Use of this newsgroup

[Ritch]

Am I alone in finding this news group very helpful but very frustrating?

The frustration comes from the fact that many responses seem to be in the
form of new posts. As a result I totally lose the thread. Keeping a 'watch'
on posts is often fruitless.

Other support newsgroups which I subscribe to do not suffer this malady.

Avid but weary reader,

Ritch

 

[Malke]

Am I alone in finding this news group very helpful but very
frustrating?

The frustration comes from the fact that many responses seem to be in
the form of new posts. As a result I totally lose the thread. Keeping
a 'watch' on posts is often fruitless.

Other support newsgroups which I subscribe to do not suffer this
malady.

Avid but weary reader,

Ritch

The problem is that most of those new posters are using the web
interface, which is the worst way to access the newsgroup. They don't
know how to use a real newsreader and the CDO interface is so clunky
that it doesn't help. So that's why you get the strange posting
configurations. Also, this may be the first time some of these people
have ever posted to what they perceive is a messageboard. We do try to
steer people into using a newsreader, even if it is only Outlook
Express.

Malke

 

[Peter]

No you aren't alone. I wish people would make their settings show "Include
message in reply" and I wish people would stop double clicking when they
send to the group so it appears twice.

 

[Peter]

Another beef is the inevitable broken hyperlinks because people think it's
smart to carriage return in the middle of one ;-)
Re: using the web interface...all they have to do is click on "Use NNTP" and
they're all set.

 

[SlowJet]

Not only that, you get 5 opionions that don't answer your
question.
It's the volume of panicing Service Pack 2 installers
added to the fact that's Microsoft, not Big Brother 5.

SJ

 

[Chuck]

Am I alone in finding this news group very helpful but very frustrating?

The frustration comes from the fact that many responses seem to be in the
form of new posts. As a result I totally lose the thread. Keeping a 'watch'
on posts is often fruitless.

Other support newsgroups which I subscribe to do not suffer this malady.

Avid but weary reader,

Ritch

Most folks who post here looking for help are in too much of a hurry to consider
all the details. They just want help for their immediate problem, and don't
have time to read other posts. And after they get help they're gone, never to
return.

I throw in some hints, that I've gotten from other helpers, with my help,
occasionally. Folks who just reply with corrections, and don't help, annoy me
the most.

How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post


How to Act Smart on Usenet


Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2001/Mar01/Mar27pmvp.asp

A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Since those who look for help don't read previous posts, that's probably a waste
of time. But maybe not completely so. We all do what we can.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Serenity]

Ritch:
Don't feel bad I'm having the same problem..
Serenity