From: anthony.sequeira@thomson.com
Date: Thu Feb 22 2007 - 17:29:14 ART
One of the vendors that I dearly respect warned me about "fanning the
flames" here...and I blew it. Oh well, here is my response....
Number 1
My post today was not self-promotional - I am genuinely interested in
the CCIE Lab question of "could I get the same exam twice?" If you
deemed it to be self-promotional, I guess I AM a good writer. :-)
Number 2
I did not accuse anyone on this board I do not know of violating the
NDA. I accused people I DO KNOW of doing so. I do not blame or judge
them. Everyone can take whatever path they feel comfortable with - and
most of my "brain dump" friends gave up on the approach.
Number 3
I ONCE made the MISTAKE of not pointing out that I helped make a product
that I recommended. Brian Dennis publicly corrected me on this post, and
I publicly thanked him.
It is obvious that you do not care for me or my posts. I am very sorry
for that. I guess all I can say is that I certainly never meant to upset
you...and I guess it would be easy enough to simply ignore my posts in
the future.
Anthony J. Sequeira
#15626
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From: Junk Trunk [mailto:junks_n_trunk@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:59 PM
To: Sequeira, Anthony (NETg)
Cc: gobind@inbox.com; narbikk@gmail.com; brad@ccbootcamp.com;
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Subject: Re: Same CCIE Lab twice
Anthony,
I am really sorry for getting you off track with the joke about kissing
butt and pats on the head. However, if it gave you a chance to reflect
on the past then maybe it was all worth it.
What I suggest that you do is think about stuff ahead of time. For
instance, when you right a long self-promotional email, showing how much
you know and praising those up above, don't accuse someone on this
board, that you don't even know, of breaking the NDA. It is wrong.
When somebody is trying to work through a technical issue. Don't tell
them that this vendor is the greatest and spend money on this product
because it is the greatest product under the sun, without telling that
you helped make it. It is wrong. I could make this list go on for a
long time but it would waste our time and I promised to refrain.
Being gracious is cool, but that is not what you were doing.
Khalid
----- Original Message ----
From: "anthony.sequeira@thomson.com" <anthony.sequeira@thomson.com>
To: junks_n_trunk@yahoo.com
Cc: gobind@inbox.com; narbikk@gmail.com; brad@ccbootcamp.com;
digital-yemeni@hotmail.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:17:36 PM
Subject: RE: Same CCIE Lab twice
Thanks so much Khalid!
I average exactly 1 flame per year of GroupStudy posts and you have just
ensured that average stays constant. I love consistency.
While my first and most obvious reaction was to ignore this flame...it
got me to thinking...
"Do I "butt kiss" on GroupStudy? If so - who do I butt kiss? And why do
I butt kiss? Is butt kissing safe?" ;-)
You know what? I am guilty as charged! I am officially guilty of butt
kissing in the following instances:
1. InternetworkExpert - without Brian and Brian, I have no idea if
I would possess my CCIE right now.
2. NetMasterClass - without their staff, same as above.
3. Scott Morris - he helped me on countless posts to this forum -
as did Brian and Brian.
I think you missed the mark on your observation about me kissing Cisco's
butt. I have never tried to do that...although I was very polite and
respectful to John Chambers on various occasions when we have met. LOL
Why am I guilty of the above "crimes"?
Not for "pats on the head", you silly.
It was to show my immense gratitude whenever possible, and to convince
GroupStudy members that the vendors and Cisco trainers/authors that
support this group offer top-notch products and services. I am very
proud to consider myself amongst that group.
Anyways, thanks again for your flame and giving me time to pause and
reflect on MY OWN history of GroupStudy posts. Best of luck to you, and
I hope GroupStudy helps you with whatever it is you desire to achieve.
Anthony J. Sequeira
#15626
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From: Junk Trunk [mailto:junks_n_trunk@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:54 AM
To: Sequeira, Anthony (NETg)
Cc: gobind@inbox.com; narbikk@gmail.com; brad@ccbootcamp.com;
digital-yemeni@hotmail.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Same CCIE Lab twice
Hey Anthony,
Is the reason that you spend so much time kissing Cisco's butt along
with NMC because you think they are watching and gonna give you a couple
of pats on the head??
Khalid
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