Is there a reason why my posts are ignored ?

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Today, Pegasus (MVP) made these interesting comments ...

I don't qualify technically nor am I inclined to be an MVP,
but I thought it was something one applies for ** No.

passes a competency test,
** No.

and signs a NDA
** Yes.

How does someone become a MVP
** By invitation.

unless they're an employee [of MS]
** No.

or MS somehow recognizes in them the makings of a good MVP?
** By being compentent in their chosen field of expertise
** sharing their experience with the community at large.

If not employees, how does MS decide the "compentent" [sic] of
prospective MVPs if they cannot observe them on the job and they do
have have to pass a test ala MS Professional?

By monitoring their performance in public forums. I assume
that if you were to contribute regularly and competently (not
compentently . . .) to a few newsgroups then you might
come to their attention. Have a look here if you want to find
out more: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

 

[Steve N.]

The reason is most likely that the readers of your
post have never come across a problem like this.
Rather than saying "Sorry, can't help you", they
choose to remain silent. You should, of course, repeat
your original post so that potential respondents can
see it immediately instead of having to dig for it in this
very busy newsgroup.

There is a lot of malware about and your registry might
have suffered some damage from such a program. A
work-around might be to use the System Restore function
to bring the system back to a point before the problem
started.

Original post

I am running XP Home Edition SP2 and for 10 months everything is fine
[within reason]

In the past few weeks, no matter what screensaver I use, when I move the
mouse to deactivate the screensaver, the last application I was using -
closes.

If I have 4 or 5 browser windows open, the last one closes. This also
happens with word, excel etc. With Firefox, as it needs to ask to close
windows, the confirmation window is there which I have to click twice.

If no windows or applications were open when the screensaver activated, then
upon return to the PC, the box is there asking for confirmation to standby,
turn off or restart windows.

The software is totally up to date.

Check the Power Options under the Screen Saver tab and try setting them
all to never. Sometimes they can do screwey things with some hardware,
also try turning off Hibernation.

Steve N.

 

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Today, Pegasus (MVP) made these interesting comments ...

If not employees, how does MS decide the "compentent" [sic]
of prospective MVPs if they cannot observe them on the job
and they do have have to pass a test ala MS Professional?

By monitoring their performance in public forums. I assume
that if you were to contribute regularly and competently (not
compentently . . .) to a few newsgroups then you might
come to their attention. Have a look here if you want to find
out more: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

sorry, but I don't shill for companies who want my money, and
certainly not for free.

 

[Guest]

Chris, I have had problems with "free screen savers" and wound up just
deleting them out of the program folders. Try that.

 

[antioch]

You appear to be under the impression that Microsoft
staff answer posts in these newsgroups. Nothing could
be further from the truth - just about all replies come from
volunteers who are prepared to share their experience.

Hello Pegasus
Me under the impression that MS staff answer posts - you must be joking.
Antioch

 

[Greenfruit]

Rarely, but I've already saw replies from them.

Hello Pegasus
Me under the impression that MS staff answer posts - you must be joking.
Antioch

 

[vernon]

Rarely, but I've already saw replies from them.

Yes, me too. Every once in a while.

 

[antioch]

Today, Pegasus (MVP) made these interesting comments ...

If not employees, how does MS decide the "compentent" [sic]
of prospective MVPs if they cannot observe them on the job
and they do have have to pass a test ala MS Professional?

By monitoring their performance in public forums. I assume
that if you were to contribute regularly and competently (not
compentently . . .) to a few newsgroups then you might
come to their attention. Have a look here if you want to find
out more: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

sorry, but I don't shill for companies who want my money, and
certainly not for free.

Thankfully not everyone has your selfish attitude as there are plenty of
others who help and give advice in the newsgroups.
Or is it that you do not have the competence to help.
Sounds more like sour grapes.
Why do you bother to post here - you have nothing of any consequence to
offer.
Rgds
Antioch

 

[antioch]

I think you are right, Greenfruit - seem to remember one with a strange
disclaimer after a post from MS.
Antioch

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

And most that contribute in these newsgroups don't either.
Instead most help here because they have an interest in the product as well
as an interest in helping others.

