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From: Giovanni Dicanio on 20 May 2010 04:56
"David Scambler" <aa(a)aa> wrote:

>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssmartdevicesnative/thre
>> ads
>
> And there it is. Positive proof of Microsoft's ignorance of the needs of
> users of this group.
> Why on earth do they assume I would want to consult a smart devices forum?
> How will that enhance and improve my experience?
> Was the post automatically generated by an idiotic bing search for the
> term
> "mfc"?

I think this should be the right place:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vcmfcatl/threads

Giovanni


From: Pete Delgado on 20 May 2010 14:39
Joe, obviously you have forgotten Microsoft Bob. Nuff said! lol

-Pete

"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message
news:64n9v5l4klombhgln2d643soqfs3urt024(a)4ax.com...
> The decision is poorly thought out and community-hostile. But what can
> you expect from a
> company that would release products like VS.NET (with its user-hostile
> IDE) and Office
> 2007 (with the worst user interface of any product in history).
> joe
>
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 15:48:05 -0700, nntp(a)microsoft.com wrote:
>
>>
>>What is Happening?
>>This message is to inform you that Microsoft will soon begin discontinuing
>>newsgroups and transitioning users to Microsoft forums.
>>
>>Why?
>>As you may know, newsgroups have existed for many years now; however, the
>>traffic in the Microsoft newsgroups has been steadily decreasing for the
>>past several years while customers and participants are increasingly
>>finding
>>solutions in the forums on Microsoft properties and third party sites.
>>This
>>move will unify the customer experience, centralize content, make it
>>easier
>>for active contributors to retain their influence, mitigate redundancies
>>and
>>make the content easier to find by customers and search engines through
>>improved indexing. Additionally, forums offer a better user and spam
>>management platform that will improve customer satisfaction by encouraging
>>a
>>healthy discussion in a clean community space. To this end, Microsoft
>>will
>>begin to progressively shift available resources to the forums technology
>>and discontinue support for newsgroups.
>>
>>In addition to offering a compelling online browser experience, for those
>>users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
>>newsgroups community, we have developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
>>which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
>>forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP
>>reader
>>functionality. You can find instructions on how to download and set up
>>the
>>NNTP Bridge here: http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/
>>
>>Which Newsgroups Are Affected by this Shutdown?
>>All public newsgroups will eventually be closed between June 1, 2010 and
>>October 1, 2010. Microsoft will be closing newsgroups in a phased
>>approach,
>>starting with the least active newsgroups and moving eventually to more
>>active ones throughout the course of the next six months.
>>
>>
>>Where Should I go with the Closure of this Newsgroup?
>>In an effort to enhance and improve your experience, this newsgroup is
>>scheduled for closure in the upcoming months and we would like to invite
>>you to participate at
>>http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssmartdevicesnative/threads
>>forum(s). An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized.
>>
>>Should you want to visit the other Microsoft Forums, please go to
>>http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx
>>
>>Who Should I Contact with any Questions?
>>Send any questions about the process, recommended forums and timing to
>>NNTP(a)microsoft.com
> Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
> email: newcomer(a)flounder.com
> Web: http://www.flounder.com
> MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm


From: Hans-J. Ude on 20 May 2010 15:13
Pete Delgado schrieb:

>Joe, obviously you have forgotten Microsoft Bob. Nuff said! lol
>
>-Pete

The dog from MS Bob made his way until into WinXP, wagging it's tail
and sniffing for files. Sigh, it's so faulty. Some others were gadgets
in early office versions. ;)

Hans

From: Michael Fosmire [MSFT] on 20 May 2010 17:34
Hey folks,

This looks like a very obvious clerical error. I'll talk to the cleric in
charge and get this fixed.

-mike

"Giovanni Dicanio" <giovanniDOTdicanio(a)REMOVEMEgmail.com> wrote in message
news:#bgKXp$9KHA.4768(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> "David Scambler" <aa(a)aa> wrote:
>
>>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssmartdevicesnative/thre
>>> ads
>>
>> And there it is. Positive proof of Microsoft's ignorance of the needs of
>> users of this group.
>> Why on earth do they assume I would want to consult a smart devices
>> forum?
>> How will that enhance and improve my experience?
>> Was the post automatically generated by an idiotic bing search for the
>> term
>> "mfc"?
>
> I think this should be the right place:
>
> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vcmfcatl/threads
>
> Giovanni
>
>
From: BobF on 20 May 2010 20:04

I realize some consider MS a religious experience, but you actually have
clerics?!


On 5/20/2010 4:34 PM, Michael Fosmire [MSFT] wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> This looks like a very obvious clerical error. I'll talk to the cleric
> in charge and get this fixed.
>
> -mike
>
> "Giovanni Dicanio" <giovanniDOTdicanio(a)REMOVEMEgmail.com> wrote in
> message news:#bgKXp$9KHA.4768(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> "David Scambler" <aa(a)aa> wrote:
>>
>>>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssmartdevicesnative/thre
>>>> ads
>>>
>>> And there it is. Positive proof of Microsoft's ignorance of the needs of
>>> users of this group.
>>> Why on earth do they assume I would want to consult a smart devices
>>> forum?
>>> How will that enhance and improve my experience?
>>> Was the post automatically generated by an idiotic bing search for
>>> the term
>>> "mfc"?
>>
>> I think this should be the right place:
>>
>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vcmfcatl/threads
>>
>> Giovanni
>>
>>

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