[Three Lefts]

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:15:03 -0500, "Beth Melton"
wrote:

"Three Lefts" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:34:21 -0500, "Beth Melton"
wrote:

Microsoft has obscene profits. They ought to be able to fix both big
and little problems. I never said this was life or death. actually, I
mainly asked if there is someplace to report these bugs so that when
and if anyone at Microsoft happens to give a ****, they would have
some data to look at.

What I got back was a bunch of pedantic criticism of my writing style
and other irrelevant comments on how the grammar checker really ought
to be fallible.

I was trying to be helpful. I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

I wasn't my intention to make you feel this way, I'm sorry if I did.

You did not. You never do. Beth, I have always found you to be helpful
and respectful. Doug Robbins is another MVP who can be counted on.
Some others, not so much.

As
Suzanne noted, we (as MVPs) do have a way to report bugs to Microsoft but at
the same time we must choose what we escalate carefully and prioritize those
we do report for the reasons she stated.

I wasn't asking anyone to report anything. I realize this is low on
the priority list. (Of course, this is because Microsoft puts out
bug-riddled products. There are fairly significant bugs in Word that
have been known for many releases, such as the Jason tabs.) I simply
asked if there might be someplace where *I* could report what I found.

What you are 'hearing' is us
hashing out the priority of the issue -- we're not attempting to criticize
you or your findings. :-)

You didn't, but others did. First, my writing style was criticized (by
two MVPs). Then I was told that the grammar checker really was never
intended to do the job right. (Sounds like an apologist to me.) Then I
was told that it wasn't even a bug, but a "flaw". (Suzanne should be
in politics.) Then I was told that I should have realized that the
answer to my original question (where to report this) was nowhere
because no one said somewhere. (Again, Suzanne, I think you fit better
in politics.) Finally, I was told that I detest Microsoft and so do
not merit a response.

With that in mind, if
I came across this during the beta I wouldn't take the time to report it
or
give them an 'earful' about it.

Sounds to me like you have long ago decided that the bar for Mircosoft
products is pretty low. No point in reporting anything that doesn;t
cause Word to crash, which it also does fairly frequently.

By no means am I trying to downplay your concerns, I realize everyone has
their own priorities, but the grammar checker isn't one of mine. :-)

It's not one of mine either. I discovered a bug. I thought I see if
anyone gave a damn. Obviously, not.

We do. And what you found is good to know. Should the topic of grammar check
issues ever come up I've have the examples you provided in the notes I keep.
Thanks!

If someone had said that i the beginning, this would have been a
2-post thread.

~Beth Melton

Thanks, Beth