A request not to joke in such a way that inexperienced people might take =66or real suggestions is not political correctness, IMO. Given the number of such posts of his in the past, it is a little surprising to see that particular one singled out. It's too bad that people are leaving over it as it is a trivial issue, again IMO. Good luck to all who choose to leave. I'm sorry to see longtime members go over this. Allan -----Original Message----- =46rom: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Goulet, Dick Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:29 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; jtesta@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: wow, i'm surprised, signoff Joe, Sorry to see you go & sorry to hear that you feel that way. "Political =3D correctness" I'm afraid is here to stay, or should I say it's fear of =3D being sued over something that was taken out of context. I know I have =3D to watch what I say & that keeps my participation in the list down. But =3D this I think is still a very good forum for all of us, you included. =3D Now if there was just some way to put an end to those damned lawyers =3D we'd all be happier. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- =46rom: jtesta@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jtesta@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:06 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: wow, i'm surprised, signoff What a bunch of cry babies, anything posted in a public forum should be taken with a grain of salt, i see that $hit called political correctness has made its way here also. Too bad, there used to be alot of good information passed around here, Jared don't bother banning my A$$ since as soon as this is posted i'll =3D be removing all of my email addresses. Its been fun but a/o recent it aint been fun at all. joe ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ =46AQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ =46AQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________________ This email is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Copying, forwarding or distributing this message by persons or entities other than the addressee is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. This email may have been monitored for policy compliance. [021216] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------