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4 Weeks Ago
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| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote in message news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@newsgroup Quote: > Annie Woughman wrote: Quote: >> 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. |
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4 Weeks Ago
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| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? "Will B. Dunne" <anon@newsgroup> wrote in message news:ekxEU2EXKHA.1236@newsgroup Quote: > Quote: > 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 |
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4 Weeks Ago
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| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote in message news:e679PAEXKHA.2388@newsgroup Quote: > mikeyhsd wrote: Quote: >> no news groups YET. >> web forums only >> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7 >> > Yet? You honestly think there will be any? type. Camper |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #14 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? "Will B. Dunne" <anon@newsgroup> wrote in message news:ekxEU2EXKHA.1236@newsgroup Quote: > > 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. individuals on both sides of the OS fence....funnily enough the XP groups didn't seem to suffer with the same flood of rubbish... |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #15 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? 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@newsgroup> wrote in message news:ev97SMDXKHA.1280@newsgroup Quote: > and what's de official forum now?? > > > Ricardo Polo > > "Rick Rogers" <rick@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:ulL7CHDXKHA.4780@newsgroup Quote: >> 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@newsgroup> wrote in message >> news:OJ4$%23DCXKHA.5208@newsgroup Quote: >>> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote in message >>> news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@newsgroup >>>> >>>> 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? |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #16 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? "Annie Woughman" <anniewoughman@newsgroup> wrote in message news:e1XR10AXKHA.504@newsgroup Quote: >I hate to sound stupid, but are there any Windows 7 newsgroups yet? I >couldn't find one. > 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 |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #17 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? Will B. Dunne wrote: Quote: > > "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@newsgroup Quote: >> Annie Woughman wrote: Quote: >>> 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. can't moderate these newsgroups like they can the forums to keep trolls out. |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #18 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:31:12 +1000, Camper wrote: Quote: > "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:e679PAEXKHA.2388@newsgroup Quote: >> mikeyhsd wrote: Quote: >>> 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 -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #19 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? Thanks Rick. But, where should I participate? MS Answers or Technet Forums? Ricardo Polo "Rick Rogers" <rick@newsgroup> wrote in message news:exgu6SHXKHA.4360@newsgroup Quote: > 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@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:ev97SMDXKHA.1280@newsgroup Quote: >> and what's de official forum now?? >> >> >> Ricardo Polo >> >> "Rick Rogers" <rick@newsgroup> wrote in message >> news:ulL7CHDXKHA.4780@newsgroup Quote: >>> 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@newsgroup> wrote in message >>> news:OJ4$%23DCXKHA.5208@newsgroup >>>> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote in message >>>> news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@newsgroup >>>>> >>>>> 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? >>> |
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4 Weeks Ago
| #20 (permalink) |
| | Re: Win7 newsgroups? "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@newsgroup> wrote: Quote: > To state the obvious, there isn't one and that's why these groups will > probably go away at some point. |
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