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CA> The    arrangement   is  killing  FIDO  -  no  control  over
CA> moderators. 8( 

SM> That's  a  shame,  really. I have found answers to questions
SM> more  rapidly  by  asking  in  a  fido echo than asking in a
SM> newsgroup. 

    FIDO can be an inexaustible source of information - true. 

SM> Being  a  good  moderator  is not an easy task. I've dropped
SM> FIDO  echoes when I found that not only are the posters rude
SM> and offensive, so is the moderator. 

    It's  the  only  option but it really cuts down on participation
    after awhile. 8( 

SM> But  I've  also  kept  echoes where the moderator adheres to
SM> general  rules  regarding  vulgarity  and  flaming,  and  is
SM> flexible  enough  to  allow  a  certain  amount of off topic
SM> chattering. To me, that makes a good echo. 

    There  are  a  few  like that - about 2/3 or more of the echos I
    access have been as you describe. 

SM> Usenet  is just not moderated at all, and way to many people
SM> use the excuse of anonimity to be really, really offensive!! 

    I  don't  access  usenet  but  I  can  imagine.  It would make a
    serious conversation difficult. 

CA> The Inet usenet groups as a counter culture to FIDO and pros
CA>   and  cons  of  same is certainly relevant to an "Internet"
CA> echo    but I can see you're not comfortable discussing this
CA> in public. 

SM> I  don't  have  any  problem  with  discussing it in public.
SM> Actually,  I'm  probably  not  well  enough  versed in it to
SM> offer an opinion...but that's never stopped me before (g). 

    You  know  a  great  deal  more  than I do since I don't acccess
    usenet at all. 8) 

SM> I  read usenet conferences long before I had internet access
SM> through  the  Cleveland  Freenet. Freenet carried usenet and
SM> bitnet  conferences  a  long  time  ago.  I was underwhelmed
SM> then, and remain so! 

    I  only wish Michigan was that progressive. I was impressed that
    Ohio would do that for it's citizens. 

CA> SM> Ok,  Charles,  I'll  freely  admit it...I'm an old fuddy
CA> SM> duddy! 

CA> No  I  don't think that at all. I'm not 'young' myself and I
CA> share  your  preferences  I'm  just a bit more philosophical
CA> about  it I guess? 

SM> You're    probably  more  knowlegable  about  it,  and  less
SM> opinionated. But I really am an old fuddy duddy! 

    It's  hard  to claim to be more knowledgeable when the 'learning
    curve'  is  only  a month or two. I've repeated the process many
    many times but repitition is not knowledge. 8) 

    We're  probably  both  a  bit 'fuddy' but I'm not sure about the
    'duddy' part. 

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