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Old June 3rd, 2010, 05:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.gettingstarted
John W. Vinson
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Default Let's pick a replacement for this (Access) newsgroup

On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:44:22 -0500, Rick Brandt
wrote:

People coming from the Microsoft "get online help" buttons in the programs
will not know about these newsgroups, and will not have any way from
within Microsoft's software to get to them, so these newsgroups will
probably dwindle to a small subset of sophisticated, experienced users,
contending for bandwidth with spammers and trolls. The bulk of the "new
questions" will, I fear, go elsewhere.


I for one expect to see the quality of topics rise considerably.


Sure; it'll deprive a lot of new users of the program of the tutelage from
those experts who abandon these groups, though. They'll be pulled into the
Social forum and it's to be seen who will be providing help there.
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