yes, i found that whole long thread from last month highly entertaining. the
occasional comic relief, in what is pretty much a serious,
straight-to-the-point bunch of NGs, has some value in my book. <g> i'd
never heard of Lauren aka whoever, but my interest was piqued by your first
post to this thread, so i looked her up. it was quite a ride. ;)
"'69 Camaro" <ForwardZERO_SPAM.To.69Camaro@Spameater.orgZERO_SP AM> wrote in
message news:aNydnUnHh5I0OKTZRVn-ig@adelphia.com...[color=blue]
> Hi, Tina.
>
> No offense taken. I read your post and misinterpreted it as directing the
> sarcasm towards me. I said, "Wait a minute! I'm not making this up. I'm
> just trying to help, as well as trying to keep Lauren from shooting[/color]
herself[color=blue]
> in the foot! Well, I am having some laughs while I'm at it . . . ."
>
> Thanks for clearing up my misinterpretation. It's much funnier when[/color]
viewed[color=blue]
> from your angle!
>[color=green]
> > she said "getting something for nothing is not the way to run a
> > human society"[/color]
>
> She has no qualms about "getting something for nothing" herself (and
> obviously will go out of her way to do so by inventing phony names to post
> with), but she sees a big problem if she's the one on the giving end.[/color]
Just[color=blue]
> hilarious. I'm looking forward to Lauren's next posts, no matter who she
> claims to be -- and the subsequent replies from the comedians. :-D
>
> Gunny
>
> See
http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> See
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and tutorials.
>
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/ex...ributors2.html for contact
> info.
>
>
> "tina" <nospam@address.com> wrote in message
> news:FYf_f.2711$YT1.1796@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...[color=green]
> > Gunny, hon, sorry i offended you! i read the thread from last month in
> > this
> > NG, where she said "getting something for nothing is not the way to run[/color][/color]
a[color=blue][color=green]
> > human society". i was poking fun - at her, for asking for free help[/color][/color]
again[color=blue][color=green]
> > under a different name. so much for my sense of humor. still friends?[/color][/color]
tina[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> >
> > "'69 Camaro" <ForwardZERO_SPAM.To.69Camaro@Spameater.orgZERO_SP AM> wrote
> > in
> > message news:Jeudndwrzeoh-6TZnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@adelphia.com...[color=darkred]
> >> Hi, Tina.
> >>
> >> > gee, Gunny, are you sure that's Lauren?
> >>
> >> Yes. But don't take my word for it. Please take a look at these
> >> previous
> >> threads initiated by Lauren Wilson last month:
> >>
> >> 1.) Needs "quickie" info on VBA code for inserting, updating, and[/color]
> > deleting[color=darkred]
> >> records while using HTTP, a database on the Web, and then retrieving[/color][/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> data via XML/CSV, just like "Cheryl":
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >[/color][/color]
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....f28a78f1faab64[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>
> >> 2.) Her users are using Access 2003, too, just like "Cheryl":
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >[/color][/color]
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....158f7608e0eb5c[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>
> >> 3.) Looking for the "how-to" in connecting to a Web-based database in[/color]
> > VBA,[color=darkred]
> >> just like "Cheryl":
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >[/color][/color]
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....b3d13e1e96fa7d[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >>
> >> And after reading through this last thread, you may get an inkling on[/color][/color][/color]
why[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> she changed her name to post new questions.
> >>
> >> There's more evidence if you look at these posts by Lauren carefully[/color][/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> compare them to "Cheryl's." If you don't know what to look for to[/color]
> > determine[color=darkred]
> >> whether newsgroup articles were authored by the same person despite
> >> displaying different names, I'd be happy to E-mail this information to[/color]
> > you.[color=darkred]
> >> If so, please let me know what your E-mail address is by pointing to
> >> where[/color]
> > I[color=darkred]
> >> might find it, or you may unmunge mine and send yours to me.
