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From: Helmut Meukel on 3 Jun 2010 18:19 "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:hu94ch$teb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Jeff Johnson submitted this idea : >> "kpg" <ipost(a)thereforeiam> wrote ... >> >>>> Wow, not only has www.eternal-september.org apparently said it will not >>>> honor the rogue rmgroup requests for the microsoft.public.* hierarchy, >>>> it appears they have now added (nearly?) all the groups that they >>>> didn't already have to those they carry! >>>> >>>> If you have an E-S account, and are using a newsreader that doesn't >>>> automatically notify you of new groups, it's time to renew your lists. >>>> >>> >>> I'm coming in to this late...what is the advantage of using es vs ms? >>> >>> Is ms dropping the classic vb groups? Nobody tells me anything. >> >> Search for older threads with "Microsoft responds" in the subject line. > > Or alternatively... > > Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx > MS has already dropped both german classic VB groups: microsoft.public.de.vb and microsoft.public.de.vb.datenbank Also dropped microsoft.public.de.fox Helmut.
From: Karl E. Peterson on 3 Jun 2010 18:51 Wolfgang Enzinger wrote: > us they have something new instead which is far better. Well ... go and check > yourself what they have to offer. The good news is: if you don't like it, you > can just stick with what you have. Boy, I've been over there, looked, and am still shaking! <chuckle> It's just *nutz* I tell ya. Examples: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/8905dfca-8302-40df-a765-0359009297c6#5e216914-1f5c-4305-abcf-16a3c99e2c93 http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/ba2234f8-cc2f-41c8-8c1f-551558023c3e http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/46557a29-1789-4f77-97c9-4c8be533438b I gotta say, it sort of refreshing to watch them react in horror when someone answers a ClassicVB question. <eg> -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org Customer Hatred Knows No Bounds at MSFT ClassicVB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org
From: Henning on 3 Jun 2010 19:19 "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> skrev i meddelandet news:%23AP1X92ALHA.4388(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Wolfgang Enzinger wrote: >> us they have something new instead which is far better. Well ... go and >> check >> yourself what they have to offer. The good news is: if you don't like it, >> you >> can just stick with what you have. > > Boy, I've been over there, looked, and am still shaking! <chuckle> It's > just *nutz* I tell ya. Examples: > > http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/8905dfca-8302-40df-a765-0359009297c6#5e216914-1f5c-4305-abcf-16a3c99e2c93 > > http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/ba2234f8-cc2f-41c8-8c1f-551558023c3e > > http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/46557a29-1789-4f77-97c9-4c8be533438b > > I gotta say, it sort of refreshing to watch them react in horror when > someone answers a ClassicVB question. <eg> > > -- > .NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org > Customer Hatred Knows No Bounds at MSFT > ClassicVB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc > Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org > > Ha, I'll hold you responsible for an hour of lost work by them links;) Just couldn't stop reading... /Henning
From: C. Kevin Provance on 3 Jun 2010 19:35 "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> wrote in message news:%23AP1X92ALHA.4388(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... : : Boy, I've been over there, looked, and am still shaking! <chuckle> : It's just *nutz* I tell ya. Examples: Oh lookie, you have a dingle ball. Oh wait, I HAVE ONE TOO!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wonder if I ask, if they'll remove that dingle ball off of my name. I do NOT want to be construed as helpful in any way shape or form.
From: Karl E. Peterson on 3 Jun 2010 19:51
Helmut Meukel wrote: > "Karl E. Peterson" <karl(a)exmvps.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:hu94ch$teb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Jeff Johnson submitted this idea : >>> "kpg" <ipost(a)thereforeiam> wrote ... >>> >>>>> Wow, not only has www.eternal-september.org apparently said it will not >>>>> honor the rogue rmgroup requests for the microsoft.public.* hierarchy, >>>>> it appears they have now added (nearly?) all the groups that they >>>>> didn't already have to those they carry! >>>>> >>>>> If you have an E-S account, and are using a newsreader that doesn't >>>>> automatically notify you of new groups, it's time to renew your lists. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm coming in to this late...what is the advantage of using es vs ms? >>>> >>>> Is ms dropping the classic vb groups? Nobody tells me anything. >>> >>> Search for older threads with "Microsoft responds" in the subject line. >> >> Or alternatively... >> >> Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx >> > > MS has already dropped both german classic VB groups: > microsoft.public.de.vb and > microsoft.public.de.vb.datenbank > > Also dropped microsoft.public.de.fox Yeah, I got a post rejected from m.p.basic.dos yesterday. Bastards... -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org Customer Hatred Knows No Bounds at MSFT ClassicVB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org |