From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2007 - 05:31:30 ART
I was one of the first to congratulate you Ryan. As for the starwars
nomenclature that was Joe's invention not mine. I agree with your
sentiments, nevertheless many people schedule slots for different reasons,
this also includes folks that will never be ready in time. I shall simply
have to keep trying every single day until a slot becomes available.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Morris" <ryan@egate.net>
To: "Gary Duncanson" <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 2:35 AM
Subject: Re: Lab Scheduling Confusion
> Does that make me a "Starwars Lamer Type"? I moved my date once (see
> below). I'm a little bit insulted (not much, but enough to write this
> email) by the suggestion, based on the amount of material on this lab,
> that people who drop their dates aren't serious or can't afford it.
>
> I found having a deadline critical to my motivation and the scheduling of
> my study time. I was originally booked for August 31st. In late July
> after completing the Cisco Assessor labs and reviewing my position, I
> dropped my date and picked up September 25th, after a few days of hitting
> the CCIE scheduling site every morning. I passed on my first try. I'm
> sure most people drop dates for exactly this reason: they want to be
> ready for date X, but work and personal commitments as well as the volume
> of stuff to know for the lab doesn't always allow it.
>
> The fact is, lots of people want to complete this certification and Cisco
> is having trouble keeping up. I think anyone who has tried agrees that
> getting a date within a month or two is just a matter of refreshing your
> browser every morning until a date pops up. Identifying your readiness,
> estimating the date you should write based on this, and adjusting that
> date within the constraints of the system are just part of the preparation
> process.
>
> If I may provide a general commentary to this list... some people have a
> tendency to generalise in their posts (i.e. all proctors suck, or all
> people who book early and drop a lab are "lamer types"). As with any
> public forum or email communication people should think carefully about
> what they write, realise it is going to appear in the public record, and
> be very specific about who they are aiming their flame at.
>
> I await your directed flame emails :)
>
> Ryan Morris
> CCIE #18953
>
> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007, Gary Duncanson wrote:
>
>> Joseph,
>>
>> These starwars lamer types as you put it are a pain in the arse.
>>
>> Is this why I can't get my end of March 2008 slot in Brussels when I
>> 'know'
>> I will be ready for the lab?.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> (Studying late on a Sunday evening 5 months before intended lab attempt
>> and
>> not playing XBOX. I don't even know how one of those things work).
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joseph Brunner" <joe@affirmedsystems.com>
>> To: "'John Hooper'" <homith@homith.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:22 PM
>> Subject: RE: Lab Scheduling Confusion
>>
>>
>> >> I just wondering, As we all know getting a lab seat at the moment is
>> >> next
>> >>to being a miracle.
>> >
>> > Yeah, the Miracle is your credit card company taking a $1,400 charge.
>> > That's
>> > about the only obstacle I have had during my scheduling of lab dates
>> > with
>> > 3
>> > or 4 weeks notice.
>> >
>> > So as I have posted before many IT "starwars" types obviously say "sure
>> > I'll
>> > be ready to take the lab in X months, on X/X/XX day, why not just book
>> > it
>> > now I'll probably have the $$$ to pay for it by then too (if I stop
>> > buying
>> > every game that comes out for the the XBOX 360 and Playstation 3).
>> >
>> > So as you can imagine this often yields only a percentage of people
>> > that
>> > are
>> > ready and do have the money to pay by 28 days out. I recommend you keep
>> > looking....
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> > John
>> > Hooper
>> > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 5:46 AM
>> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>> > Subject: Lab Scheduling Confusion
>> >
>> > Heya Group,
>> > I just wondering, As we all know getting a lab seat
>> > at
>> > the
>> > moment is next to being a miracle. If the scheduling only lists lab
>> > days
>> > within 180 days why don't we see vacant seats tomorrow on the 181th day
>> > etc
>> > ..Maybe I am confusing myself here but I would have expected that. I am
>> > checking the schedule many times a day and nothing even looks like
>> > appearing
>> > on the 181th day. I search today, 30 Sep 2007. It will search 180 days
>> > bring
>> > it up to 28 March 2008. OK no free dates. I search tomorrow 1 Oct 2007,
>> > shouldn't I see lots of vacant seats on the 29 March 2008 (well the 31
>> > March
>> > 2008 actually as the 29th was a Saturday). Just a thought anyhow.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > John
>> >
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