*** Quoting Jeff Smith from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***


 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).

JS>      Lately it seems that the only use that the Fidonews gets is to ex
JS> on whats wrong with Fidonet. I must admit some responsibility myself i
JS> regard. Very few articles have had anything positive to say. I have de

I've been slow to use it much lately, as I said.  I note now, several hours
¨later my time, the new one is posted.  Interesting in a sad way that I
posted ¨almost everything related to what it turned out to be.  No, I had
no prescan of ¨it, just sorta was talking as normal.

JS> limit my use of the Fidonews to more positive things and I urge others
JS> to do the same. Alot of more interesting things can be talked about in
JS> the Fidonews
JS> thats for sure.

Agreed.  I'll post a reply, but have to think on it a bit.

JS>      I too have lost interest in reading the Fidonews. I remember read
JS> it each week and displaying it on my BBS (Before the internet) for my
JS> to read. Some now even want to limit who and where the Fidonews can be

Dont worry about the display but the contents lately havent been worth much ¨angst.


 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.

JS>      I would have to agree. For some time the Fidonews has been basica
JS> stagnent. We as members of Fidonet need to make the Fidonews once agai
JS> usefull part of Fidonet instead of something to be ignored. I have voi
JS> my concerns about the Fidonews and offered my suggestions. But it seem

Well, we have to submit articles before we can bemoan the lack of them.

JS> that I am from the wrong zone.  But that will not stop me from d
JS> what I can to make the Fidonews better again. I don't claim to have so

Honestly, I havent really seen any 'proof' of the allegations that there is
a ¨problem getting posted from other zones.  Seems he's just getting posts
from Z2 ¨mostly lately then getting blamed for it.

It did seem wierd to get a snooze with an article and rebuttal to the same
¨article in the same issue, but both were published.

JS> to try to talk to people that look at where you come from BEFORE they
JS> will listen to what you have to say.

Thats been a bit of a problem perhaps, for all of us.
                                       xxcarol

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