All, 
 
I have had Internet access for about the last two months, incl. the Usenet 
newsgroups of alt.radio.scanner and rec.radio.scanner.  It appears to me 
that Fidonet has a substantially greater amount of order and respect for 
one another than exists in the newsgroups.  Furthermore, it is nice not to 
be overwhelmed with 100-150 or more messages a day to sift through, esp. 
when many are unrelated to the newsgroup in one way or another.  I really 
appreciate the way the Fido groups work and how everyone treats each other. 
There is a LOT of good information in the newsgroups, but Fido seems so 
much more easy-going(for lack of a better word!) than the newsgroups. Some 
others I have talked to have commented about the amount of garbage in the 
newsgroups in general, like off-topic stuff, personal attacks, etc.  
 
If anyone has a viewpoint concerning this, please post. 
 
Bill Cheek, please tell me if this is off-topic for the scanner echo.  If 
so, I will cease and desist immediately with my deepest apologies.  I just 
feel the scanner echo(and others on Fidonet) is vastly superior to Usenet in 
terms of common courtesy and decency for your fellow poster. 
 
I really enjoy the Fido scanner echo and appreciate the vast accumulation 
of knowledge and experience present here. 
 
Thanks a lot.... 
 
Glenn 
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