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Title: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: baselinej70 on 02 Jan 2008 05:28:25 AM
Hey everyone,

It's been over two and a half years since I launched COGNOiSe, and nearly a year since passing on the baton to my good friends Darek, Andrew and Neil. I have periodically popped in to check the stats page (http://www.cognoise.com/community/index.php?action=stats) (my old favourite) and marvelled at how the BSP team have grown and nurtured the community.

It's also great to see ReportNet Addict, MFGF, bdybldr, cognosfreelancer, mrcool and Bluey (the guys I cajoled into playing a senior roles as mods) continuing on their great work and passing on their hard-won knowledge.

As for myself, I took a COGNOiSe and COGNOS sabbatical and have only recently returned to the fold for a local financial services firm (based in Perth, Australia) looking to launch a COGNOS reporting solution within a Six Sigma framework. Already I have discovered my COGNOS8 knowledge is sadly floundering (and Query Studio might as well have been written in ADABAS).

Anyway, there's only one COGNOS user forum I trust...:)

P.S. if there's anyone based in Perth who would like to catch-up for a coffee in the CBD please drop me a reply here.
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: sir_jeroen on 02 Jan 2008 03:51:51 PM
Hi baselinej,

Welcome back... I'd love to have a coffee with you, but you would have to send me a ticket.... Those financial service companies, don't they make big money?? Can't you send a ticket and say it's for Cognos Support in order to get familair with Query Studio?? I'd love to teach you....

With regards & best wishes!!

RA




Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: baselinej70 on 02 Jan 2008 07:45:11 PM
Hey RA,

I'd much rather be in Rotterdam downing something cold from the Stadsbrouwerij De Pelgrim and catching the Eredivisie  :P

Jon
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: COGNOiSe administrator on 04 Jan 2008 12:09:24 AM
Welcome back, old friend. How is the weather down under?
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: sir_jeroen on 04 Jan 2008 05:56:27 PM
Well... let's trade places then :D
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: baselinej70 on 04 Jan 2008 06:04:14 PM
Hey Darek,

Bloody hot mate - over the century mark a few times over new years. (can you imagine xmas down the beach?)

Quote from: COGNOiSe administrator on 04 Jan 2008 12:09:24 AM
Welcome back, old friend. How is the weather down under?
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: MFGF on 07 Jan 2008 04:11:20 PM
Hi Jon,

It's great to see you on these forums again.  Now where did I put that fatted calf... :-)

Over 100 degrees for Christmas eh?  Phew, glad I'm in cold, foggy rainy England instead of having to endure that! (not!!!)  ;D

Welcome back!

MF.
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: baselinej70 on 08 Jan 2008 05:01:48 AM
Hey MF,

I don't know - I can imagine myself nestling up to a Newcastle Brown in a pub I used to go to near Covent Gdn (I forget the name) and watching the Addicks get back into the Premier league :)

Great to see you are still here mate - you could well be the longest-serving member here!

Jon
Title: Re: The prodigal COGNOiSe founder...sneaking back in :)
Post by: MFGF on 08 Jan 2008 12:30:32 PM
Newcastle Brown fan eh? I knew there must be some outside the Tyneside area who drink the stuff, but I never knew the popularity stretched as far as "Down Under"...

Am I really the longest serving member?  I think probably "Bluey" Edis and a few others have been around since before my time, but I do probably qualify for "grumpiest sad old man" member status.  :)  The thing is, it's all your fault.  You were the one who encouraged me... <cue angry chorus of shouts from the other forum members now they know who's to blame for initiating the endless drivel from MF on these forums>