Re: Oracle 911 Article - An apology to DBAZine

I have had an email message from Don Burleson
regarding comments I have made about his article
"Oracle 911 - Emergency Oracle Support"

In particular he raised the following two sentences
as examples of comments that could hurt the
reputation of DBAZine:

"Bizarre though it may seem to you, I think this is probably the best
article that Don has ever written."

"I didn't say I liked it, I said it was probably the best he'd written."

Having read his complaint, I have to say
the term "bizarre" is devoid of all technical
content, and carries an emotional loading
that could may affect the reader to an
unreasonable degree.  It was not an appropriate
word for a detached reviewer to use, and I
apologise for using it.

The second sentence is a statement of fact,
clearing up a misunderstanding by a previous
poster.  However I recognise that the medium
of the internet does require an extreme attention
to detail of wording, and it is easy to read into
a sentence more than the author was trying
to say. I am sorry that this sentence caused
Don some concern.


As a closing note, Don pointed out in the same
email that he has often been tempted to criticize
my articles, but has refrained from doing so. I
have informed him that he (as with anyone else
on the internet) is free to criticize, and I am
quite happy to learn from my critics.

In fact, in the absence of a structured and rapid
feedback mechanism on the DBAZine site, the
Oracle-L list seems to be an ideal forum for
criticism.  So if any of you want to criticize
the stuff I have written, please do.  I can't
guarantee to respond to every criticism, but it
may lead to new ideas and interesting discussions.


Regards

Jonathan Lewis
http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk

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