Win7 newsgroups?

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
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> Annie Woughman wrote:
>> I hate to sound stupid, but are there any Windows 7 newsgroups yet? I
>> couldn't find one.
>
> Well, this has been covered several times in several threads. Simply, no,
> there isn't and it doesn't look like MS plans to make any, they want to do
> all their support on web forums now.


Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that way.
These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled, good or
bad.

"Will B. Dunne" <anon@anon.net> wrote in message
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>

> Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that way.
> These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled, good or
> bad.


Well there's your reason. It's so they can 'hide' and 'pull' things, and be
the arbiters of what is good and what is bad.

--
Jon

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
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> mikeyhsd wrote:
>> no news groups YET.
>> web forums only
>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7
>>
>
> Yet? You honestly think there will be any?

He is obviously a "glass half full" type while you are a "glass half empty"
type.

Camper

"Will B. Dunne" <anon@anon.net> wrote in message
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>
> Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that way.
> These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled, good or
> bad.

I suspect it's because of all the CRAP that's been posted in here by various
individuals on both sides of the OS fence....funnily enough the XP groups
didn't seem to suffer with the same flood of rubbish...

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Will B. Dunne" <anon@anon.net> wrote in message
> news:ekxEU2EXKHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that
>> way. These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled,
>> good or bad.
>
> I suspect it's because of all the CRAP that's been posted in here by
> various individuals on both sides of the OS fence....funnily enough the
> XP groups didn't seem to suffer with the same flood of rubbish...

Two reasons: people liked XP and Linux wasn't ready for prime time yet.

Alias

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"Ricardo Polo" <ricardopolo200@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> and what's de official forum now??
>
>
> Ricardo Polo
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:ulL7CHDXKHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Once a forum is created and spread to other feeds, any post to a group
>> serves to perpetuate it. In short, it's difficult to shut it down and
>> easier to let it continue. However, if Microsoft never creates Win7
>> newsgroups, then there is nothing to continue. They've apparently decided
>> (and no, there was never any sort of announcement) to use moderated web
>> forums for all peer support.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "JP" <wiseguyxxxx@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OJ4$%23DCXKHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> Well, this has been covered several times in several threads. Simply,
>>>> no, there isn't and it doesn't look like MS plans to make any, they
>>>> want to do all their support on web forums now.
>>>
>>> Then what's the point for MS server (msnews.microsoft.com) carrying
>>> these groups?
>>

"Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Will B. Dunne" <anon@anon.net> wrote in message
> news:ekxEU2EXKHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>> Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that way.
>> These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled, good or
>> bad.
>
> I suspect it's because of all the CRAP that's been posted in here by
> various individuals on both sides of the OS fence....funnily enough the XP
> groups didn't seem to suffer with the same flood of rubbish...

Err - Then maybe, Err, you should remove yourself from posting here, Err
<sigh> Umm.

"Annie Woughman" <anniewoughman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I hate to sound stupid, but are there any Windows 7 newsgroups yet? I
>couldn't find one.
>

Yes but not from MS.
alt.windows7.general

Not all news feeds are carrying it yet, but there is some great help there.
--
There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and
find out for themselves.
Will Rogers

Will B. Dunne wrote:
>
> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
> news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Annie Woughman wrote:
>>> I hate to sound stupid, but are there any Windows 7 newsgroups yet?
>>> I couldn't find one.
>>
>> Well, this has been covered several times in several threads. Simply,
>> no, there isn't and it doesn't look like MS plans to make any, they
>> want to do all their support on web forums now.
>
>
> Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that way.
> These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled, good or
> bad.

Nope, no idea why. Tho, if I were to take a guess, its because they
can't moderate these newsgroups like they can the forums to keep trolls
out.

milt wrote:
> Will B. Dunne wrote:
>>
>> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Annie Woughman wrote:
>>>> I hate to sound stupid, but are there any Windows 7 newsgroups yet?
>>>> I couldn't find one.
>>>
>>> Well, this has been covered several times in several threads. Simply,
>>> no, there isn't and it doesn't look like MS plans to make any, they
>>> want to do all their support on web forums now.
>>
>>
>> Do you know why that is? They must have a reason for doing it that
>> way. These newsgroups are better because nothing is hidden or pulled,
>> good or bad.
>
> Nope, no idea why. Tho, if I were to take a guess, its because they
> can't moderate these newsgroups like they can the forums to keep trolls
> out.

Not to keep the trolls out but to keep the *truth* out.

Alias