Windows Forum

Yes, this is a Linux board. But what about setting up a forum, or perhaps a subforum, for technical Windows questions? I don't mean Windows bashing, just technical questions.

The reason I recommend this is because we are a community. We are familiar with each other. Sometimes we may prefer to ask a question of our LQ members, rather than go to another board.

Yeah, but there are a lot of Windows forums, both open and non-open (like expertsexchange or whatever) that should fulfill the Windows users' forum needs. For technical help they can always visit Microsoft's Knowledge Base or call or email them -- that's why you pay for an operating system, to get support (all right - some pay because of licences, but what's the point in that, if it doesn't include help?)

The naming ("LinuxQuestions") is another matter then..at the moment here are forums for non-Linux related things already, so maybe it's not that big a deal. Though most things still are related to *nix operating systems anyway, so they're closer to Linux than Windows.

In short I don't think it's a good idea - Windows user forums are typically filled with non-relevant posts and irritating "how r u dloadin ur free moviez&gamez&warezz HELP NOW !!1!11" -threads. The ones who do come over here and ask questions regarding Windows do it in "General" already, and I think that's all right. Of course anyone is free to register WindowsQuestions.org if it's not taken already.

ww.WindowsQuestions.org is already registered (click the link to find out by who!!) LQ has it's focus Linux questions - although we've naturally branched out into other *nix areas, Linux is now and always will be the forums main focus. There have been calls for a Windows forum over the years, though not many and the General forum is designated as the place to ask Windows questions.

There are already a number of Windows forums out there - Microsoft have a large number of well trafficked mailing lists for all of their products - and we're just not wanting to compete with them.

Did I miss something? -- What link?
Meanwhile, try:

whois -H WindowsQuestions.org  | less

Ah. That's right it's 3 w's needed to make a link