Subj : promotion, nostalgia, the future
To   : Charles Pierson
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jan 31 2021 17:10:00

Hello Charles!

** On Saturday 30.01.21 - 09:16, Charles Pierson wrote to August Abolins:

 CP> ..agree a written article would possibly work
 CP> as well, but it obviously would have to to show relevance
 CP> today.

Which reminds me, how's your article coming along? I would  
imagine that it would expound on the relevance for today  
especially since you are enthusiastic about building BBS  
accessibility from a smartphone.


 CP> ..I actually prefer writing on potrait. Landscape the
 CP> onscreen keyboard takes up too much of the screen. Mayne
 CP> with an external keyboard, but I don't really care for the
 CP> one I have.

OK.. I just realized that the writing part could be done in  
portrait, while the reading part could be done in 16:9 mode if  
the original posts are fixed width at over 65 chars per line.


 AA>> So.. the experience doesn't have to stay limited to the
 AA>> initial "chat" echos afterall.

 CP> I never thought it did.

Excellent!  Since the person can flip the phone any way that  
suits them, then any echo has the capacity to look fine.


 AA>> Anyway, as users learn about "echomail" and the new
 AA>> conversation alternative, they can learn how to reach
 AA>> those other echos using the traditional pc software if
 AA>> they have access to the right device..

 CP> That would be a matter of perception. As far as I see right
 CP> now it's very nearly a catch-22. More new users would
 CP> likely gain interest in expandinh things, and more echos
 CP> available would henerate more interest.

It's still very early in the process. Even just the core  
english-speaking echos ought to be a good start for most people  
as they aclimate to processes and the community.  Stas just  
added %HELP and %LIST options to the Fido2teleBOT!

 AA>> Fidonet doesn't need to match the same popularity that it
 AA>> once did. It just needs to be recognized more as a fine
 AA>> alternative network for conversation.

 CP> That's a great sentiment. It's something I agree with.
 CP> Unfortunately, easier said than done.

Like I said, it's still very early in the game. There really  
hasn't been any regular promotion about the Fidonet<->Telegram  
linkup.  Meanwhile, there are over 500 million more users in  
Telegram than there were just a couple weeks ago.  So many fish  
in the sea!  ;)

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