I haven't yet seen any online forum that isn't a klunky, slow, difficult
mess -- only to be confronted when absolutely necessary.
Of course, I'm comparing to the speed & ease of text, which they seem to
want to leave behind.

All those company people who think forums are so speedy & great must have
unbelievably fast connections with direct lines to *their* forum, not like
us poor slobs out here in the real-user-world who have to wait through
endless page refreshes for every little change in what's on the screen.
(when I had to do all my email on the web for a week it was....
a bleeping *awful* experience)

I'm not even counting whatever the "help" given actually is, just the
interface/access.
(I wonder if someone will set up a usenet group for some of what MS is
dumping....as they did for W7....)

Looking on the bright side, I'll have more time to spend with my iPad if I'm
not browsing MS groups. MS seems to be like my local supermarket --
constantly "improving" but actually telling me to get lost & take my
business elsewhere!
bj

"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
You only wish the forums are like the nntp newsgroups. Have you read any
of the answers that the moderators give?

--
Mary Sauer
http://msauer.mvps.org/

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
This one closes but it's being replaced with a web-based one. Basically
the same thing except how you access it.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Erika Katz" wrote in message
g.com...
wrote:
Date 5/4/2010
Starting in early summer 2010, Microsoft will begin progressively
closing down the Microsoft public newsgroups to enrich conversations in
the rapidly-growing forum platform. This decision is in response to
worldwide market trends and evolving customer needs.



So THIS newsgroup will close? Sorry to hear that. I am still lurking
although I don't have many questions or answers.