"Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e5snVe$JIHA.3916@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thanks for visiting again, I appreciate that "Insiders" get a lot of
> annoyance which likely puts them off visiting these groups
I think you learn to have thick skin, but it's close to impossible to wade
through pages upon pages of flame wars to find where you can add value.
Anybody who wants the group to be positive, wants to give Microsoft and
Vista that much more of an opportunity to improve, really needs to avoid
flame wars, off-topic posting, et cetera. *shrug*
There's filtering methods, but there aren't great ones - and putting that
burden on every user means that it's excruciating for a random Microsoft
person to try to lend a hand or ear. =\
The thing is, it doesn't really matter if you like Mac, U*ix, Vista, BeOS,
etc - Vista getting better helps everyone by challenging other vendors to do
better. I regularly help third parties with their issues because that just
raises the tide, makes it that much more important for every other vendor to
be delivering excellence. A great Mac experience challenges Vista to be
better - and vice versa.
Yes, I am an idealist. But I'm a patient idealist, so it's OK. =)
Quote:
> but when some real solid info is forthcoming it helps everybody here a
> lot, in fact I'd say that lack of such visits actually contributes to
> dissatisfaction, but at the same time it is understood that employees are
> in a vulnerable position and unable to directly influence corporate
> policy. I am sure many frustrations are common to all but the less said
> the better 
Well, the 'neat' thing (if I may be so bold) is that it's possible to often
identify bugs/problems/feature requests in specific, and then potentially
act on those. But if I'm having to dig through 10,000 posts (as I did
today) to get a couple kernels of knowledge - that's just ineffective for
both sides of this equation. You want me to use my
non-work-but-trying-to-help-time in more effective ways. You don't even
want me here if that's the way the newsgroup is going to be. =\
I'll try to lend a hand/ear where I can, but the madness in this newsgroup
severely impacts the quality and quantity of assistance I can provide. =\
I generally stick to windowsmedia.player newsgroup where things are lot
saner. But I'd heartily prefer to spend my time learning about your
experiences with Vista and how it could be improved.
<3
-Zach
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