Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Online Communities

[n***@microsoft.com]

Date 5/4/2010
Starting in early summer 2010, Microsoft will begin progressively closing
down the Microsoft public newsgroups to enrich conversations in the
rapidly-growing forum platform. This decision is in response to worldwide
market trends and evolving customer needs.

Microsoft continues to invest in forums to reduce customer effort,
consolidate community venues and make it easier for active contributors to
retain their influence. Forums provide a healthy community environment with
less spam and make answers easier to find by customers and search engines.
Additionally, forums offer a better user and off-topic management platform
that will improve customer satisfaction by facilitating discussions in a
clean space.

We understand that some newsgroups are still active, and important to the
community. In the coming days and weeks, we will be rolling out tools and
resources to minimize disruption to the community discussions.

We are working diligently on providing additional resources and information
in local languages later this week. In the meantime, please refer to the
official Microsoft Newsgroup website
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx concerning this
issue. The Microsoft Newsgroup website will be made available in additional
languages in the next few days.

[Rob Chandler [MVP]]

$#@ Why do some American's think it's "Summer" everywhere around the world
at the same time? :-)

FYI Please move all MS Help Authoring discussion to

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/devdocs/threads

Thanks
Rob
MS Help MVP

Post by n***@microsoft.com
Date 5/4/2010
Starting in early summer 2010, Microsoft will begin progressively closing
down the Microsoft public newsgroups to enrich conversations in the
rapidly-growing forum platform. This decision is in response to worldwide
market trends and evolving customer needs.
Microsoft continues to invest in forums to reduce customer effort,
consolidate community venues and make it easier for active contributors to
retain their influence. Forums provide a healthy community environment
with less spam and make answers easier to find by customers and search
engines. Additionally, forums offer a better user and off-topic management
platform that will improve customer satisfaction by facilitating
discussions in a clean space.
We understand that some newsgroups are still active, and important to the
community. In the coming days and weeks, we will be rolling out tools and
resources to minimize disruption to the community discussions.
We are working diligently on providing additional resources and
information in local languages later this week. In the meantime, please
refer to the official Microsoft Newsgroup website
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx concerning
this issue. The Microsoft Newsgroup website will be made available in
additional languages in the next few days.

[n***@cix.compulink.co.uk]

Well if you look at the map in this picture,
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What do Americans know about Geography!
Err... are you SURE that's AFRICA mate :-)))

Eddie

*Date:* Sun, 23 May 2010 09:22:47 +1000
the world at the same time? :-)
FYI Please move all MS Help Authoring discussion to
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/devdocs/threads
Thanks
Rob
MS Help MVP

Post by n***@microsoft.com
Date 5/4/2010
Starting in early summer 2010, Microsoft will begin progressively
closing down the Microsoft public newsgroups to enrich
conversations in the rapidly-growing forum platform. This
decision is in response to worldwide market trends and evolving
customer needs.
Microsoft continues to invest in forums to reduce customer
effort, consolidate community venues and make it easier for
active contributors to retain their influence. Forums provide a
healthy community environment with less spam and make answers
easier to find by customers and search engines. Additionally,
forums offer a better user and off-topic management platform that
will improve customer satisfaction by facilitating discussions in
a clean space.
We understand that some newsgroups are still active, and
important to the community. In the coming days and weeks, we
will be rolling out tools and resources to minimize disruption to
the community discussions.
We are working diligently on providing additional resources and
information in local languages later this week. In the meantime,
please refer to the official Microsoft Newsgroup website >

Post by n***@microsoft.com
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

concerning this issue. The Microsoft Newsgroup website will be

Post by n***@microsoft.com
made available in additional languages in the next few days.

Eddie