W98 NG name change proposal...

I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for the platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this NG was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

Erm....No. The Welsh jury vetos this motion.

1) We still get trolled too much as it is
2) Given that this group exists independently of any official line by MS on
supporting 98 (and usually gives better answers IMO), it is still needed to
perform its originally intended function
3) 98 and XP are different product lines (XP derives from NT)
4) Dang nabbit! We don' wan' them kinda folks over here!

Of course, I realise you may be joking...


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Nigel Stapley

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"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for the
platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this NG
was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG
would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality
during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

No now, no tomorrow, no forever.

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"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for the
platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this NG
was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG
would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality
during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

If anything it should be ME, 98, and 98SE in this newsgroup because these
operating systems are 9x code and not NT code.

"Nigel Stapley" wrote in message
...
Erm....No. The Welsh jury vetos this motion.

1) We still get trolled too much as it is
2) Given that this group exists independently of any official line by MS
on
supporting 98 (and usually gives better answers IMO), it is still needed
to
perform its originally intended function
3) 98 and XP are different product lines (XP derives from NT)
4) Dang nabbit! We don' wan' them kinda folks over here!

Of course, I realise you may be joking...


--
Regards

Nigel Stapley

www.judgemental.plus.com

reply e-mail address will bounce


"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the
others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for
the
platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this
NG
was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG
would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality
during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

So RJK and you are different people. For some reason I thought RJK was your
another name you used.

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
No now, no tomorrow, no forever.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the
others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for
the
platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this
NG
was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG
would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality
during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

other name, sorry tired -- about to end for the night :

"ArtWilder" wrote in message
news:yS8zc.65506$My6.24331@fed1read05...
So RJK and you are different people. For some reason I thought RJK was
your
another name you used.

"Richard G. Harper" wrote in message
...
No now, no tomorrow, no forever.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the
others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for
the
platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this
NG
was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this
NG
would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality
during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

Twas a pun, :-)

regards, Richard


"Nigel Stapley" wrote in message
...
Erm....No. The Welsh jury vetos this motion.

1) We still get trolled too much as it is
2) Given that this group exists independently of any official line by MS
on
supporting 98 (and usually gives better answers IMO), it is still needed
to
perform its originally intended function
3) 98 and XP are different product lines (XP derives from NT)
4) Dang nabbit! We don' wan' them kinda folks over here!

Of course, I realise you may be joking...


--
Regards

Nigel Stapley

www.judgemental.plus.com

reply e-mail address will bounce


"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the
others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for
the
platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this
NG
was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG
would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality
during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

"RJK" wrote:

I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for the platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if this NG was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this NG would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special quality during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

The two versions of Windows (98 and XP) are so vastly different in
design and functions that it is hard to imagine a single newsgroup
serving both. In many instances the questions are the same but the
answers are different.

And there will still be people using Windows 98 (and MVPs supporting
them) for a number of years to come. There is still 1 newsgroup for
Windows 3.x and DOS and a number for Windows 95, and there are MVPs on
those newsgroups as well.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

If that happened? The phrase comes to mind...
"Well...There goes the neigborhood"
But they could start a NG for dual boot systems.
Win98/XP dual boot.
The oxygen deprived-ozone breathing XP MVPs would never
go there because they would think it was beneath them.
-----Original Message-----
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP
general NG, and it struck me, yet again, that it's obvious
that this is a much better Newsgroup. Well, that's been
obvious for many years actually, and a surprising number
of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared
to ALL the others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS
extended support for the platform for another two years
was it ? ...my thinking was that if this NG was renamed
from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discuss
ion then this NG would perhaps go on forever without
losing that rather special quality during the transition
from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard

"news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.XPoison.gen_discussion" is the
place for them!

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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"RJK" wrote in message
...
I've just been reading through the posts in the MS XP general NG, and it
struck me, yet again, that it's obvious that this is a much better
Newsgroup. Well, that's been obvious for many years actually, and a
surprising number of XP questions are answered in here. ...and there's
always been something very special about this NG compared to ALL the
others.

In view that W98 was "on its' way out," and then MS extended support for
the platform for another two years was it ? ...my thinking was that if
this NG was renamed from
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion to
news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.win98andXP.gen_discussion then this
NG would perhaps go on forever without losing that rather special
quality during the transition from W98 to XP. :-)

regards, Richard