Do Apple engineers actually post to the ADC developer forums?

Apple claim that their engineers post on the ADC developer forums. Is this actually true?
I'm wondering if its worth paying membership fees for the ADC, one of the things that would attract me is if its possible to get answers to questions
in its forum that can't be found in other forums.(questions which are perhaps off-the-beaten-track and you won't find answers to in how-to Cocoa type books. i.e. questions about .kexts, nkes, accessing the modem etc. (mac modem not iphone modem) and so on).
Is there a good degree of accurate knowledgeable feedback, from Apple Engineers, or knowledgable experienced developers in that forum?
Thanks

hotcheese wrote:
I got a message saying I had to be logged in as a paid ADC member, not as the free ADC member to access it.
You do need to be a paid ADC member. I just joined the iPhone program. I can see the iPhone forums but not the MacOS X forums.
You can also post on the Apple mailing lists. Apple engineers regularly post there as well.
Keep in mind that there is not necessarily anything special about an Apple engineer. They aren't going to impart any confidential information. Even if they did, such information would probably change without notice at some pointer - that was why it was confidential. A non-Apple engineer may actually have more experience than someone from Apple and could give you unfettered opinions about various technologies.

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all of a sudden none of our cfm web pages work on a windows 8 server running iis 7 .... the
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ColdFusion is what people will google for, so in the spirit of helping others who might have the same question as you later on, spelling it right will help the community.
Jason's observation that you give us absolutely nothing to go on so it's basically impossible to help you is a fairly poignant observation, right? You do want help? Right, so here's some suggestions:
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Secondly... being rude to someone like Jason who really is one of the most helpful people on
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You censored the comment "ColdFusion is one word"? Seriously?
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Please see how much I used to help out on these forums.
I'm outa here, but not before I complain about your dictatorial behaviour.
Censorial nazi idiot.
[The entire message above has now been redacted].
That's the end of the relevant part of the thread.
Clearly I wish to speak to you about this censorship your moderator is choosing to undertake.
Firstly, let me say that I understand the perception that forums require moderation. Personally I think this position is of dubious merit, but so be it: it's a common practice. And I generally understand when I see things that have been moderated, or when a moderator step in and advises that they consider someone's wording contravenes forum guideline. I understand all this.
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Firstly, The highlighted comment of Jason's was removed. This comment stated - correctly - that the correct spelling of ColdFusion is as one word, as per his guidance. This comment was censored/redacted by your moderator. For the life of me, applying my most "socially modest" mindset, I cannot see what was wrong with Jason's comment, and why it needed any follow-up on any description. It was accurate advice.
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If anything ought to have been censored from the thread it was my last comment. Whilst it was accurate, I did use harsh sentiment, I accept this. However in the given situation, I don't think I have been the most out-of-line participant in proceedings.
I would like you to remediate this situation, and here is how I would like you to do it.
Restore Jason's original post. There was no reason to censor it.
Restore grazan's all-caps post. It was doing no harm.
Restore my second post (not the one laughing at Jason's joke, the longer one I discuss above). Again, useful and accurate information was removed from this post, and there was simply no reason to have had done so.
You can leave my last comment redacted. Fair enough. Whilst I stand by what I said, it is unhelpful in the context of the thread.
I also want the moderator to be censured, and I would like them to apologise for their behaviour, by posting on that thread explaining that they understand their behaviour was inappropriate and unacceptable.
If they are a community volunteer, they should be dismissed from their position. They are clearly not capable of fulfilling this role in a professional, well-balanced manner.
If they are an Adobe staff person, then the censure will have to be sufficient, although I think they should be relieved from their duties as a forum moderator, as they are not up to the task at hand.
Talk to your other moderators and advise them they need to act with a sense of balance and professionalism when moderating the forums.
In return, I will continue my participation on the forums, and continue to help the ColdFusion community members where I can, in the spirit of goodwill and co-operation. I will also try to convince Jason to do the same.
If you cannot see right to resolve this situation appropriate, I will surrender my membership of the forums and cease helping your community.
You can reply to me either via a comment against this post, or via email ([email protected]). That said, see the caveats in my communications policy: I reserve the right to publish any communications on this topic as I see fit (within the bounds of common sense).
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