RE: Suggestion -- MIDRANGE-L

CV=European (non-American) term for resume

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shannon O'Donnell
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:50 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Suggestion


I don't mean to sound stupid...although you wouldn't know it if all you
had to go on were some of my posts here....:-)

But....what is a "CV"?


Shannon O'Donnell


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Corcoran" <kevin.corcoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 9:22 AM
Subject: RE: Suggestion


> >Would it be possible to quantify lurkers?
>
> ???
> We ALL use this list to glean information because that's what it's 
> for. Do you think there are people on this list solely for the reason 
> of
fluffing
> up their CV?
> Personally I doubt it, but if there are, good luck to them, they won't
last
> long in any IT job if they have to rely on the knowledge of others all

> the time. I don't think there are many people out there who would 
> embellish their CV's with knowledge they haven't got on the basis that

> this forum
will
> provide it when required; I could be wrong of course, but it strikes 
> me as unlikely.
>
> By your definition, I have to admit to being a lurker (although if you
think
> I should unsubscribe because of that then you should think again), I 
> have gleaned tons of useful information from this list, thanks to the 
> many experts here, but have contributed little. Although I have years 
> of 3X/400 experience, I do not consider myself to be in the same 
> league as many of
the
> experts (Al, et al) here, simply because I don't know the answers to 
> many
of
> the questions posed. The ones I do have answers for, or have some
knowledge
> of, I generally hang back a few minutes, and lo and behold a few other

> people give the answer, so there's no need for me to do so as well. 
> Apart from which, I believe that everybody on this list, including the

> alleged lurkers, is grateful for the information they receive on it, 
> and I believe that those who provide the knowledge are happy to do so,

> otherwise they wouldn't reply, would they? So what if there are people

> lurking with
an
> ulterior motive, who cares (apart from you!)? Let 'em lurk!
>
> Speaking of gleaning information - what is a WAFU?
>
> Kevin (lurk mode engaged).
>
>
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