Re: General newsgroup

jamrs w. morgsn wrote:
What questions are deemed proper for the "General Newsgroup" I have posted numerous times and always get rebuked and chastised for my postings. To me and Webster and Cambridge "General means all encompassing. What does it mean to the people on this Newsgroup? What kind of rule do you apply? James

Hi James,

You ask a very good question. I have been chastised in other groups for the same reason.

Here in m.s.w.g, the rule of thumb is that the question should be 'directly' related to the WindowsXP operating system.

The problem of course is that for a lot of computer 'users', they do not 'know' if the problem is OS related or application related. Then of course there are problems that are OS related but will effect specific applications.

What I tend to do is assume that the problem is application related unless there is a compelling reason for me to believe it must be OS related. For example if I have the identical problem in a couple of different applications I may then look at it being OS related.

What's funny though is that I consider Internet Explorer to be a separate application. A lot of people here don't and have no problem with questions about it.

As to the rude talk here. You have to realize how frustrating it is to have the same questions asked over and over again. Or people who DEMAND help but don't give them enough information to make even an informed guess. As you read through this group, you will see that there are about 2 dozen major contributors if you consider how much the contribute, and little impatience and frustration should be humored <LOL>.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

"A promise is nothing more than an attempt,
to respond to an unreasonable request."

http://blog.tlerma.com/
(A Windows professional's view of entering the Linux world)
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