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  #1  
Old February 15th, 2007, 07:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Chris Shearer Cooper
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris


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Old February 15th, 2007, 08:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

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"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris



  #3  
Old February 15th, 2007, 09:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Chris Shearer Cooper
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups ...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
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"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris





  #4  
Old February 15th, 2007, 11:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Jezebel
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Create your own then. Who do you think should pay for it?


"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups
...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I
can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris







  #5  
Old February 16th, 2007, 04:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Well, that's not something Microsoft can fix. My understanding of Usenet is
that any user can propose a new NG, but the NG into which you have posted is
"owned" by Microsoft, not actually part of Usenet. In any case, this issue
is not in any way relevant to use of tables in Microsoft Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
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"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups

....

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I

can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for

RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris






  #6  
Old February 16th, 2007, 10:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Chris Shearer Cooper
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Um ... good question ... pardon me all to pieces for being new to this, but
how does one start a new newsgroup? How much does it cost?

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Create your own then. Who do you think should pay for it?


"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups
...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I
can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for
RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris









  #7  
Old February 16th, 2007, 10:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Chris Shearer Cooper
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Well, it's relevant in that Word uses RTF, one can generate tables in Word
using RTF, and Microsoft kind of invented it.

Also, any discussion of starting a new newsgroup must, by definition, take
place in a newsgroup that is not the correct newsgroup, yes?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Well, that's not something Microsoft can fix. My understanding of Usenet
is
that any user can propose a new NG, but the NG into which you have posted
is
"owned" by Microsoft, not actually part of Usenet. In any case, this issue
is not in any way relevant to use of tables in Microsoft Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups

...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I

can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for

RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every
other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris








  #8  
Old February 17th, 2007, 12:27 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Disclaimer: I have no personal knowledge about this at all. But see
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/crea...sgroups/part1/, which is the
first hit in a Google search for "create Usenet newsgroup." Another hit is
http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/big-eight.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Um ... good question ... pardon me all to pieces for being new to this,

but
how does one start a new newsgroup? How much does it cost?

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Create your own then. Who do you think should pay for it?


"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups
...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I
can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for
RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every

other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris










  #9  
Old February 17th, 2007, 08:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Jezebel
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Word uses plain text, too; but that hardly makes MS responsible for the
definition thereof. The main value of RTF (such as remains to it) is
precisely that MS does NOT control the standard.





"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Well, it's relevant in that Word uses RTF, one can generate tables in Word
using RTF, and Microsoft kind of invented it.

Also, any discussion of starting a new newsgroup must, by definition, take
place in a newsgroup that is not the correct newsgroup, yes?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Well, that's not something Microsoft can fix. My understanding of Usenet
is
that any user can propose a new NG, but the NG into which you have posted
is
"owned" by Microsoft, not actually part of Usenet. In any case, this
issue
is not in any way relevant to use of tables in Microsoft Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups

...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I

can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the

newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for

RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every
other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris










  #10  
Old February 17th, 2007, 02:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.tables
Chris Shearer Cooper
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Default Why no RTF newsgroup?

Who does "control" it then? It seems like Microsoft keeps adding tags to
it, I don't know if any other companies are "allowed" to do that ...

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Word uses plain text, too; but that hardly makes MS responsible for the
definition thereof. The main value of RTF (such as remains to it) is
precisely that MS does NOT control the standard.





"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Well, it's relevant in that Word uses RTF, one can generate tables in
Word using RTF, and Microsoft kind of invented it.

Also, any discussion of starting a new newsgroup must, by definition,
take place in a newsgroup that is not the correct newsgroup, yes?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Well, that's not something Microsoft can fix. My understanding of Usenet
is
that any user can propose a new NG, but the NG into which you have
posted is
"owned" by Microsoft, not actually part of Usenet. In any case, this
issue
is not in any way relevant to use of tables in Microsoft Word.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
But there are no newsgroups anywhere - not just no Microsoft newsgroups
...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Given that RTF is a universal format, not one specific to MS Word, I
can't
see why there would be a Microsoft NG devoted to it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Chris Shearer Cooper" wrote in message
...
Am I missing something, or is there not a newsgroup specifically for
RTF
questions? Doesn't it seem odd that we have newsgroups for every
other
possible subset of human existence, but not this particular format
specification?

Chris












 




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