Hi all -

It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP discussions?

Bob

On Mar 8, 10:24 am, "bob7206" <bobfi...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP discussions?
>
> Bob

Remove the word "make", please - Bob

bob7206 wrote:
> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP
> discussions?

Although I appreciate the sentiment - it is pretty much a null and void
request.

Although there may be some form of moderation in place - it is far from
complete moderation. No one is going to 'remove' the Windows Vista posts
because they are not Windows XP questions. This has happened for years on
these newsgroups. Questions being asked in the 'incorrect' newsgroup merely
because people don't know any better.

Also - if you are waiting for all the problems to be fixed in ANY OS - you
will die waiting. If that is your only reason to not go to another OS
(because you are waiting for all the problems to be resolved in the OS you
are currently using) - well - that is relatively lame. Operating systems
evolve. You could say the same thing about OS 9 or Redhat 5 or BeOS or a
whole slew of other OSes. When the new version comes out - it isn't long (a
couple of years or so) before the support and problem fixing for the older
OS fades to non-existence. Doesn't mean you cannot continue using it if it
does what you want - but don't expect to go buy that new camera and it work,
or buy that new printer and have drivers. Not to mention that usually -
older versions of OSes are generally hacker targets - as most things about
them (and holes that will never be fixed) are known.

Having said that - yeah - it would be real nice if people would only use the
Vista group for Vista related questions. It would be nice if they stopped
putting their Win9x questions here too. The assortment of posts I would
prefer to never see here again is astounding. Isn't going to happen - not
going to waste my time hoping. I just read a little of everything and if I
see something I don't want to read - I don't.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

If you filter out posts from D. Spencer Hines, you'll see a lot less mention
of Vista.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"bob7206" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all -
>
> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP discussions?
>
> Bob
>

Keith Miller MVP wrote:

> If you filter out posts from D. Spencer Hines, you'll see a lot less
> mention of Vista.



LOL! Very true.

Now if I could only find a way to also filter out posts that quote DSH.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



> "bob7206" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi all -
>>
>> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
>> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
>> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
>> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
>> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
>> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
>> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP
>> discussions? Bob

Hilarious!

There Will Always Be Grubby Little Censors Among Us -- Even In USENET
Groups.

Folks should simply have the discipline to read what they want to read.

If they choose to hide behind a "Killfile" and just peek out cautiously
occasionally ---- firing off a sniping shot and then duck back behind their
"Killfiles" -- that's fine with me....

In fact I encourage it.

'Nuff Said.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Fortem Posce Animum

------Cordon Sanitaire-----------------------

"Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...

> Keith Miller MVP wrote:
>
>> If you filter out posts from D. Spencer Hines, you'll see a lot less
>> mention of Vista.
>
> LOL! Very true.
>
> Now if I could only find a way to also filter out posts that quote DSH.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User

> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>> "bob7206" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...

>>> Hi all -
>>>
>>> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
>>> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
>>> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
>>> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
>>> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
>>> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
>>> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP
>>> discussions? Bob

How is a person adding you to their kill file censoring? Does it block
everyone else from reading your posts, not at all. People can use their own
judgment in determining if your posts are worth reading.

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"D. Spencer Hines" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hilarious!
>
> There Will Always Be Grubby Little Censors Among Us -- Even In USENET
> Groups.
>
> Folks should simply have the discipline to read what they want to read.
>
> If they choose to hide behind a "Killfile" and just peek out cautiously
> occasionally ---- firing off a sniping shot and then duck back behind
> their "Killfiles" -- that's fine with me....
>
> In fact I encourage it.
>
> 'Nuff Said.
>
> DSH
>
> Lux et Veritas et Libertas
>
> Fortem Posce Animum
>
> ------Cordon Sanitaire-----------------------
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Keith Miller MVP wrote:
>>
>>> If you filter out posts from D. Spencer Hines, you'll see a lot less
>>> mention of Vista.
>>
>> LOL! Very true.
>>
>> Now if I could only find a way to also filter out posts that quote DSH.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>> "bob7206" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>>> Hi all -
>>>>
>>>> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
>>>> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
>>>> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
>>>> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
>>>> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
>>>> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
>>>> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP
>>>> discussions? Bob
>
>

