Marshall Barton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> David W. Fenton wrote:
>>johnlute <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>> I find it challenging however to suggest to people that they
>>> should check out "the NNTP newsgroups archive via Google's
>>> interface"! Most people find me sufficiently complicated and
>>> confusing without adding more logs to that fire.
>>
>>People find *me* confusing and complicated, too.
>>
>>Not to mention annoying and tiresome.
>
> Hey, David. you forgot to mention intelligent and
> extrordinaily knowledgable, but maybe that's part of being
> complicated ;-)
You're much kinder than my critics...thanks!
Truth be told, in real life, I can be difficult, but only about
things I care about. When I get bent out of shape about something in
Access, it's because it's something I care a lot about. Same in real
life -- nobody wastes energy on things toward which they are
indifferent.
BTW, an experienced salesperson once taught me the lesson when in
initial discussions with a potential new client that if they start
complaining about something, you've made the sale, as if they
weren't onboard, they wouldn't be motivated to bitch and moan.
It's a bit simplistic, but it is a viewpoint that makes it easier to
tolerate certain kinds of client reactions.
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David W. Fenton
http://www.dfenton.com/
usenet at dfenton dot com
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