[Poll] Why don't you write filters for proxomitron?

[Oddysey]

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Quote:".... whenever the mood strikes me."

That sums it up in a nutshell. I've done my time, and for the vast majority of my contributions, responses have always been positive. I was a teacher for 15 years, at the college level. I've gotten my jollies, and now I no longer feel the need to pontificate, that's really what's going on in my mind. But don't you think/believe for a NewYork second that I'm condeming, or at the very least, frowning upon, those that wish to share- 'tain't so! In fact, as far as I'm concerned, if they are verbose, so much the better - better to have too much information than too little, IMO.

But consider, I'm no longer in the mood, most of the time, because:

a) I've truly not done anything that Joe Sixpack would consider innovative - it's like I said, I've done nothing more than adapt what I've seen/learned long ago to whatever my current need(s) might be. No trickery involved, therefore, probably not much of an eye-opener for most folks here.

and.....

b) I am old (61 years and counting, all praise to my cardiologist ), and as you might note, my Administrator rank notwithstanding, I'm not high on the contribution list. What I bring to the table, and thankfully it's rarely needed here, is a kind of sight that comes only with long experience in the field. I'm the devil's advocate kind of guy, the one who finds and pokes holes in theoritical offerings. Kinda fun, from my point of view, but hardly indicative of some kind of programming prowess, I'm sure you'll agree.

In short, I burned out. Nowadays, if I need something and no one else has done it, then I'll break out a code editor and a compiler and have a go at it. But I don't see anything I've done in the last three or four years as being monumentally breath-taking, that I should toss it out for everyone's perusal, just in case there's a newfer out there that could benefit from reading what I've done.

Sorry, but there it is. And I too hope that no one else takes my bon mot as a reason not to post/share. I'm simply saying that's my reason, and I know it works only for me. Anyone else in that boat, they'll have to use their own reasons, 'cause I'm copyrighting/patenting mine!



Oddysey