I can only speak for myself, but if it weren't for the MVP's, and that
includes Rock, and a lot of other knowledgable souls in these NG's, I'd
still be trying to find the power switch on this machine.
Give *all* the guys/gals a break here--they are only trying to help.
You appear to be a smart guy--wise up and start giving some *real* help
here, while keeping your mind open to the idea that some of our pet theories
or practices that we've carried around and nurtured for all these years may
be a bunch of *BUNK* !
--
HTH,
Curt
Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
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"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message
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did our net nanny roxanne also check to see if diaper needed changing and
whether burping was needed after feeding.
its amazing the amount of time people spend to try and appear smart.
mikeyhsd@comcast.net
"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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"jamrs w. morgsn" <jamrswmorgsn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> What questions are deemed proper for the "General Newsgroup" I have
posted
> numerous times and always get rebuked and chastised for my postings. To
me
> and Webster and Cambridge "General means all encompassing. What does it
> mean
> to the people on this Newsgroup? What kind of rule do you apply? James
Out of curiosity I did a Google Groups search for posts by you in the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup, under your current posting
name, from 1/1/07 to the present. I found four threads, including this
one
One was in May, reference a problem with IE7. You received one response
which resolved the issue. You weren't redirected to any other newsgroup.
You made another post just a few days ago about difficulty with installing
.Net Framework 1.1. Two folks replied. One gave you a link to an article
to
look at. The other offered info on what the error you were getting
normally
means, which can be taken as a direction to a solution, and suggested you
could try posting to some other appropriate newsgroups. He gave you a
links
to two possible groups.
You made one post on June 1 about the same topic as this current thread.
In
that you phrased things differently, just asking what questions are
appropriate for the general newsgroup. You received four replies
providing
the same info that has again been presented in this thread.
Now you post the same thing again, but this time state you "always get
rebuked and chastised for my postings.".
Unless you are posting under a different name, this Google search doesn't
support that contention. Frankly, I don't see where you are coming from
with this post.
To add to what others have said, one can post a question in whatever
newsgroup you want. But it's worthwhile to post to a group that is
appropriate for the subject matter, and an important issue is where you
are
most likely to receive the best help. Most posters in here, if they know
the answer, will give it to you along with possibly a suggestion on where
to
post in the future for that topic. If the poster doesn't know they might
be
very helpful and post an actual the link to a recommended location to look
for info, or they might just suggest you go to an "XYZ" newsgroup. All
are
reasonable ways of answering what might be called an "off topic" or OT
post.
Some can be more sharp than others in how they phrase this, but most try
to
be helpful in directing the OP to the best place.
Certain apps are installed with the XP OS, for example Outlook Express and
Internet Explorer. So posting questions about them here is certainly
appropriate, and many such questions, as was the case with one of yours
about IE7, was answered here. But there are specific newsgroups for these
items, so if the person who replies doesn't know, they very well might
refer
you to that specific newsgroup.
For IE, XP comes with version 6. IE7 is an update, so one could make the
argument that IE6 questions are ok here , but IE7 should go elsewhere.
That's hair splitting and not what these groups are about. It's about
users
helping users resolve problems.
I think you might want to take a closer look at this issue, and not take
offense at attempts by users to help by redirecting an inquiry elsewhere
--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]