>It's time to wake up, grow up and face reality.
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>Now I must say this was an unexpected comment, and it demeans those of us who have voiced legitimate concerns about the source of our respective livelyhoods for many years. It likewise does not help your credibility or encourage our free exchange of ideas on this forum.
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I was actually hoping this would strike a nerve somewhere. I've not followed this thread the last few days because it's the same old crap that's been thrown out for years.

>I have not seen any evidence in this thread, posts from anyone who could be described in the terms above. What I have seen is a number of qualified developer type that have differing opinions. They deserve equal respect.

What really got me irritated is people complaining about things that haven't happened. All they've said is "we were told there would be changes but I can't believe there will be based on past performance". This will all said without giving MS the opportunity to make those changes. IMO, people should stop complaining now. If those changes don't happen, then complain. But now is not the time.

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>I do realize that the Universal Thread counts points for the quantity of posts from an individual user, however, there is a glaring omission of a counter for the quality. Unfortunately, in the instant case, you still get awarded participation points for your post.

I don't care about the points. IMO, it's a flawed system.