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LAX wrote:
new newsgroup alt.windows7.general You should make note that the newsgroup in question is NOT on this server. Also, not all news servers carry it at this time. |
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On 11/5/2009 12:09 PM, milt wrote:
LAX wrote: You should make note that the newsgroup in question is NOT on this server. Also, not all news servers carry it at this time. That's because MS now prefer we all use Answers instead of NG's. So maybe we must move to http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7 to ask for W7 help. |
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"Roger" wrote in message ... On 11/5/2009 12:09 PM, milt wrote: LAX wrote: You should make note that the newsgroup in question is NOT on this server. Also, not all news servers carry it at this time. That's because MS now prefer we all use Answers instead of NG's. So maybe we must move to http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7 to ask for W7 help. I have to say there does seem to be a large number of Microsoft support engineers posting there - so a benefit to counteract the downside of a web forum? |
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Already full of trolls, no doubt...
LAX wrote: new newsgroup alt.windows7.general |
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Roger wrote:
On 11/5/2009 12:09 PM, milt wrote: LAX wrote: You should make note that the newsgroup in question is NOT on this server. Also, not all news servers carry it at this time. That's because MS now prefer we all use Answers instead of NG's. So maybe we must move to http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7 to ask for W7 help. No WE don't have to do anything. Some people prefer newsgroups to forums. Simple as that. |
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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Already full of trolls, no doubt... LAX wrote: new newsgroup alt.windows7.general Not that I have seen so far. But I can see it would make more sense to spread that around so people will avoid the newsgroups and go to the MS forums. It will make it easier to explain why this server will eventually be shut down as well. |
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milt wrote:
Roger wrote: On 11/5/2009 12:09 PM, milt wrote: LAX wrote: You should make note that the newsgroup in question is NOT on this server. Also, not all news servers carry it at this time. That's because MS now prefer we all use Answers instead of NG's. So maybe we must move to http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7 to ask for W7 help. No WE don't have to do anything. Some people prefer newsgroups to forums. Simple as that. The main disadvantage of web based forums, is the contents can be thrown away on a whim. And then the contents so carefully prepared by the participants are lost - and potentially have to be written up and posted again elsewhere. It happened to the Matrox forums, it happened to the original Asus forums, it happened to Viaarena. It has also happened in more minor ways to other forums, where a new version of web site software meant that the old posts could not be carried forward. Any time a web forum has a "no robots" exclusion, the site doesn't get backed up on web.archive.org, so may not be available there either. That makes web forums, a total waste of time. Paul |
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Sez who?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22nntp+bridge%22 milt wrote: ...It will make it easier to explain why this server will eventually be shut down as well. |
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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Sez who? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22nntp+bridge%22 milt wrote: ...It will make it easier to explain why this server will eventually be shut down as well. Says the fact MS isn't putting Win7 forums and you make comments of "oh, its probably full of trolls too." Might as well just add "but the new answers forum isn't full of trolls!". Everything is point to the discontinuing of this news server, not the continuation. |
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milt wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: Sez who? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22nntp+bridge%22 milt wrote: ...It will make it easier to explain why this server will eventually be shut down as well. Says the fact MS isn't putting Win7 forums and you make comments of "oh, its probably full of trolls too." Might as well just add "but the new answers forum isn't full of trolls!". Everything is point to the discontinuing of this news server, not the continuation. Shoot I meant to say "MS isn't putting Win7 newsgroups. HUGE difference actually! |
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PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Already full of trolls, no doubt... LAX wrote: new newsgroup alt.windows7.general Great news group... MVP have not got there yet to ruin it . |
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