You seem to want to confuse "shill" with a desire to want to help others.
The people wanting help in these newsgroups are fortunate very few act as
you.

I guess your interest in Chrysler is purely motivated by profit with no
interest in helping others with motorsports unless you get a tangible
profit.
Probably not what Chrysler would have the public think of their employees,
but I many be wrong.

 

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Today, Jupiter Jones [MVP] made these interesting comments ...

And most that contribute in these newsgroups don't either.
Instead most help here because they have an interest in the
product as well as an interest in helping others.

You seem to want to confuse "shill" with a desire to want to
help others. The people wanting help in these newsgroups are
fortunate very few act as you.

I guess your interest in Chrysler is purely motivated by
profit with no interest in helping others with motorsports
unless you get a tangible profit.
Probably not what Chrysler would have the public think of
their employees, but I many be wrong.

No, I equate "shill" with only thinking about M$ and never thinking
of anything else. I equate shill with people that think a
particular company, MS here, never does anything wrong and always
does everything right. I equate shill with immediately thinking the
customer is wrong and the company is right. I equate shill with
only speaking the "company line" and never giving a balanced view.
I equate shill with MVPs because they are almost always biased in
their reporting and almost always biased in their solutions - if it
ain't an MS solution, it don't exist. But, you think whatever
pleases you, hear?!

 

[R. McCarty]

Your perceptions of MVPs is not correct. Some of the most vocal
commentary Microsoft receives is from it's MVP membership. A
lot of background activities occur that are not visible on the public
forums. The act of "Shilling" is to promote a product or service by
presenting it in a favorable light. If you'll notice, MVPs merely help
those already using the products. By that reasoning alone, MVPs
could not be described as "Shills".

 

[antioch]

No, I equate "shill" with only thinking about M$ and never thinking
of anything else. I equate shill with people that think a
particular company, MS here, never does anything wrong and always
does everything right. I equate shill with immediately thinking the
customer is wrong and the company is right. I equate shill with
only speaking the "company line" and never giving a balanced view.
I equate shill with MVPs because they are almost always biased in
their reporting and almost always biased in their solutions - if it
ain't an MS solution, it don't exist. But, you think whatever
pleases you, hear?!

--
HP, aka Jerry

Member, Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association (CEMA)
http://www.cemaclub.org/default.html

Then you are using the word 'shill' incorrectly.
You may equate it as much as you like, but definition wise it has none of
the above meanings - but then it is an American word about which I have no
usage in English.
I cannot think of one MVP who would fall into any of your above categories,
despite the misuse of the word 'shill'.
Perhaps you would care to give some examples - but I doubt you can.
MVP's and others who give help and assistance are here to solve MS related
problems - your last sentence makes no sense whatsoever.
Pure verbiage, as in most of your posts.
Antioch

 

[vernon]

Your perceptions of MVPs is not correct. Some of the most vocal
commentary Microsoft receives is from it's MVP membership. A
lot of background activities occur that are not visible on the public
forums. The act of "Shilling" is to promote a product or service by
presenting it in a favorable light. If you'll notice, MVPs merely help
those already using the products. By that reasoning alone, MVPs
could not be described as "Shills".

For sure.
MS doesn't care about MAC or LINUX yaking. MVPs are the strongest
antagonists.

 

[Greenfruit]

Everyday, you can read posts by MVPs very critical to MS.
And how good it would be MS never did anything wrong.
Know why ? Because we would have the hapiness of
not reading you.
Regards.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Now I understand, you use a word most understand then you redefine it
without telling anyone.
Interesting tactic, but no one here is likely to fall for it.

I will respond to one of your points to prove your own ignorance:
"I equate shill with MVPs because they are almost always biased in their
reporting and almost always biased in their solutions - if it ain't an MS
solution, it don't exist."
Clearly you do not read what MVPs post or view their websites, or perhaps
you do...selective reading.
If you did you would find MVP posts and websites full of solutions other
than Microsoft.

