Subj : Re: Join Networks
To   : Adept
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri Sep 02 2022 15:01:00

-=> Adept wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ga> Have you actually *looked* at an echo on Fidonet which caters to posting
 Ga> from a mobile device (I guess it's usually 'Telegram')?  If not, you
 Ga> should.  You might change your thinking if you see the mess that it
 Ga> creates.

 Ad> I've seen them, and agree. But I _still_ hope that eventually
 Ad> it'll work better.

I hope it does eventually work better too.  But until it does, I don't 
see it as anything to consider using.

 Ad> But I like the idea of BBS technology evolving a bit. I like
 Ad> various old things about BBSs (e.g., the lack of pictures is a
 Ad> _feature_), but it'd be nice for the technology to improve.

As long as the changes are *improvements*, no argument here.  Right now 
I'd consider 'Telegram' as a step backwards.

 Ad> But I think this is also a bit of one of those age-old arguments
 Ad> here, with people wanting to preserve the old versus people
 Ad> wanting to extend what's there, possibly in ways that might
 Ad> affect the old.

No doubt.



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