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>I am confused about this Universal Thread internet forum versus the Microsoft Newsgoup for same. I find them both VERY useful, but almost counter-productive because they are separate. I find that I cross-post just to get as many replies as possible. It also seems that most of the same peoople are users.
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>Help me understand.
Matt,

The threading of messages and the monitored style of the UT is much better for the discussions that go on. I am one whoo is present on Compuserve fora, the UT, and the enwsgroups. I find that I spend the least amount of time on the news groups because they are not efficient for me. The amount of spam is disturbing.

For example, try seaching the entire message base on the newgroups to see if your issue has been discussed before, you can do that here. Try addressing a reply to a specific person witout cluttering up their email on the newsgroups, you can do that here.

I, for one, absolutely abhore getting email asking for free support. I spend an alotted amount of time each day here, on compuserve, and sometimes in the newsgroups to help folks out. My Email is my private mailbox adn I use it for business and personal correspondence. Anytime I reveive an email message asking a Fox question or replying with additonal questions about some thread in a newsgroup or even here, I ingore it and won't repsond.

Here in the UT folks can easily send a message to me and the next time I log in I will be notified of that message and can read and respond to it. If you have posted a question the responses you get will waiting for and you will be notified of there existence. None of that happens on the newsgroups.

Lastly, I have never seen a message here on the UT that was titled "Watch my sister do something discusting", or "Make $50,000,000 in two days at home". Any messages that have ever been opsted here that were of questionable content are rapidly handled by the sysop staff (who by the way do a fabulous job).