From: Curt Hibbs Date: 2005-10-26T23:01:14+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Weekly News 17th - 23rd October 2005 ------=_Part_3197_26499631.1130335271167 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 10/26/05, James Edward Gray II wrote: > > On Oct 26, 2005, at 8:22 AM, Dave Burt wrote: > > > Tim Sutherland... > > > >> It's over a year now since James Edward Gray II posted > >> [The Solitaire Cipher (#1)] to our humble group, and it's > >> amazing to > >> see how he has kept it going week after week, not only coming up > >> with > >> new quizzes (though others help from time to time, which he greatly > >> appreciates), but also following all the solutions people post, > >> making > >> suggestions and writing up superb summaries. > >> > >> Oh, he's writing a book too, [Best of Ruby Quiz]. > >> > >> So it is with this in mind, I would like to propose a toast to Quiz > >> Maestro James Edward Gray II. Hooray! > >> > > > > Yes, three cheers for the Quiz Maestro! > > Thank you both so much for the kind words! Yes, yes... this is absolutely well deserved -- keep up the good work! As a side note to the Ruby community, there are many people like James who tirelessly contribute to the Ruby community, not because there are any tangible rewards, but because the want to do it... nay, they *love* do it. Occasionally some one like Tim will say "good job", and a few others will add their voices. It feels good to get this modest recognition and provides people like James with a little extra motivation to keep it up. So, the next time you're using some open source ruby project or benefiting from some community effort and you're thinking "this is really nice", don't hesitate to drop a note to the author or to ruby-talk saying thanks. It really does make a difference. Curt ------=_Part_3197_26499631.1130335271167--