In my past life, when I had to work for a living, we had a computer system that was down continually, and our laptop computers had a software package that had some really stupid features that made us take scads of time to do very simple things. A word processor would have worked better for us, but it dod not gather the statistics that management wanted so they could keep track of us. So, we got stuck with unreliable mainframe service and inadequate laptop software.

AND, when the mainframe or the laptops weren't working and prevented us from getting reports in on time, managment considered it OUR fault because we hadn't anticipated the possibility of an outage and gotten reports in ahead of time. My employer's computer service was far more unreliable than Mudcat, and my career depended on it.

So, I get offended by people who bellyache about my friends Max and Jeff, people who seem to forget that Max and Jeff do all their work without pay. Clinton is a primary offender, but there are others. I'd bet they don't know a damn thing about ColdFusion, or SQL, or Web Servers.

People have often suggested that it would be nice if Max or Jeff would post a notice explaining why Mudcat is down, but I can't see a great deal of value in that. The Clones and I usually post a message in the Help Forum explaining THAT Mudcat is down when it is, and suggesting alternatives. I can't see where an additional message from Max or Jeff would be helpful - it's better for them to get right to work fixing whatever needs fixing. I can't do the fixing, so it's my job to post the notices - they're in the Help Forum, which is usually still working when Mudcat is down. The Url for the Help forum is easy to remember - help.mudcat.org

So, Clinton, why don't you tell us what right you have to make all these know-it-all remarks? How's your knowledge of Cold Fusion? SQL? Web servers? As far as I can see, the only skill you've exhibited is your ability to post insults.

-Joe Offer-


Oh, by the way, if you're posting something long when Mudcat is being unreliable, it's a good idea to save the post first as a text file on your own computer.