> >>
> >> > "Cheryl" posted a question to this
> >> > NG only last night, saying that "This is my first attempt at getting[/color]
> > help[color=darkred]
> >> > in
> >> > this manner."
> >>
> >> If you examine the evidence, you'll see that her statement isn't true.[/color]
> > She[color=darkred]
> >> also stated that her job is on the line. Since she fibbed on other
> >> information she wrote in that post, she may be fibbing on this, too.[/color][/color][/color]
I'm[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> willing to give her the benefit of the doubt on this particular
> >> statement,
> >> since I'd hate for people to lose their jobs due to not having the[/color]
> > necessary[color=darkred]
> >> skill set. People who ask for help should get some.
> >>
> >> > do you think it really could be Lauren - trying to get help
> >> > for free?
> >>
> >> From reading your prior posts, I know that you don't intentionally try[/color][/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> offend people (and no offense is taken), but I interpret this remark as
> >> sarcasm in that she's attempting to use this forum for the purpose it[/color][/color][/color]
was[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> designed for, i.e., the free exchange of ideas -- regardless of the[/color][/color][/color]
name[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> she's hiding behind. Please note that thus far, I'm the only one who[/color][/color][/color]
has[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> offered links to information she asked for and offered her advice that[/color][/color][/color]
I[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> believe may help her in her situation, so I'm not attempting to block[/color][/color][/color]
her[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> from getting free help from this newsgroup, but merely providing some[/color][/color][/color]
of[color=blue][color=green]
> > it[color=darkred]
> >> myself.
> >>
> >> I did not provide the solution to what she was looking for when she
> >> initiated this thread, for good reason. Based upon her previous[/color][/color][/color]
history[color=blue][color=green]
> > of[color=darkred]
> >> deciding what should be done and then asking how to implement her
> >> decision -- with little understanding of the consequences -- I feared
> >> that
> >> she would implement this solution, and then blame me for the outcome.[/color][/color][/color]
So[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> that no other responder would step into the same trap, I clearly[/color]
> > identified[color=darkred]
> >> the author known to many in this newsgroup, so that they wouldn't be
> >> deceived by her new name, as Lauren intends.
> >>
> >> HTH.
> >> Gunny
> >>
> >> See
http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> >> See
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and[/color][/color][/color]
tutorials.[color=blue][color=green]
> >[color=darkred]
> >>
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/ex...ributors2.html for contact
> >> info.
> >>
> >>
> >> "tina" <nospam@address.com> wrote in message
> >> news:41b_f.1905$YT1.1034@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >> > gee, Gunny, are you sure that's Lauren? "Cheryl" posted a question[/color][/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> > this
> >> > NG only last night, saying that "This is my first attempt at getting[/color]
> > help[color=darkred]
> >> > in
> >> > this manner." do you think it really could be Lauren - trying to get[/color]
> > help[color=darkred]
> >> > for free?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "'69 Camaro" <ForwardZERO_SPAM.To.69Camaro@Spameater.orgZERO_SP AM>
> >> > wrote
> >> > in
> >> > message news:oPWdnU-EqblVVKXZnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@adelphia.com...
> >> >> Hello, Lauren Wilson.
> >> >>
> >> >> > Does anyone know if there is a way to globally turn off ALL[/color][/color][/color]
control[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> >> > tips in Access 2003 using VBA code?
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes. Next question, please.
> >> >>
> >> >> HTH.
> >> >> Gunny
> >> >>
> >> >> See
http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> >> >> See
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips and[/color]
> > tutorials.[color=darkred]
> >> >>
http://www.Access.QBuilt.com/html/ex...ributors2.html for
> >> >> contact
> >> >> info.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Cheryl Langdon" <public@hasnoneedtoknow.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:sghh32tnu8t6f2ca981mfj7ukqotcv4oli@4ax.com...
> >> >> > Does anyone know if there is a way to globally turn off ALL[/color][/color][/color]
control[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
> >> >> > tips in Access 2003 using VBA code?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --- CL
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]