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  • Wiki Page: MSDN and TechNet Profiles: Proposed Answerer Forum Achievement Medals

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents About Proposed Answerer Medals Current Examples (3/26/12) Mitigation Strategy Conclusion Other Languages About Proposed Answerer Medals In nature the "Proposed Answerer" achievements can be...
  • Wiki Page: What the NNTP Bridge Checkbox Does in the TechNet and MSDN Forums My Settings

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents Credit Other Languages Question: In TechNet/MSDN Forums, click My Settings on the right. What does the NNTP Bridge checkbox do? Answer : The check box enables you to set up access to the forums in a newsreader...
  • Wiki Page: How to Request Your Email or Live ID Changed on an MSDN or TechNet Profile

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Issue A common request on MSDN and TechNet Forums sounds like this... "Is there any way one can change the associated LIVE ID with MSDN forums? I am registered through one email, which is a LIVE ID given to a Microsoft...
  • Wiki Page: Release Notes: TechNet and MSDN Forums and Profiles

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents Forums Update 2/13 Forums 4 - Release 35 - February 6 Profile Site Update - January 19th Profile Site Update - December 1st Forums 4 - Release 34 - October 27 Forums 4 - Release 33 - September 29th Forums 4 - Release...
  • Wiki Page: TechNet Forums

    This pages contains an alphabetical list of the English TechNet Forums ( http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/categories ) grouped by category. Academic Initiatives System Center Mobile Device Manager Get answers and guidance on installing, deploying, and managing System...
  • Wiki Page: How to Change Your Email in Your MSDN/TechNet Profile Settings

    This topic is made slightly confusing because you have an email that's associated with your Live ID. That's the email you log into the profile with (via Live ID). However, you might want to change your email where you receive alerts from the Forums, Wiki, Gallery, and other apps. ...
  • Wiki Page: Overview of Proposing Answers in MSDN and TechNet Forums

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents Out of Scope Overview Recommendations for Askers (OPs) Out of Scope Is it okay for someone propose an answer before the Asker (OP - Original Poster) reads them? Is it okay to propose your own answers...
  • Wiki Page: What to Do When Microsoft Forum Alerts Do Not Work

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . While creating a new post or replying to an existing post in a thread, you can subscribe for receiving alerts by selecting the Subscribe to Alerts for this thread check box on the interface before submitting the post. To receive live...
  • Wiki Page: TechNet/MSDN Forums: How to Report Incorrect Answers That Are Marked as Answers

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . NOTE : This process is currently in review. This note will be removed when/if the process is made official. Sometimes a Moderator or the Asker might mark a response as the answer when it really isn't the answer. (If there...
  • Wiki Page: How to Unlock the Code Answerer Achievement Medals in MSDN/TechNet Forums

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents Overview Requirements Troubleshooting Other Languages Overview The Code Answerer medals are awarded to you when you answer questions in the TechNet or MSDN forums with code snippets in your answers. For...
  • Wiki Page: How to Troubleshoot a TechNet Subscription

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents Contact the Subscription Team Make Sure You're Signed In Post Only in Guaranteed Forums Credits Other Languages Contact the Subscription Team There is no Subscription forum. However, if you'd like...
  • Wiki Page: Answerer/Moderator Requests on TechNet and MSDN Forums

    This page exists to track requests from the community to become Answerer/Moderators. The policies are leaning toward new people being added as Answerers first, rather than Moderators. Then some Answerers are made into Moderators when the need exists. Answerers are able to mark answers, which is the...
  • Wiki Page: Forum OP Tips: How to Increase Your Chances to Get Your Question Answered

    Here are some ways that an Original Poster (OP) can increase their chances of getting their questions answered: Unpropose and unmark unhelpful answers Come back and reply to get your question pushed back up When you reply, keep trying to give more background info that might help. Also explain what...
  • Wiki Page: MSDN/TechNet Forum Issue: My Alert Email Settings Are Not Available from My Profile

    This issue is "By Design". The reason is that the Profile Settings only configure the Profile. The Forum Settings only configure the Forum. The Alerts email is specific to the Forum. The social tools team has another three social apps to consider: Wiki, Blog, and Gallery. Each...
  • Wiki Page: How to Request Access to a Previous MSDN or TechNet Account that You Cannot Access

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Issue A common request on MSDN and TechNet Forums sounds like this... "I am a member of MSDN forums from the past 3 years and for login I used my previous company's ID. When I left the company they deleted my account...
  • Wiki Page: The Different Roles in MSDN and TechNet Forums

    This article is part of the Wiki series: MSDN/TechNet Forums . Table of Contents Owner Administrator Moderator Answerer See Also Other Languages There are several different roles in MSDN and TechNet forums... Owner This is usually only a few people. The owner assigns roles to other...
  • Wiki Page: MSDN/TechNet Profile Troubleshooting: Wiki or Blog Activity Is Off by Multiple Hours

    What time zone is set up in your Settings? Go to the Wiki or Blogs page, click Settings on the top right. Make sure your Time Zone is correct. The default setting is not always correct. This issue occurs on Wiki and Blogs... since this setting is connected between the two apps (not Gallery...
  • Wiki Page: How to See All of Someone's Threads in MSDN and TechNet Forums

    One way to get to another person's threads - hover the mouse over the name in the thread and notice a small link at the bottom called [NAME]'s threads on the lower left corner of the Profile card. The other way is to click Browse Forum Users on the right of the forum page, and then click...
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