Subj : Timely Messages
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Nov 20 2017 09:00:00

Mike,

MP>I don't think that the posts being timely is an issue.  I can understand
MP>the logic there.  However, for those of us that keep up with the echo, a
MP>month is recent enough that we still remember it from when we read it a
MP>month ago.  :)

  That's true...but there's no utility to spread the posts out for 2
months at a time...and it'd require way too much effort to reformat all
that into a Today In History post.

  So, I'm going to go through, and zap those posts altogether, except
for the following:

1) Today In History -- for weather history, pun history, Classic Burma
Shave Ads, Bloopers, Bible Verse, Random Quotes, and QWK Taglines.

2) Latest News from the Sophos "Naked Security" blog on malware, etc.

3) BBS Ads on my system (posted at max 2 or 3 times a week...not several
times a day).

4) Ham Radio Bulletins from Amateur Radio Station W1AW, and Amateur
Radio Newsline.

5) The Doctor Is In -- a local READ ONLY message area, on medical
issues.

  If folks want the files of jokes and other info, they can just
download them from the BBS.

  But, at least it's not the SAME THING EVERY DAY, like in most of the
BBS Ad echoes. I've seen several systems that post the promo message of
thei BBS more than once a day!! In that regard, I think no more than 2
or 3 times a week is sufficient. In fact, some of the BBS Ad Echo
moderators have set a limit on 2 times a week, but some still violate
that rule.

Daryl

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