View Single Post
  #19  
Old June 1st 10, 06:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.msn.messenger,microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger,microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 891
Default Reflection on the newsgroups and final farewell

Hi Robert,

I have briefly visited the site off and on throughout the past few weeks, but I admit I've
been procrastinating on really bothering with it since they just basically pulled the carpet
out from under us/me here on the newsgroup.

Although looking back on the history of Microsoft's forum attempts, the whole thing will be
recoded from scratch within a year and the current one will just fade into oblivion

For the past 6-8 months I've been using Google to look up my own posts here on the newsgroup
when I needed them. It's just faster than using your own local store and more convenient.
Same for MSDN and everything else

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2010 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
In the distance a lone trumpet sounds taps, then silence, the newsgroup is dead
--


"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote in message
...
Have you tried using that yet? The only time that I'm going to be going there is when I
have something specific to say. It seems totally unusable for an answerer, someone who is
monitoring new questions and responding to them. Incredibly it has even less
functionality and worse search effectiveness than the old much despised WN3. (YMMV.)
OTOH the search on the new forums isn't anything to be excited about either IMO.
Fortunately Google is being allowed to index all the forums. ; ]


Good luck

Robert
---



Ads