ambition out there. I...

In the least, I think companies running SQL Server would do well to get a storage consultant to come in at critical times - like when you're about to plan...

We see the need for CAPTCHA technologies on various sites to prove the form is filled out by a human and not a computer. We need CAPTCHA-like technology to prove...

Phil suggests, if I read him right, that online communities like SQLServerCentral are vital in part to help tech workers cope with waves of change.

That's a great point. That...

I look to seasoned practitioners in the field and they seem to have developed attitudes that are flexible and nuanced. They can say "it depends." They can identify and navigate...

Consider a Tools section. As a working community member, part of my job is to be aware of the various tools that are available that could be put to use...

Following along with Jeff's comment, doing a set-based solution...

I'd like to do a poll and find out what most people call it - a "tally" table, a "numbers" table, a "helper" table or what. It would be...