Date:         Mon, 13 May 2002 06:00:00 GMT
Reply-To:     gsnell@datasavantconsulting.com
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Gregg Snell <gsnell@DATASAVANTCONSULTING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Unveiling the New User Group - SAS

David,

Barry is right!  I followed his link into the "forum" and then searched the

SAS-L archives for the subject and found:

Item # Date Time Recs   Subject
097485 02/04/01 15:38 19  Accessing Lotus Notes Database with SAS
097489 02/04/01 13:31 63  Re: Accessing Lotus Notes Database with SAS

Soooo... this means that rather than cross-posting and giving SAS-L credit where
it is due, they are lifting individual threads and hosting it as if the individuals
had actually visited/posted to their "forum".

Hmmm...

Gregg P. Snell


>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
>
>
>
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