DSH needs his audience in order to perform his clown act.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"David B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F63FA8A0-4372-49AE-86AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How is a person adding you to their kill file censoring? Does it block
> everyone else from reading your posts, not at all. People can use their
> own judgment in determining if your posts are worth reading.
>
> --
>
> ----
> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.db-pc.com
> _________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> "D. Spencer Hines" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hilarious!
>>
>> There Will Always Be Grubby Little Censors Among Us -- Even In USENET
>> Groups.
>>
>> Folks should simply have the discipline to read what they want to read.
>>
>> If they choose to hide behind a "Killfile" and just peek out cautiously
>> occasionally ---- firing off a sniping shot and then duck back behind
>> their "Killfiles" -- that's fine with me....
>>
>> In fact I encourage it.
>>
>> 'Nuff Said.
>>
>> DSH
>>
>> Lux et Veritas et Libertas
>>
>> Fortem Posce Animum
>>
>> ------Cordon Sanitaire-----------------------
>>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Keith Miller MVP wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you filter out posts from D. Spencer Hines, you'll see a lot less
>>>> mention of Vista.
>>>
>>> LOL! Very true.
>>>
>>> Now if I could only find a way to also filter out posts that quote DSH.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>
>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>
>>>> "bob7206" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>>> Hi all -
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
>>>>> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
>>>>> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
>>>>> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
>>>>> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
>>>>> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
>>>>> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP
>>>>> discussions? Bob
>>
>>
>

Don't you see what's happening? Search for his posts. They're left at
about 90% unanswered. He's reacting to the fact that no one cares about his
garbage and the majority chooses to ignore him.

At least he's smart enough to figure out he's been added to many kill files.



"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> DSH needs his audience in order to perform his clown act.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban MVP
> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "David B." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F63FA8A0-4372-49AE-86AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> How is a person adding you to their kill file censoring? Does it block
>> everyone else from reading your posts, not at all. People can use their
>> own judgment in determining if your posts are worth reading.
>>
>> --
>>
>> ----
>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>> How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.db-pc.com
>> _________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> "D. Spencer Hines" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hilarious!
>>>
>>> There Will Always Be Grubby Little Censors Among Us -- Even In USENET
>>> Groups.
>>>
>>> Folks should simply have the discipline to read what they want to read.
>>>
>>> If they choose to hide behind a "Killfile" and just peek out cautiously
>>> occasionally ---- firing off a sniping shot and then duck back behind
>>> their "Killfiles" -- that's fine with me....
>>>
>>> In fact I encourage it.
>>>
>>> 'Nuff Said.
>>>
>>> DSH
>>>
>>> Lux et Veritas et Libertas
>>>
>>> Fortem Posce Animum
>>>
>>> ------Cordon Sanitaire-----------------------
>>>
>>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> Keith Miller MVP wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If you filter out posts from D. Spencer Hines, you'll see a lot less
>>>>> mention of Vista.
>>>>
>>>> LOL! Very true.
>>>>
>>>> Now if I could only find a way to also filter out posts that quote DSH.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>>
>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>>
>>>>> "bob7206" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>>>> Hi all -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems that more and more of the discussions on this group pertain
>>>>>> to Vista, and not to XP. I've been reading all the posts, hoping to
>>>>>> make improve my use of XP. I have no interest in Vista, and will
>>>>>> change to Vista only AFTER all the XP problems are fixed (if ever!),
>>>>>> and then only when dragged kicking and screaming. If there's a
>>>>>> moderator, how about kicking off any posts, both pro and con,
>>>>>> including the word "Vista", and reserve this group for XP
>>>>>> discussions? Bob
>>>
>>>
>>
>

I actively ENCOURAGE people to use "Killfiles" -- as it cuts down on the Ash
& Trash from their whining, kvetching replies in many groups.

But I have NEVER called for the "Killfiling" of any given individual -- and
I won't be doing so in the future.

'Nuff Said.

DSH

Lux et Veritas et Libertas