Looks like my post hit a little close to home for some folks.

"Chad Harris" wrote:
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> Unfortunately for you Pnutss a search on your name reveals not one single
> substantive on point post on how to use Windows, hardware, or software.
> It's your own personal Twitt blog. As usual those who try to posture as
> elite, discerning, sophisticated group users contribute nothing but
> complaints--not one substantive question on Vista or one substantive answer
> shows up in a PNUTTS View>Find. Why am I not surprised? That's par.
>
> You can call names--Twitt. Mommy sent you outta the house and said "I"m not
> goin' with you little Nutt go hit the bully by yourself" and after he
> knocked you on your ass you dusted yourself off and said at least the little
> Nutt tried.
>
> But we even help Pnutt Twits on these groups who don't want to admit what
> newbies they are.
>
> You have to ask a question to get help little Nutt. When you do you'll get
> an anwer.
> Rick's post is correct as to settling down and focusing on issues--and in
> the case of Vista it was foreplayed with huge fanfair and like a large
> number of foreplays that were promised to be a big bang, it followed with an
> awkward, erratic whimper, with a lot of impaired functionality and a large
> number of people were surprised that it was so disappointing in so many
> respects. Some major features don't work well, but it has a very decent
> backup and you image anyway right?
>
> You'll find out when you try to recover with Startup Repair.
>
> CH
>
>
>
> "PNutts" <pnutterfield********.com> wrote in message
> news:F78F87F6-75F7-462C-A27B-DD9222D269D7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > 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...
> >> > 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.
> >>
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