topic Re: Double Olympian in Operating System - HP-UX

Double Olympian

Patrick Wallek — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:05:39 GMT

Well folks, it is now official! A. Clay Stephenson has achieved DOUBLE OLYMPIAN status. 40,000 POINTS!!!!

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/UserProfile/1,,CA275236!1,00.html

Many congratulations Clay. Well done!!!!!

Patrick

P.S. Are you going to be in Atlanta in a couple of weeks?

Re: Double Olympian

Geoff Wild — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:08:31 GMT

WOW!!!

Well Done Clay!!!

I think we need a new hat - "Guru" or something to that effect....

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Double Olympian

John Payne_2 — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:14:17 GMT

Clay,

Congratulations!

It's really a large accomplishment. It must say alot about the stability of your environment to have so much time to devote here. (The sysadmin who has his feet up on the desk is the good sysadmin.) I know you have helped, many, many, many people out. (Even if it was just to show them the error of their ways...)

I would also be interested in seeing who will be at HP World... Maybe a different thread?

John

Re: Double Olympian

Michael Tully — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:30:27 GMT

Well done Clay!

I think of the many people you have helped here and the mind boggles.

The 'caljd' date hammer springs to mind as well as dealing with consultants .... (some well shared comedy in THAT post!)

I hope you continue to contribute to this forum, I for one really appreciate it a lot.

Congratulations Sir!

Cheers
Michael

Re: Double Olympian

Dave La Mar — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:51:29 GMT

Clay -
That is a real accomplishment in helping your peers! I will enjoy reading your replies for some time to come, respect your professionalism and expertise.
Patrick, please honor my request of "no points for me" here!
I prefer chasing the rainbow with replies of technical value, but could not resist this milestone.

Best regards,
dl

Re: Double Olympian

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:22:35 GMT

I am truly in awe of such an accomplishment.

Congrats and keep it up. Another 10,000 might mean a new hat.

SEP

Re: Double Olympian

harry d brown jr — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:24:28 GMT

Maybe we should make it gold plated?

Damn good job Clay!!!!

live free or die
harry

Re: Double Olympian

Michael Elleby III_1 — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:39:30 GMT

To Clay the Man of the Day!!!

So... do you think you might need a 'Grasshopper' to study under you... an apprentice perhaps??? (ha ha ha).

Many Congrats for your valued presence here on the forums..

Mike Elleby

Re: Double Olympian

Pete Randall — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:10:23 GMT

Clay,

Always insightful, concise, witty, glib, humorous, courteous, and "spot on", you are *the* shining example of what the Forums are all about. I know that you prefer self satisfaction in helping others far more than the trivial trappings of another hat or award, but I truly believe that you're going to have to give in to the communtity's wishes and accept the accolades (and hopefully the new hat as soon as Dan and crew come up with something appropriate enough for someone of your stature) of your devoted minions.

Well done, Sir!

Pete

P.S. I certainly hope to see you in Atlanta. You will be there, won't you?

Re: Double Olympian

Michael Steele_2 — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:22:58 GMT

To the most courteous, (* non hijacking *) Olympian.

Re: Double Olympian

John Poff — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:00:30 GMT

Congratulations Clay!

Your knowledge of HP hardware and software is incredible. Your sense of
humor is wonderful. Your hubris makes me your hero. [For those of you that
are wondering, the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of the word hubris
is "exaggerated pride or self-confidence" see http://www.m-w.com ]. But I
don't think it is exaggerated, as I always say, "It ain't bragging if you can
do it."

Your response to the so called 'electrical engineer' that was giving bad advice
to the guy about the UPS still ranks as my favorite ITRC thread of all time. When
I am having a tough day and I need a laugh, I just pull up that thread and read it.

I've always thought Jed Clampett would have made a fantastic Unix sys admin, and even
though I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Clay yet, I picture him as Jed Clampett with
an advanced degree in Nuclear Physics and tons of Unix knowledge. My hero.

JP

P.S. Here is the link to my favorite post of all time. Sometimes this forum is good
and sometimes it is bad, but this is about as good as it gets! :)

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xd5ea5a3e6e0bd6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html

P.P.S. Many recent discussions about more hats for higher levels - 50,000 points, 100,000
points, etc. I think that once they reach 50K points they should let them draw their own
damned hats. They've earned it!

Re: Double Olympian

Con O'Kelly — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:39:02 GMT

Hi Clay

Well done!!

Your knowledge of HP-UX is just amazing & I have learnt so much from reading your posts over the years.

Hope you'll continue on the forums for many years to come.

Thanks.

Cheers
Con

Re: Double Olympian

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:56:56 GMT

Congratulations Clay!

Congratulations, my friend! You deserve every one of these laurels and many more. May you not rest upon them, but continue to share your insights.

With my warmest regards!

...JRF...

/no_points_please/

Re: Double Olympian

T G Manikandan — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 02:03:27 GMT

Congratulations Clay!

Everything is there in the profile,Nothing can be said about..

Great work!!

Re: Double Olympian

Ramkumar Devanathan — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:32:55 GMT

Clay,

Thanks for setting these standards for yourself and for the rest of us to follow.

Congrats on this monumental achievement.

- ramd.

Re: Double Olympian

Kurt Beyers. — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:49:14 GMT

Congratulations Clay,

What would the ITRC forums be without you? Thanks a lot for all of your great advice, your great scripts and your to-the-point, sometimes funny, answers.

Kurt

Re: Double Olympian

Alexander M. Ermes — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:55:07 GMT

Hi there.
Clay, can you handle this amount of glory ?
Congrats, Clay. Your postings always show good knowledge and a real sense of humor.
Thanks, Clay. And keep it that way.
Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes

Re: Double Olympian

Massimo Bianchi — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 05:12:37 GMT

Clay.
What comes to my mind ? A goal to reach, a man with many good gifts; a person who do not have the fear to share his big knoledge.

Thanks.

Massimo

Re: Double Olympian

Ravi_8 — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 05:32:10 GMT

Many many congratulations Clay !!!!

you have reached a mile stone, your knowledge on HP platform is incredible.

keep up the good work.

Re: Double Olympian

Karthik S S — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 05:40:50 GMT

GREAT

I don't have the age and knowledge to say anything more :-) ...

Thankyou for your contibutions Stephenson ..

-Karthik S S