Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Matthew Carter Newsgroups: comp.lang.php Subject: Re: Pulling ad-hoc data from a database into a PHP web page Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:21:23 -0500 Organization: Ahungry (http://ahungry.com) Lines: 77 Message-ID: <87zjbej8cs.fsf@ahungry.com> References: <9211084.ztrPHf13qF@PointedEars.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="7c986cd4736462de309a749b207746fe"; logging-data="2901"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18lod2LKiq3ksyxL9cZeTHj" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:9EpflyfyCZktRSFcrdjF8+STODY= sha1:fp4yMZJZMzyFxH9j1hyE9WO2rpc= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.php:14644 Jerry Stuckle writes: > On 11/26/2014 8:24 AM, M. Strobel wrote: >> On 26.11.2014 13:51, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>> On 11/26/2014 4:26 AM, M. Strobel wrote: >>>> On 06.11.2014 17:32, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>>>> On 11/6/2014 10:39 AM, James Harris wrote: >>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message >>>>>> news:m3g01n$eu7$1@dont-email.me... >>>>>>> On 11/5/2014 10:54 PM, the pedantic troll Thomas 'Pointed Head' Lahn >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Next time, ask questions the smart way: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Smart questions. Dumb answers - but typical of Pointed Head. >>>>>>> Completely useless. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> James, I suggest you just ignore the troll. Your life will be much >>>>>>> better. >>>>>> >>>>>> LOL. Since he referred me to a guide on asking questions I was >>>>>> going to >>>>>> return the favour and refer him to a guide to providing answers. >>>>>> >>>>>> That said, I can see that his effort to help was genuine ... I think. >>>>>> >>>>>> James >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> James, "Pointed Head" is a troll, well-known in several newsgroups. >>>>> This (lack of) answer is typical of most of his posts. The only >>>>> time he >>>>> gets something even halfway right is when someone else has answered the >>>>> question first, often times with code. Then two days or so later, >>>>> Pointed Head will copy that post and claim it as his answer. >>>>> >>>>> I suggest you just ignore his crap. The only reason I responded was >>>>> for >>>>> the benefit of you and other readers - showing him for what he is, to >>>>> the uninformed. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I am so utterly fed up with this troll shit. If you feel compelled to >>>> comment every posting of Mr. Spock with "ignore the troll" I should >>>> write a bot to answer your postings the same way. >>>> >>>> /Str. >>> >>> Frankly, I don't give a damn. >>> >>> I think it's important for people new to the group to know what Pointed >>> Head is - and that he is no way represents the rest of the people in the >>> group. >>> >>> If you don't like it, don't read it. >>> >> If you don't like it, don't read it. Same to you. >> >> /Str. > > Unlike you, I'm not posting for MY benefit. I'm posting for the benefit > of new readers. I'd hate for them to think everyone was like Pointed > Head or you. Many of us are quite helpful. I'm new to the group (~a month) and PointedEars never really came off too abrasive to me - I guess it depends on each person's sensitivity to pedantry, and I find it relatively easy to glance past any into the meatier parts of the posts. -- Matthew Carter (m@ahungry.com) http://ahungry.com