tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post114097798973220741..comments2022-12-11T06:49:09.876-08:00Comments on FeuerThoughts: PL/sql Experts Determined to Give their Expertise -- ???Steven Feuersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post-1141054226225899102006-02-27T07:30:00.000-08:002006-02-27T07:30:00.000-08:00More comments from a PL/SQL developer:Great idea! ...More comments from a PL/SQL developer:<BR/><BR/>Great idea! But I wouldn’t have levels like “member” and “guest”. The problem is that some of us have expertise in certain areas, but we don’t necessarily consider ourselves to be an expert overall.<BR/><BR/>I’d prefer to go with the commonly used forum ratings based on the number of posts a person makes. If a person makes a lot of posts its probably because he answers a lot of questions, and that is valuable to the community regardless of his specific skill set.<BR/><BR/>Statistically newbies, or inexperienced people, don’t make a lot of posts, so the ranking based on # of posts is often somewhat correct to hint at a person’s skill level.Steven Feuersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post-1141053102503857952006-02-27T07:11:00.000-08:002006-02-27T07:11:00.000-08:00A PL/SQL programmer sent these thoughts to me, and...A PL/SQL programmer sent these thoughts to me, and I thought I would post them here:<BR/><BR/>Steven,<BR/><BR/>I think PLEDGE is a nice idea.<BR/><BR/>Questions I have about it:<BR/><BR/>* What's the motivation to be a member/expert? Fame? Glory? Future job offers? :-)<BR/><BR/>* I think the number of Guests will quickly totally outnumber and overwhelm the Members/Experts, causing the experts to dive for cover back in their own work.<BR/><BR/>* I think there are enough Oracle resources out there that most of this need for help is getting met. You've probably know more of these than I do, but I'm thinking of things like MetaLink, AskTom, Expert-Exchange, etc.Steven Feuersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post-1140993595214314372006-02-26T14:39:00.000-08:002006-02-26T14:39:00.000-08:00Thanks, Tharg, you raise an excellent point. But I...Thanks, Tharg, you raise an excellent point. But I see PLEDGE as being quite different from a discussion forum. It would *not* offer discussions or threads on various topics. Instead, it offers discrete, tested, trusted, general resources that are created by experts. These resources would generally then be available for use by anyone. If the author wanted to provide additional documentation/support, that would be entirely up to them. Over time, we would develop an extensive library of PL/SQL programs and other code elements for the community.Steven Feuersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.com