What is Microsoft Social Forums?
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@Mike Laughlin How do you make signature like that you have with those bears?
You can create a signature by going into the 'Quick Access' dropdown and selecting 'My settings'. There's a signature section there where you can use standard HTML.
A word of caution though - if you're going to use an image, make sure you control the location it's linked from. The last thing you want is some third party site being able to break or change your image. Additionally, make sure it's small and non-intrusive. Some people don't like the concept of image signatures (especially animated ones).
- Proposed as answer by Dave PatrickMVP Monday, March 14, 2016 12:50 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:04 PM
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I've seen there are hundreds of "Microsoft branded forums". Like Microsoft Community, TechNet, MSDN, O365.
What is MS Social Forums?
General forums that don't fall under the MSDN or TechNet brandings mostly.
Some other product forums, such as Money and Streets and Trips, live there.
- Proposed as answer by Dave PatrickMVP Monday, March 14, 2016 12:50 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:04 PM
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So, if you have a PC question, this would be the right place?
No, not really. The best place for general help is over on the Answers site here:
Are you a moderator here?
Yes, but only in this one particular forum (Forums Issues).
- Proposed as answer by Just Karl Monday, March 14, 2016 9:28 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:05 PM
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But what kind of questions are supposed to be answered here?
What do you mean by 'here'? If you're asking about this forum in particular (which exists in all three brandings [TechNet, MSDN, and Microsoft]), we answer questions about the forums platform itself and it is also used to report problems with the platform.
And how did you become a moderator here?
I lurked here for months and learned the ropes. After I knew what I was talking about I started responding to questions. After awhile of doing that I was granted Answerer permissions, which was followed up with Moderator permissions about a year later.
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:09 PM
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What is the purpose of having a community without a purpose?
There are a few product forums there that do not exist in TechNet or MSDN. That's about it.
Also, is it possible to contact MS from here?
There are some MSFT employees who can be found in several of the TechNet/MSDN forums, but 99% of us are community members.
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:07 PM
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OK! Do you know if it's possible to send an email to MSFT?
There are contact options here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:07 PM
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Those are the Microsoft branded forums.
Do you have a specific question about them?
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@Mike Laughlin How do you make signature like that you have with those bears?
You can create a signature by going into the 'Quick Access' dropdown and selecting 'My settings'. There's a signature section there where you can use standard HTML.
A word of caution though - if you're going to use an image, make sure you control the location it's linked from. The last thing you want is some third party site being able to break or change your image. Additionally, make sure it's small and non-intrusive. Some people don't like the concept of image signatures (especially animated ones).
- Proposed as answer by Dave PatrickMVP Monday, March 14, 2016 12:50 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:04 PM
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I've seen there are hundreds of "Microsoft branded forums". Like Microsoft Community, TechNet, MSDN, O365.
What is MS Social Forums?
General forums that don't fall under the MSDN or TechNet brandings mostly.
Some other product forums, such as Money and Streets and Trips, live there.
- Proposed as answer by Dave PatrickMVP Monday, March 14, 2016 12:50 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:04 PM
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So, if you have a PC question, this would be the right place?
No, not really. The best place for general help is over on the Answers site here:
Are you a moderator here?
Yes, but only in this one particular forum (Forums Issues).
- Proposed as answer by Just Karl Monday, March 14, 2016 9:28 PM
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:05 PM
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But what kind of questions are supposed to be answered here?
What do you mean by 'here'? If you're asking about this forum in particular (which exists in all three brandings [TechNet, MSDN, and Microsoft]), we answer questions about the forums platform itself and it is also used to report problems with the platform.
And how did you become a moderator here?
I lurked here for months and learned the ropes. After I knew what I was talking about I started responding to questions. After awhile of doing that I was granted Answerer permissions, which was followed up with Moderator permissions about a year later.
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:09 PM
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I'm referring to the Microsoft Social Community.
You'll need to look over the available forum listing to see what is discussed there.
Click the [view all] link next to the word 'Forums' and you'll see what topics are available.
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I don't get it. This community has the old Microsoft logo, and it looks like it's closed. What is the purpose of it?
Basically nothing.
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What is the purpose of having a community without a purpose?
There are a few product forums there that do not exist in TechNet or MSDN. That's about it.
Also, is it possible to contact MS from here?
There are some MSFT employees who can be found in several of the TechNet/MSDN forums, but 99% of us are community members.
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:07 PM
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OK! Do you know if it's possible to send an email to MSFT?
There are contact options here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus
- Marked as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:07 PM
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The team handling forum issues, website development and things like that :)
I have no idea. That's an extremely wide breadth of scope.
