As acting moderator I wish to extend a hearty welcome to 
        anyone who has recently picked up this echo or who has 
        been lurking but hasn't been posting yet. This is 
        especially so for people in Europe and Pacific regions, 
        if Australia, Japan or Korea are listening. I also hope 
        we can get some participation from Mexico and Brazil 
        soon. And don't be surprised if any day now the UK comes 
        back online with us. To Poland and Belgium and 
        Turkey and all those other exciting places please feel 
        very welcome; I know some of you have been here for quite 
        a while now and have made the echo a much better place. 
        Also, I'm sure all of us would appreciate if you could 
        post a bit about any prog scene that you have happening 
        around you either historically or especially any recent 
        news. 
 
        Please join in and write lots of messages and enjoy 
        yourselves. 
 
        A bit of history: this echo has been around for many 
        years and has gone over many of the more obvious topics 
        in the past. However, don't let that stop you from going 
        into something that interests you. 
 
        For example, over the past five years probably everything 
        that could be said about Kansas has been said. So, for 
        some of the old timers here, they might actually like 
        Kansas a lot and think highly of them but might not jump 
        into a discussion because they might feel they've already 
        said all they had to say on the subject three years ago. 
        However, if you're new here, then you obviously haven't 
        said all you have to say on them subject. 
 
        So, go for it, and hopefully there will be others here 
        who are new who share your interests, or perhaps you just 
        might provoke an old-timer to jump into the fray anew. 
 
        I'll shut up now. 
 
                                Cheers, 
                                Kenneth 
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