Win7 newsgroups?

Alias wrote:
> 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.

*LIAR*!!!

Alias wrote:
> 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

Clue: people now like Vista & Windows 7 and linux still isn't ready for
prime time.
You're stupid!

"Frank" <fb@seb.ntt> wrote in message news:4af05f2c$1@news.x-privat.org...
>
> linux still isn't ready for prime time.

Actually not true. The latest edition of Ubuntu actually looks every bit as
good as Windows 7...

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Frank" <fb@seb.ntt> wrote in message news:4af05f2c$1@news.x-privat.org...
>>
>> linux still isn't ready for prime time.
>
> Actually not true. The latest edition of Ubuntu actually looks every bit
> as good as Windows 7...
>
>
>

Frank, like the nymshifter, only knows the FUD he reads and believes.
Neither of them have installed or used Ubuntu.

Alias

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Frank" <fb@seb.ntt> wrote in message news:4af05f2c$1@news.x-privat.org...
>>
>> linux still isn't ready for prime time.
>
> Actually not true. The latest edition of Ubuntu actually looks every bit
> as good as Windows 7...
>
>
>
"looks"...can be very deceiving!

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Frank" <fb@seb.ntt> wrote in message news:4af05f2c$1@news.x-privat.org...
>>
>> linux still isn't ready for prime time.
>
> Actually not true. The latest edition of Ubuntu actually looks every bit
> as good as Windows 7...
>
>
>
I have a dual boot, windows 7 and ubuntu 9.10. Both are excellent.
OpenSuse has a slowness problem with browsers, they load slow and scroll
slow. It bites.

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:31:12 +1000, Camper wrote:

> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
> news:e679PAEXKHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> 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

Time to empty the glass. Cheers!

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Thanks Rick.

But, where should I participate?

MS Answers or Technet Forums?

Ricardo Polo

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:exgu6SHXKHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default.aspx
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Ricardo Polo" <ricardopolo200@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ev97SMDXKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> 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?
>>>
>

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
> To state the obvious, there isn't one and that's why these groups will
> probably go away at some point.

That could be accelerated by MS just shutting down its news server.

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote:
> 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.

They could make it a moderated listserve group that is propogated to
news servers after moderation. I sure know I've participated in a few
moderated news groups in the past. It worked quite effectively to screen
out the nuts.