Agreed. I must be getting less tolerant as I get older. :) I remember the
same behavior with the XP newsgroups - complaints of no drivers, reportedly
slower, critical bugs not fixed, not ready for release, people trying to
solve world hunger, etc.

Occasionally I hear of rouge or loose cannon moderators, but the boards with
any credibility usually do a good job of self-policing the activities,
including those of the moderators. And when the checks and balances fail, I
remind myself that either: 1. I don't have a right to post and not have it
deleted; or 2. I have a right to post and the moderator has a right to delete
it for any reason including personal ones.

Thank you for the thoughtful reply.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> A high signal to noise ratio is normal for a new product as everyone
> plasters their opinion about everything. Like other OS groups, this one will
> settle down as Vista progresses. Keep in mind that in monitored groups, all
> posts are subjected to the scrutiny of the moderator. If he/she doesn't like
> what you write (be it right, wrong, or just plain indifference), then it
> doesn't get posted and you have no way to dispute it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> [url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
> Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
>
> "PNutts" <pnutterfield********.com> wrote in message
> news:1005AD8D-BBAE-4533-B5CC-B9A8FFFC3414@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > The subject line says it all. It used to be amusing to lurk this
> > newsgroup,
> > but the noise killed the signal. Now the same trolls fight the same
> > windmills
> > every day. I'm going to hang around and see how the dust settles, but I'm
> > looking to discuss Vista in a technical group.
> >
> > I do realize that unfortunately, some of the posters here copy their
> > tiatribes verbatim to other forums. You'll see evidence of this in long
> > rambling responses that cover many topics except for the thread being
> > discussed (with the exception of the first line or two). I wish all that
> > anger and energy was directed to effect change instead of wearing out a
> > keyboard.[/color]
>
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