Re: Rules of Conduct for Microsoft Newsgroups

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From: Brat (likeIwouldtellyou_at_inyourdreams.com)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:28:36 GMT

intriguing how our "friend" John Eddy has not addressed ANY of our concerns
posted here... makes you wonder... well let's see if he is true to his word
in replying to the abuse email I sent him as he requested we do... I bet
nothing happens... again "do as I say, not as I do". 

-- 
Sue MCNGP #69
Proud member since April 8, 2002
"Brat" <likeIwouldtellyou@inyourdreams.com> wrote in message
news:pLVtc.49467$Np3.2156764@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> "John Eddy [MSFT]" <johneddy@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ecxWDzNREHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >
> <snip>
>
> > Strictly speaking, there aren't any rules of conduct against blatant
> > cheating posts.  I'd like to know your definition regarding the term
> 'spam'
> > when it comes to newsgroups before I say anything about that.  As for
> > pirating posts, feel free to send me any message-id of posts that are
> giving
> > instructions for how to pirate any software and I'll take care of those.
> >
>
>
> Message ID's?  You mean header info?  Perhaps the header information that
is
> masked when people post anonymously from the ms web site?  How does MS
> propose to monitor and regulate something it helps create and fester?  How
> can you take action against someone who uses your own web site to post and
> mask his/her personal info?  If MS can master its own faults, then perhaps
> you will get more complaints.  But until that happens, we are faced with
> seeing that crap day in and day out... week in and week out... heck...
year
> in and year out...
>
> I have been seeing this crap for over 3 years that I have been coming
here.
> So you can state that you are here to monitor this newsgroup but you
cannot
> when about 50% (guesstimate) are posted anonymously from your own
employers
> site with no traceable identification.  Once you master that problem, then
> come to us and perhaps we can give your ways an honest try.
>
> In the meantime, the rest of us that have to face this stuff day in and
day
> out are doing what we can to help those willing to help themselves... to
> promote honesty and integrity within the certifications... to uphold the
> standard we hold so dear.  That does not make us above anyone else... but
it
> does raise the bar.
>
> If you want to monitor this group, start by making the anonymous
characters
> accountable for their actions... prevent them from asking for braindumps
on
> your own site... stop the spam from the same site... stop anonymous logins
> completely... allow them to post but force them to log in... to register
> with valid email accounts... after all, MS has promoted the use of
> authenticated users for years... while allowing anonymous but limited
> access... is this more of "do what I say, not what I do?"
>
> but I digress... you go on with your "monitoring" and when you have chased
> everyone with a standard out of this group and are left with only the
> braindumpers and spammers that are posting from the ms site, this group
will
> fail... and that is a fact
>
> Happy Monitoring
>
> -- 
> Sue MCNGP #69
> Proud member since April 8, 2002
>
>

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