The End Is Near

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Gordon said:
Don't know about propaganda, but I posted THREE responses to the same
post with a website containing a solution to a question on whether it
was possible to install an Upgrade version of Windows 7 without a
qualifying version of Windows being present and ALL THREE were deleted
arbitrarily by a certain "MVP" "Moderator"....
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Seems that "solution" would be implicitly promoting a violation of the
licensing agreement. I don't think that constitutes "arbitrary", does it?
 
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: Seems that "solution" would be implicitly promoting a violation of the
: licensing agreement. I don't think that constitutes "arbitrary", does it?

People are going to be shocked at how much will be deleted in the forums.
 
Bob I said:
Seems that "solution" would be implicitly promoting a violation of the
licensing agreement.
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So it may . That's a very grey area. Surely it was firstly up to the Op to
use his/her conscience, and secondly, but most importantly the "mvp
moderator" should have posted REASONS why it possibly violated the licensing
agreement - and not just arbitrarily delete posts.....
 
: So it may . That's a very grey area. Surely it was firstly up to the Op to
: use his/her conscience, and secondly, but most importantly the "mvp
: moderator" should have posted REASONS why it possibly violated the
licensing
: agreement - and not just arbitrarily delete posts.....

You need to get used to it. There will be more and more deletions and they
won't owe anyone an explanation. This is going to be a whole new ballgame.
There will be many posters who, over the years, have been vicious, posting
diatribe, senseless comments, cursing, condescension, patronizing...that is
going to be history.

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Tom Willett said:
There will be many posters who, over the years, have been vicious, posting
diatribe, senseless comments, cursing, condescension, patronizing...that
is
going to be history.
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And a good thing too. But deleting legitimate posts on the "whim" of a
"moderator"?
 
Tom Willett said:
: So it may . That's a very grey area. Surely it was firstly up to the Op
to
: use his/her conscience, and secondly, but most importantly the "mvp
: moderator" should have posted REASONS why it possibly violated the
licensing
: agreement - and not just arbitrarily delete posts.....

You need to get used to it. There will be more and more deletions and they
won't owe anyone an explanation. This is going to be a whole new ballgame.
There will be many posters who, over the years, have been vicious, posting
diatribe, senseless comments, cursing, condescension, patronizing...that
is
going to be history.
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So the "My Computer is Broke" morons will win because the post will be
considered non-abrasive? This has clusterfu@k written all over it! The
MVP's and regular responders will all be in therapy after a few months of
that constant abuse and the M$ forums will turn into chat rooms for the
mentally disabled.
 
: So the "My Computer is Broke" morons will win because the post will be
: considered non-abrasive? This has clusterfu@k written all over it! The
: MVP's and regular responders will all be in therapy after a few months of
: that constant abuse and the M$ forums will turn into chat rooms for the
: mentally disabled.
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The "My Computer is Broke" morons will probably have difficulty in even
finding the forums. There will be some MVPs and regular responders who will
not migrate to the forums.
 
Tom Willett said:
: So the "My Computer is Broke" morons will win because the post will be
: considered non-abrasive? This has clusterfu@k written all over it! The
: MVP's and regular responders will all be in therapy after a few months
of
: that constant abuse and the M$ forums will turn into chat rooms for the
: mentally disabled.
: --
The "My Computer is Broke" morons will probably have difficulty in even
finding the forums. There will be some MVPs and regular responders who
will
not migrate to the forums.
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That's where you're wrong. They can't find Google, "any key" or the off/on
switch, but I'll be damned if they can't find M$ forums, Techarena,
Vistaheads or Egghead.
 
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: That's where you're wrong. They can't find Google, "any key" or the
off/on
: switch, but I'll be damned if they can't find M$ forums, Techarena,
: Vistaheads or Egghead.
: --

ROFL! You make a strong point!
:
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: "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
: If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
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Tom Willett said:
:
: That's where you're wrong. They can't find Google, "any key" or the
off/on
: switch, but I'll be damned if they can't find M$ forums, Techarena,
: Vistaheads or Egghead.
: --

ROFL! You make a strong point!
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....and if I'd posted this to a forum it never would've been seen.
 
You mean the Betamax video tape format which was superior to VHS
in every way except total recording time ?

That was far from a technological disaster.
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How far ?
Or maybe I should ask "How many minutes ?"
 
FDLeyda said:
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How far ?
Or maybe I should ask "How many minutes ?"
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One hour total recording time was maximum.
SG
 
but I posted THREE responses to the same post
with a website containing a solution to a question on whether it was
possible to install an Upgrade version of Windows 7 without a qualifying
version of Windows being present and ALL THREE were deleted arbitrarily by a
certain "MVP" "Moderator"....
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You ain't seen nothing yet boy. Carey Frisch [Microsoft Valuable
Pig] is in charge and unless you lick his ass regularly (not that
you are not licking now but you have to do it more and better),
your posts would be deleted automatically.

hth

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...and if I'd posted this to a forum it never would've been seen.
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Because no one would miss you or your post!

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I've always found forums easier to read anyway.

You are not alone :)

In fact, whether recognized by some or not, the Web has already become the
predominant platform for people to search answers (especially amongst
non-techie users), and again, the company is very slow for adopting the real
life user trends, so it's a long overdue move.

Up until now, they might be the only major (technology) company that has not
established any serious Web-based support communities. That tells you how
slow they are, and partially, thanks to their royal and outdated techie
supporters.

They also try to bundle/force Live service with the support communities,
which in my humble opinion, is a terrible move even though I have been a
paid MSN premium customer since its birth. And using MVP's as moderators is
another joke.

Synergy used to be the company's strength and now becomes a great liability
for the extra burdens that they need to include from other
solutions/products/business units.

The company has become a dinosaur that simply cannot adopt today's
environment.
 
So it may . That's a very grey area. Surely it was firstly up to the Op to
use his/her conscience, and secondly, but most importantly the "mvp
moderator" should have posted REASONS why it possibly violated the licensing
agreement - and not just arbitrarily delete posts.....
Click to expand...

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...and if I'd posted this to a forum it never would've been seen.
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Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.
 
Well, miraculously, to the best of my knowledge, none of my 2,000+ forum
posts (a great many of which direct people to non-Microsoft
answers/solutions) have been deleted.

Actually, that's not true...*I* deleted one of my posts once when, just
after posting it, I realized I had misread the question and given an
incorrect answer. I then reposted with what I believed to be a better
answer.

Otherwise...

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Ben M. Schorr, MVP
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Ben M. Schorr said:
Well surely a newsgroup veteran like yourself knows full well that MVPs
are not Microsoft employees. If an MVP decided to delete your post then
that was an individual's decision.
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But that's the whole point - it was an INDIVIDUAL, ARBITRARY decision.
NO-ONE should be allowed to delete posts.
 
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