Date:         Mon, 13 May 2002 11:38:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Barry Grau <barry_grau@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Barry Grau <barry_grau@YAHOO.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Unveiling the New User Group - SAS
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Cassell.David@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV (David L. Cassell) wrote in message news:<OFF294C193.0DFF1B88-ON88256BB7.0078B154@rtp.epa.gov>...
> nebu_alex2000 <nebu_alex2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote [in part]:
> > At your fingertips, for ease of use, we present to you our newest
> > addition to the category of User Groups ? SAS, a site focused solely
> > on SAS. Please feel free to visit our site at
> > [URL erased] for further information.
>
> Clearly, they know so little about the SAS community that they think
> their website counts as a "User Group".  Feh.  I wonder how SAS
> Institute
> will feel about their use of "SAS" in the URL and the SAS content [such
> as it is] on their website.
>
> >  Featured in this site are -
> >
> > Novice user link for First time users to know more about SAS.
>
> But there is no information on using SAS or learning SAS that I
> could find in this area.  Just some PR blurbs about what SAS is..
> or at least what this site thinks SAS is.
>
> > Extensive Discussion Forums on common SAS topics.
>
> If 'extensive' is defined by a couple people asking a question.  You
> have to register before you can get on these.
>
> > Listing of the Top 100 professionals in the SAS Technical World.
>
> Apparently, there are 4 SAS network professionals in the world, none
> of whom I have ever heard of, none of whom I have ever seen at SUGI
> in any capacity much less presenting, none of whom have posted here
> [AFAIK].  View these lists at your own risk.  I could speculate on how
> they build their "Top 100" in each of their categories, but that might
> be libelous.
>
> > Career development Center & Career Improvement Tools.
> > Post your resume for Job vacancies in SAS.
> > Latest Technology News and Events related to SAS.
>
> No comment.
>
> > Technical FAQ, which features most common questions, asked of us.
>
> Try it yourself.  I found nothing there.
>
> > Articles and Products related to SAS.
> > Accomplished and certified SAS developers, who have extensive SAS
> > implementation experience, maintain the site.
>
> A really big 'no comment' on this.  Does anyone know who is
> actually running this?  Is it as big a waste as it appeared on
> my admittedly-brief perusal?
>
> Unhappily,
> David

It's carrying one of your postings to this group --
http://www.techieindex.com/SAS/df/df_thread.asp?q_Id=805&topic=Base%20sas

Other postings are also lifted from here.

By the way, to access the "discussion" groups you can give it any old
fake or real e-mail address, password, etc.

-bwg