Comments on: These People Are Exceptional http://www.scarydba.com/2012/08/28/these-people-are-exceptional/ Intimidating Databases and Code Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:14:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Grant Fritchey http://www.scarydba.com/2012/08/28/these-people-are-exceptional/#comment-7629 Grant Fritchey Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:16:04 +0000 http://www.scarydba.com/?p=2176#comment-7629 And that’s part of how community voting works. It can turn into a popularity or self-promotion contest. But, some people really like the chance to influence these things.

]]> By: Andrew Pascal http://www.scarydba.com/2012/08/28/these-people-are-exceptional/#comment-7628 Andrew Pascal Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:14:02 +0000 http://www.scarydba.com/?p=2176#comment-7628 Am I missing something?

Without having met any of the finalists – let alone worked with them – how can we have any opinion at all? Shouldn’t the award be given by the judging panel, who have more to go on than a hundred words and a photo?

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