Try some HRT for tolerance as you get older. It's back in vogue in the lit
now.

CH

"PNutts" <pnutterfield********.com> wrote in message
news:F78F87F6-75F7-462C-A27B-DD9222D269D7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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=darkred]
>> > 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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