Reminder - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Community
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From: nntp on 20 May 2010 01:04 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. In the coming weeks, we will update you with the specific forum recommended to continue your discussions through posts in this newsgroup. 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
From: ChrisUK on 20 May 2010 05:22 I've went to the list of forums but I can't see a dedicated SBS forum...? "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. In the coming weeks, we will update you with the specific forum recommended to continue your discussions through posts in this newsgroup. > > 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 > . >
From: ChrisUK on 20 May 2010 05:26 I couldn't find a link to it from the forum list but a quick google search got me there: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/1356/threads I have to say, newsgroups are much better than forums :-) "ChrisUK" wrote: > I've went to the list of forums but I can't see a dedicated SBS forum...? > > "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. In the coming weeks, we will update you with the specific forum recommended to continue your discussions through posts in this newsgroup. > > > > 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 > > . > >
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 20 May 2010 09:20 No specific SBS forum exists yet, but we're working with MS to come up with a solution that works. I'm not sure what that will be, but stay tuned. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "ChrisUK" <ChrisUK(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:42A11A64-D99E-409C-BA9A-B972F90D8698(a)microsoft.com... > I've went to the list of forums but I can't see a dedicated SBS forum...? > > "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. In the coming weeks, we >> will update you with the specific forum recommended to continue your >> discussions through posts in this newsgroup. >> >> 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 >> . >>
From: Joe on 20 May 2010 11:20
On 20/05/10 10:26, ChrisUK wrote: > I couldn't find a link to it from the forum list but a quick google search > got me there: > > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/1356/threads > > I have to say, newsgroups are much better than forums :-) > For quick and clear dissemination of information, certainly. -- Joe |