 

[Charlie Tame]

No, I equate "shill" with only thinking about M$ and never thinking
of anything else. I equate shill with people that think a
particular company, MS here, never does anything wrong and always
does everything right. I equate shill with immediately thinking the
customer is wrong and the company is right. I equate shill with
only speaking the "company line" and never giving a balanced view.
I equate shill with MVPs because they are almost always biased in
their reporting and almost always biased in their solutions - if it
ain't an MS solution, it don't exist. But, you think whatever
pleases you, hear?!

Idiot

 

[Greenfruit]

CEMA guy,
Yes, I know why there is a reason for that:
you are bad and ugly, and these newsgroups
only admit good and handsome guys like me.

 

[jt3]

Perhaps a little inconsistency in being 'MOPAR' and advertising, albeit
indirectly, Chrysler products? Notice I'm not criticising that you do this,
only think it a little odd for you to make the statement about 'shills'.

J

Today, Pegasus (MVP) made these interesting comments ...

If not employees, how does MS decide the "compentent" [sic]
of prospective MVPs if they cannot observe them on the job
and they do have have to pass a test ala MS Professional?

By monitoring their performance in public forums. I assume
that if you were to contribute regularly and competently (not
compentently . . .) to a few newsgroups then you might
come to their attention. Have a look here if you want to find
out more: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

sorry, but I don't shill for companies who want my money, and
certainly not for free.

--
HP, aka Jerry

Member, Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association (CEMA)
http://www.cemaclub.org/default.html

 

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Today, jt3 made these interesting comments ...

Perhaps a little inconsistency in being 'MOPAR' and
advertising, albeit indirectly, Chrysler products? Notice I'm
not criticising that you do this, only think it a little odd
for you to make the statement about 'shills'.

You can easily see that I am either an active employee of
DaimlerChrysler AG or a retiree (the latter), but I believe I
have stated that I never was in the sales & marketing end of the
biz nor do I evangelize my company's cars. If people ask me
specific questions, I will answer them - honestly. If I know and
am allowed to say, I will. If the answer is unfavorable, I will
not sugar coat it, but I also won't trash my own company.

And, I have recommended more competitive products to people on
Usenet than Chrysler Group vehicles not because I want to avoid
your bullshit tag of shill but because we sometimes do not have a
model in the particular market segment that I feel is fully
competitive. e.g., if someone were to ask me whether a 2006
Pontiac G6 sedan or a Chrysler Sebring sedan was the better buy,
I would say Pontiac hands-down. The Sebring and its sister car,
the Dodge Stratus, are way over the hill and will be replaced by
cars co-developed with MMC later this summer. And, note that I
did /not/ say that Chrysler builds crap nor did I say they build
world-class quality vehicles because neither is true. However, it
is the nature of the car biz that each new generation vehicle
leap-frogs its immediate competition until they, too, launch
their next all-new car.

Unlike the dudes in Redmond, who neither have any real
competition on PCs nor are known for particularly innovative
products. And, we all know damn well that M$'s quality is well
south of crap, as is their security ...

Google for my former handle and look at the large percentage of
warts I talk about vs. the very small percentage of "selling".
So, I do not at all qualify as a Chrysler shill. However, if
there were such a thing as a CVP (Chrysler Valued Person) and
there were a Chrysler-sponsored Usenet NG and I were a CVP and I
were as biased in my reporting as the average MVP, then you
/might/ be able to tag me with shill. But, until all that
happens, just go away, you bore me.

J

Today, Pegasus (MVP) made these interesting comments ...

If not employees, how does MS decide the "compentent"
[sic] of prospective MVPs if they cannot observe them on
the job and they do have have to pass a test ala MS
Professional?

By monitoring their performance in public forums. I assume
that if you were to contribute regularly and competently
(not compentently . . .) to a few newsgroups then you might
come to their attention. Have a look here if you want to
find out more: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

sorry, but I don't shill for companies who want my money, and
certainly not for free.

--
HP, aka Jerry

Member, Chrysler Employee Motorsport Association (CEMA)
http://www.cemaclub.org/default.html