Hello Carol.

04 Dec 06 12:41, you wrote to me:

 CS> *** Quoting Jeff Smith from a message to Michiel van der Vlist ***

 MV>> See the next issue of the Snooze.

 JS>>      Have you found a new propaganda tool?

 CS> Probably!  But each of us uses the 'snooze' in our own way.  I used it
 CS> heavily when I was in Z1 for articles that were informative (Z6
 CS> contacts and transition of then Z6C, Y2K issues, Help files for Sysops
 CS> for makenl or just basic setups) and some that were just fun (These
 CS> happened muchly after getting to Z6, cooking recipies and travel
 CS> related ones).

     Lately it seems that the only use that the Fidonews gets is to expound
on whats wrong with Fidonet. I must admit some responsibility myself in that
regard. Very few articles have had anything positive to say. I have decided
limit my use of the Fidonews to more positive things and I urge others to
do the same. Alot of more interesting things can be talked about in the
Fidonews
thats for sure.

 CS> I've been much amiss on keeping up with sending articles.  I dont
 CS> think I've sent one in since 2003 or maybe 2004.  Bjorn will know for
 CS> sure.  Some issues were just too painful to address (loss of our last
 CS> Thailand node in the big Tsunami and near ground zero hit, took out
 CS> all his family) and some just got missed (never sent one in when I
 CS> took over in Z6).

     I too have lost interest in reading the Fidonews. I remember reading
it each week and displaying it on my BBS (Before the internet) for my users
to read. Some now even want to limit who and where the Fidonews can be seen.
Something that seems just the opposite of what we should want. IMHO we
should want to spread the word about Fidonet and use the Fidonews as a tool
to do that. Not restrict the Fidonews. To that end I have decided to once
again
display the Fidonews and make it available to everyone.

 CS> The Fidonews can be good or bad, depending on where we all take it.
 CS> I'd like to think, I have never abused it and have made some 20 or
 CS> more articles that were not just the cooking series.  Not prolific,
 CS> but I'm there in spots.

     I would have to agree. For some time the Fidonews has been basically
stagnent. We as members of Fidonet need to make the Fidonews once again a
usefull part of Fidonet instead of something to be ignored. I have voiced
my concerns about the Fidonews and offered my suggestions. But it seems
that I am from the wrong zone.  But that will not stop me from doing
what I can to make the Fidonews better again. I don't claim to have some
great solution that will turn things around. But I am willing to work with
those that are serious in their goal to make things better and not hung up
on what country or zone I come from. I mention it again as it is frustrating
to try to talk to people that look at where you come from BEFORE they will
listen to what you have to say.


 CS>                                        xxcarol

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Jeff

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