Subj : Hello, welcome, and w
To   : Doug Cooper
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon May 25 2020 11:31:00

Hello Doug!

** On Monday 25.05.20 - 01:54, Doug Cooper wrote to Daniel:

 DC> I'm about ready to go back to a land line as well.

Why?

 DC> I keep Facebook because my family is on there and I don't even read
 DC> what they say.  My dad, at 74 is posting his daily schedule and
 DC> expects the family to read it.

He's found a purposeful activity.  Keep encouraging it.  FB is fairly  
simple.   I steered my mom to FTN echomail in the pre-FB days.  She  
mastered the quoting and cleaning up of wrapped lines very nicely.  She  
participated in a few online forums too.


 DC> ...and I'm not sifthing through 10,000 cat meme's to get to his
 DC> schedule update posted within my newsfeed.  So, we're in a pickle.

That is one of the annoyances of FB for me..  lack of proper S)earch in a  
regular personal account. Otherwise, FB resembles one long continuous  
toilet-paper roll of meaningless crap: photos of food, stupid shared  
memes/jokes, etc.

But I found out that a Group account does allow S)earches.  Maybe have a  
group account for your dad.


 DC> One wish ... on my list .. is a network with no more then 20 GENERAL
 DC> TOPIC discussion areas that are more user focused, active, and non
 DC> SysOp or Tech related to enjoy.  During times like we are in right
 DC> now, a break for WORK, Politics, and this virus are of value.  But
 DC> I'm finding many networks, even Fido, only have active echos within
 DC> HAM Radio, politics, BBS related topics.

This echo, COFFEE_KLATSCH, is a good home-base to start from.  Then, find  
another echo that might interest you, and try to steer people to that to  
continue those specific topics.

I'm hovering in MOVIES, INTERNET, CATS_MEOW (pets), FILM.  The top non- 
tech echos are:

    COOKING              8.87%
    WEATHER              6.46%
    HOME_COOKING         5.96%
    RECIPES              5.75%
    NHL                  2.30%
    MEMORIES             1.54%
    POLITICS             1.11%
    DADS                 0.57%
    ENGLISH_TUTOR        0.22%


 DC> I'm not sure how we attract new and or past BBS USERS (not current
 DC> SysOps) when focused so internally

Put out posters in your community at places like grocery stores,  
laundromats, post offices.


 DC> .... but ... if I must discuss Licensed Turf Management here ... feel
 DC> free to ask about crap grass, grubs, proper fertilization timing,
 DC> etc.... I have a bit of experience witin it.

There's a fido echo HOME_N_GRDN for that.  Start posting and let people  
here know that you're writing there.


 DC> Thanks for th welcome and the echo.  This should be a good break for me.
 DC> And if anyone desires ... give my BBS a connect .... It's, like any, a
 DC> work in development, but I'm commited to daily changes to keep it fresh,
 DC> configured, funcitonal, and relevant.  And it's inception was April 2020.
 DC>  So ... your feedback in email would be awesome!  Good or bad.

 DC> www.theunderground.us:10023


Your "Breaking News" write-up at telentbbsguide.com is very good!  Produce  
a condensed version of that and get it posted at physical bulletin boards  
or produce a pamphlet (3-fold version) that can be placed with retailers  
in your community.  Maybe even a local bookstore would welcome to have it!  
<g>


  ../|ug

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