From: Jerry on
The Win7 forum has always been at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro

"TMA" <tma(a)tmasoftwares.com> wrote in message
news:eTgGy2H7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> ?????
>
> Why doesn't M$ just create another room HERE for Windows 7 like they
> always did to their new OS'es?
>
> I don't know about you guys, but I'm TIRED of signing up to hundreds and
> hundreds of badly designed web forums. Each one requiring my e-mail
> address (for later spam) and different password rules.


From: gumby on
On 05/05/2010 11:14 AM, Bobby Johnson wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Online Communities
> Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 12:26:53 -0700 (UTC)
> From: nntp(a)microsoft.com
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
>
> Date 5/4/2010
> Starting in early summer 2010, Microsoft will begin progressively
> closing down the Microsoft public newsgroups to enrich conversations in
> the rapidly-growing forum platform. This decision is in response to
> worldwide market trends and evolving customer needs.

Where will all the trolls go now?
From: Carlos on
Jeff,
I was "born" here, almost exactly 5 years ago, using the web interface.
Along time it's been my only NG/forum, and though I have occassionaly
flirted elsewhere, I always came back here.
This is where I am going to stay, this is "home".
Let's hope we are all here the day after.
:)
Carlos

"Jeff Gaines" wrote:

> On 05/05/2010 in message <eTgGy2H7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> TMA wrote:
>
> >Why doesn't M$ just create another room HERE for Windows 7 like they
> >always did to their new OS'es?
>
> MSFT doesn't like Usenet because it can't control it.
>
> alt.windows7.general is an active group with nearly 16,000 posts. I guess
> that will be the way to go for those of use who find Usenet far superior
> to web based forums.
>
> --
> Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
> There are 3 types of people in this world. Those who can count, and those
> who can't.
> .
>
From: James Kosin on
On 5/5/2010 5:58 PM, Jerry wrote:
> The Win7 forum has always been at:
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/w7itpro
>
> "TMA" <tma(a)tmasoftwares.com> wrote in message
> news:eTgGy2H7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> ?????
>>
>> Why doesn't M$ just create another room HERE for Windows 7 like they
>> always did to their new OS'es?
>>
>> I don't know about you guys, but I'm TIRED of signing up to hundreds and
>> hundreds of badly designed web forums. Each one requiring my e-mail
>> address (for later spam) and different password rules.
>
>
I haven't found anything useful at the forums !!!
I've looked and looked and they only contain a few useless posts by
people with problems however Microsoft also isn't putting any of their
efforts to improving the forums themselves either.

Just my 2-cents.
From: Jeff Gaines on
On 06/05/2010 in message
<DCA76A6F-3CC1-4CD8-90D7-CC9458BF06B0(a)microsoft.com> Carlos wrote:

>I was "born" here, almost exactly 5 years ago, using the web interface.

Well that's certainly unusual Carlos :-)

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.