Well, I kinda understand. The first post that you refer to, that Bob deleted, I understand why it was deleted. That post included a reference to a web site to download a software. According to Bob, it was pirate software. I didn?t know that. When Bob sorta explained it, I still didn?t understand how the average person could tell if it was pirate software or not. To me it looked like a perfectly normal site. Bob even stated that he really had to look at it to tell it ?must? be pirate software. So how was I to tell, he?s an expert, I?m not. In addition, if one reads my post, one can tell that I wasn?t even impressed with the software. Basically just posing the question of whether a pre windows defrag program was even worth looking at. Since it didn?t work for me, I dropped the issue. However, wouldn?t of it being better for everyone concerned, for you guys to edit out my reference to said site or told me to repost without the reference to that web site. Either could have been easily done and maybe some people on the forum could have been better served.
Regarding the sp3. There was a recent posting on this site, asking various questions about what may and may not be included in this ?release?. This is tropical inquiry on this forum. This is what is done on this forum. I only attempted to answer some on those questions. I didn?t know that the ?Softpedia? web site is considered a P2P. Is there a listing somewhere that tells the average person which sites to avoid because their P2P? And while I understand the warnings I see here about avoiding P2P sites because they might contain viruses, etc., isn?t it up to the user to decide, but, don?t come crying to me for help if something goes wrong! Isn?t that the real point.
Your right about my testing of the sp3 ?is not official?. I took a chance, and if I broke my machine it would have been my fault. Since I have backups, I figured I wasn?t taking much of a risk. While the suggestion was there that one could install sp3, I did state: ?Strong? word of caution, this is a ?pre? Beta. And if it hadn?t worked for me I would have reported that also, thought you now tell me it would have probably been deleted.
And again, people post inquires here all the time about various software. Does it work or not? Is it harmful or not? And this forum has been very helpful in giving feedback. I can guarantee that there will be a lot of people checking out sp3, don?t you think they deserve to know? One way or the other. It?s out there, and people are finding it. They have been waiting for a very long time for it. There going to try it.
If you want to ban me, so be it. I have posted many times here trying to help others. And others have helped me. But I disagree on how this is being handled.
Regards,
Eddie
When Microsoft issues a Beta it only does so to official testers. Your testing of XP SP3 obtained through a P2P is not official and so breaks the rules, not only Microsoft's but also CNET's Forum Policies.
I strongly advise you to review your understanding of these policies. Whether by accident, innocence or otherwise, this is the second time you have transgressed in as many days. I'm English and I don't pretend to know American sport that well, but I understand that, in Baseball, the rule is 3 strikes and you're out.
Seems a good rule to me.
Mark
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