Update - Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Community
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From: nntp on 10 May 2010 03:09 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 in this forum or forum category: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/addbuz/threads . An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized. Should you want to visit the 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: Fred on 10 May 2010 08:41 Can anybody see where there is a real Access section in the "forum" From what I can (at first look) see there isn't. Seems like just the usual Microsoft style - vague spotty mess - just tips on Access 2007. Maybe their "third party sites" is the direction. First leave Microsoft for the info, then migrate to Open Office.
From: Daniel Pineault on 10 May 2010 09:15 I can't agree with you more Fred. Their site is a mess. See my reply to their cross-posting at the "Forms" group http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.access.forms&p=1&tid=390db0c5-791f-4f3d-a758-b4f7ebe187fd MS is messing this one up IMHO! Did they not ever consider speaking with the users? They are just dropping this into place without even doing a first round of testing to solve evident problems?! As you said "Maybe their "third party sites" is the direction" to take. Just a mess! -- Daniel Pineault http://www.cardaconsultants.com/ For Access Tips and Examples: http://www.devhut.net Please rate this post using the vote buttons if it was helpful. "Fred" wrote: > Can anybody see where there is a real Access section in the "forum" > > From what I can (at first look) see there isn't. Seems like just the > usual Microsoft style - vague spotty mess - just tips on Access 2007. > > Maybe their "third party sites" is the direction. First leave Microsoft > for the info, then migrate to Open Office. >
From: Dorian on 10 May 2010 11:30 Where exactly are the MS Access 'forum's. I just spent 30 minutes looking for it. Got several javascript runtime errors in the web pages - and I'm using Internet Explorer! -- Dorian "Give someone a fish and they eat for a day; teach someone to fish and they eat for a lifetime". "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 in this forum or forum category: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/addbuz/threads . An exact date will be posted in advance as plans are finalized. > > Should you want to visit the 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: Fred on 10 May 2010 15:37
Maybe they moved the "customer non-input" folks who planned Vista over to "plan" this. Per the long time Microsoft motto: "If it ain't broke, break it" |