Dear Mr. Bakker
At the very outset, let me tell you how utterly I am in awe of your undoubted genius. You mastery of subjects as diverse as the Oracle database, the English language and [Recitatives in Bach’s Vocal Works|http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Topics/Recitatives.htm] (to name a very few) never ceases to amaze me. The selfless manner in which you saved the jobs of innumerable DBAs with your timely help makes you a prime candidate for the next Peace Nobel. The dedication with which you contribute in a variety of forums to share your vast knowledge with the millions of ignorants like me is an inspiration for all.
But these aspects of your personality Mr. Bakker, pale in comparison to the vast majority of other talents which you seemingly possess. And though it may seem naive, by your own high standards of professionalism, to use this forum for anything other than technical discussions, I am sure you will appreciate this effort to throw some light on your following traits:
*1. Pathological disgust (tending towards racism) for Asian/Indian professionals*
Examples: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.oracle.server/browse_thread/thread/1a7e4d9baa117188
http://bytes.com/groups/oracle/65109-oracle-vs-ms-sql-server#post246187
Mr. Bakker, you cannot really seem to accept the fact there are a large number of very good Oracle professionals who happen to be Indians or other Asians. If you could, you would have realized that a sizeable number of Asians/Indians contribute to the best blogs on Oracle technologies. Asians/Indians also happen to be some of the most respected contributors to Oracle forums and unlike you, they prefer to share their knowledge without an appalling, condescending attitude.
*2. Propensity for double-standards*
Examples:
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http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.oracle.server/browse_thread/thread/1a7e4d9baa117188
3487120
Mr.Bakker, though you never fail to remind people not to use 'chatroom'/'MSN' language in forums, you do not quite follow what you preach (IMO is definitely 'chatroom' language). Forums users have long been subjected to your rants about
ppl people using [upper case letters while posting|http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=2316857�], referring to other users as 'Friends' and generally being rude. But the second and third example above does not exactly show you as a very polite person either, does it?
*3. A colossal ego*
Examples: Most of your posts
Mr. Bakker, you will be pleased to hear that you possess the biggest ego ever recorded in the history of mankind. You refuse to believe that your ideas can ever be wrong, you cannot digest it when you post something useful and the original poster does not acknowledge it, so much does it affect you that you often post rants to vent your anger.
*4. Maniacal obsession for documentation*
Examples:
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2375374 (there are maybe hundreds more)
Mr. Bakker, you need to understand that there are times when the loads and loads of Oracle documentation intimidate someone new to Oracle. Your unparalleled genius has enabled you to understand every single documentation that you read since you were fifteen but there are mere mortals too in this world. People who are new to Oracle might have doubts which they could not clear from the available documents making them post a question in the forum. Answering their queries instead of treating them with disdain and pointing out their frailties is surely not the way to go.
*5. Threatening to mark replies for abuse*
Examples:
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Mr. Bakker, you need to be a sport. You see, the world is round, things do come back sometimes.
Here is hoping that these Sybrand Bakker facts help you to know yourself better.
So long then.....