How not to post a topic

[Tripredacus]

I am certain there is some language barrier issue here, but this made me giggle.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/16da0a17-e723-492a-9caf-b565ea3262f8/i-got-error

[MagicAndre1981]

I see such topic very often there (some answers (MVP, MSFT CSG) are also often very funny and useless).

[Tripredacus]

I'm surprised that topic is still there. Do they ever delete anything? I even bet this topic will be around for awhile:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/cf53c7b6-feef-425e-a61d-b89413bf939c/testing?forum=w8itproinstall

[nimd4]

[..] but this made me giggle.

+1 Nice find! xD

Do they ever delete anything? I even bet this topic will be around for awhile:

• I even *h8* when topics get locked (not talking about deleting), for being out-of-age, or something; It's gr8 to have topics as an index && new replies can always be added, so that they (can) stay current (since *all* topics, everywhere, are indexed by search-engines, anyway). However a lot of people, often, disagree with this view.. Just one example is the Ubuntu forums, meh.
• && btw., you lost that bet.

[Tripredacus]

Yes I never understood why some forums have rules against bumping topics. Especially since most boards have the ability to archive un-used threads into a read-only section automatically.