Subj : https://s00.yaplakal.com/pics/pics_origi
To   : Richard Miles
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Sep 20 2020 10:18:00

Hello Richard!

** On Sunday 20.09.20 - 16:12, Richard Miles wrote to Kurt Weiske:

 kw>> Starting to get a little frustrated with the Telegram
 kw>> integration. Fidonet's always been about communication,
 kw>> and one of the things I appreciate about it is the long-
 kw>> form capability of Fido echoes - most BBSes and offline
 kw>> readers support paragraphs and formatting, unlike
 kw>> Facebook or Twitter.

The Telegram gate doesn't reduce communication. I think it has  
the potential to expand it and reach smartphone initiates.

Paragraphing is possible. All you have to do in TgM is disable  
the SEND on CR LF in the settings.


 kw>> When I see a message in a Fido echo with no content save
 kw>> for an image URL, I'm reminded that just because
 kw>> something can be done, that it doesn't follow that it
 kw>> should be done.

We can continue to remind each other to follow some FTN- 
etiquette: eg. top-quoting, the little indentation on a quoted  
paragraph.


 kw>> Or, maybe I'm just old-school.

Not at all. I think FTN way of doing things has evolved out of  
what's better for text communications.


 RM> I do like like seeing some explanation at least. I don't
 RM> mind clicking the link to go check it out if I know what
 RM> it is. I'm used to doing that on my desktop with my
 RM> telnet client and a browser already.

On the TgM side, the image is rendered immediately. That could  
have the tendency of making new users lazy on the reply that  
just has an image.


 RM> The formatting should be fine and quoting, while not as
 RM> easily "pick and choose" as it is in a full screen
 RM> editor, can still be done.

I do miss the pick-n-choose paragraph quoting on the TgM side  
when using R)eply.

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