Leave the NGs for a few hours...

....and I get over 1,000 unread in xpgeneral alone - EEK!!!!

Will

Well, that is one of the reasonable explanations for why we are seeing so
few posts recently in the WinME groups.
The migration from Win9X to XP will improve the internet community's
security, .. and the robustness of the individual user's OS. Giving up the
older hardware can be difficult if only for sentimental reasons, though.
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
In Memorium: Alex Nichol
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
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Will wrote: "Subject: Leave the NGs for a few hours... "

"Will Denny" wrote in message
...
...and I get over 1,000 unread in xpgeneral alone - EEK!!!!

Will

Jack,

I think you will find the reduction in posts to the Win Me and other NGs,
including XP, is more due to the introduction of the need to logon to the
web interface to the newsgroups using a passport than that users have
suddenly moved to XP. The day that happened postings from the CDO
interface dropped by 60% or so and have never recovered. The XP
newsgroups have also seen a reduction in postings from the web interface.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a very dear friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Mike Maltby MS-MVP


Jack E Martinelli wrote:

Well, that is one of the reasonable explanations for why we are
seeing so few posts recently in the WinME groups.
The migration from Win9X to XP will improve the internet community's
security, .. and the robustness of the individual user's OS. Giving
up the older hardware can be difficult if only for sentimental
reasons, though.

ROFL
And you still want me to go there g
Joan

Will Denny wrote:
....and I get over 1,000 unread in xpgeneral alone - EEK!!!!

Will

If I remember correctly it happened about October last year, because I
made a remark to you when I came back from holiday, thought everyone had
stopped talking to me vbg
Joan

Mike M wrote:
Jack,

I think you will find the reduction in posts to the Win Me and other
NGs, including XP, is more due to the introduction of the need to logon
to the web interface to the newsgroups using a passport than that users
have suddenly moved to XP. The day that happened postings from the CDO
interface dropped by 60% or so and have never recovered. The XP
newsgroups have also seen a reduction in postings from the web interface.

Yes, Mike. I remember you mentioning this previously, but I didn't remember
that the posting dropoff was 60%.
Rather dramatic.
If the number of users needing WinME help hasn't dramatically decreased,
what can we do better to get them to us here? I can't think of anything
easy, ... or cheap.
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
In Memorium: Alex Nichol
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
------
"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Jack,

I think you will find the reduction in posts to the Win Me and other NGs,
including XP, is more due to the introduction of the need to logon to the
web interface to the newsgroups using a passport than that users have
suddenly moved to XP. The day that happened postings from the CDO
interface dropped by 60% or so and have never recovered. The XP
newsgroups have also seen a reduction in postings from the web interface.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a very dear friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Mike Maltby MS-MVP


Jack E Martinelli wrote:

Well, that is one of the reasonable explanations for why we are
seeing so few posts recently in the WinME groups.
The migration from Win9X to XP will improve the internet community's
security, .. and the robustness of the individual user's OS. Giving
up the older hardware can be difficult if only for sentimental
reasons, though.

In a week, you'll be answering questions, Joanie ...
and Will will be telling us all what a good job you are doing.

It'll give you both something else to discuss besides Mike M and Noel and
Welsh sheep and hairy legs.
--
Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS
Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
In Memorium: Alex Nichol
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
Your cooperation is very appreciated.
------
"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
ROFL
And you still want me to go there g
Joan

Will Denny wrote:
....and I get over 1,000 unread in xpgeneral alone - EEK!!!!

Will

ROFL It depends who's hairy legs we are talking about g
Joan

Jack E Martinelli wrote:
In a week, you'll be answering questions, Joanie ...
and Will will be telling us all what a good job you are doing.

It'll give you both something else to discuss besides Mike M and Noel and
Welsh sheep and hairy legs.

Microsoft are well aware of the problem Jack and appear to have no
interest in resolving the issue. Instead Microsoft would prefer to see
the end of these nntp newsgroups and would prefer if all support was via
their "communities web sites". The day that happens I depart.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a very dear friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Jack E Martinelli wrote:

Yes, Mike. I remember you mentioning this previously, but I didn't
remember that the posting dropoff was 60%.
Rather dramatic.
If the number of users needing WinME help hasn't dramatically
decreased, what can we do better to get them to us here? I can't
think of anything easy, ... or cheap.

Wooly legs.

g


Shane



"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
ROFL It depends who's hairy legs we are talking about g
Joan

Jack E Martinelli wrote:
In a week, you'll be answering questions, Joanie ...
and Will will be telling us all what a good job you are doing.

It'll give you both something else to discuss besides Mike M and Noel
and
Welsh sheep and hairy legs.