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From: terryc on 2 Jun 2010 11:17
On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:15:25 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:

> terryc wrote
>> Rod Speed wrote
>>> terryc wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> terryc wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>
>>>>>>>> Now Bill Gates & Co. is going to shut down all microsoft.public
>>>>>>>> newsgroups.
>
>>>>>>> Because hardly anyone knows anything about usenet.
>
>>>>>> Actually, Bill Gates/Ms can not shut down MS related newsgroups.
>
>>>>> Wrong.
>
>>>> Well, enlighten us
>
>>> Just how many of you are there between those ears again ?
>
>>>> to the power of Bill?
>
>>> Nothing to do with Gates. Everything to do with what that operation
>>> allows MVPs to contribute to.
>
>>> The official announcement JUST says that the newsgroups will be
>>> EFFECTIVELY closed, thats all.
>
>> Which can be ignored.
>
> Yes, but you wont get any MVPs responding. Thats the whole point of
> those microsoft groups, there is a great raft of other usenet groups
> covering the same stuff.

You just change your feeds. It is all in the news server configuration.
If others continue to carry them and they continue to feed, then it still
lives.

From: terryc on 2 Jun 2010 11:31
On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:25:51 +1000, Andy wrote:


>>> Which can be ignored.
>>
>> Yes, but you wont get any MVPs responding.
>
> No great loss there.

Oh, people who post. Is this some mickeysoft qualification or some
mickeysoft position, where they are specifically paid to answer
microsoft issues raised on usenet?

From: Rod Speed on 2 Jun 2010 16:58
terryc wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> terryc wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> terryc wrote
>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>> terryc wrote
>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote

>>>>>>>>> Now Bill Gates & Co. is going to shut down all microsoft.public newsgroups.

>>>>>>>> Because hardly anyone knows anything about usenet.

>>>>>>> Actually, Bill Gates/Ms can not shut down MS related newsgroups.

>>>>>> Wrong.

>>>>> Well, enlighten us

>>>> Just how many of you are there between those ears again ?

>>>>> to the power of Bill?

>>>> Nothing to do with Gates. Everything to do with what that operation allows MVPs to contribute to.

>>>> The official announcement JUST says that the newsgroups will be EFFECTIVELY closed, thats all.

>>> Which can be ignored.

>> Yes, but you wont get any MVPs responding. Thats the
>> whole point of those microsoft groups, there is a great
>> raft of other usenet groups covering the same stuff.

> You just change your feeds.

Wont make any difference once the MVPs stop responding to posts in the microsoft.public newsgroups.

> It is all in the news server configuration. If others continue
> to carry them and they continue to feed, then it still lives.

But wont get any MVPs responding. Thats the whole
point of those microsoft groups, there is a great raft
of other usenet groups covering the same stuff.


From: Rod Speed on 2 Jun 2010 17:02
terryc wrote
> Andy wrote

>>>> Which can be ignored.

>>> Yes, but you wont get any MVPs responding.

>> No great loss there.

> Oh, people who post. Is this some mickeysoft qualification

Yes,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Most_Valuable_Professional

> or some mickeysoft position,

Nope.

> where they are specifically paid to answer microsoft issues raised on usenet?

Nope.


From: terryc on 2 Jun 2010 21:16
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:02:10 +1000, Rod Speed wrote:

> terryc wrote
>> Andy wrote
>
>>>>> Which can be ignored.
>
>>>> Yes, but you wont get any MVPs responding.
>
>>> No great loss there.
>
>> Oh, people who post. Is this some mickeysoft qualification
>
> Yes,
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Most_Valuable_Professional
>
>> or some mickeysoft position,
>
> Nope.
>
>> where they are specifically paid to answer microsoft issues raised on
>> usenet?
>
> Nope.

Which all rolled together means that is just your opinion. Go read the
Wikipedia url. IME, people who truly enjoy helping the community often
continue to contribute to the community. Seen it many time before.

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