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   Hello Charles!   
      
   ** On Wednesday 18.11.20 - 19:25, Charles Pierson wrote to August Abolins:   
      
    CP> Area lists are usually Alphabetical by Network, I've noticed.   
      
    CP> There isn't much that can be done about that unless you can convince   
    CP> every Sysop, Software writer, Echolist manager, and who ever else is   
    CP> involved that I might be leaving out to change that.   
      
   The "better" systems could stand out. People can be steared to     
   those.  It doesn't have to be every sysop that needs     
   convincing.   
      
      
    CP> There is also something in Fidonet called ECHO ADS.  It's specific   
    CP> purpose is to let people know that there is an Echo about a topic. If a   
    CP> sysop isn't carrying a particular echo, a user can either ask the sysop   
    CP> if they would, or find another BBS that does if the sysop in question   
    CP> doesn't want to.   
      
   But the user has to already be in the echomail world to know     
   about it.   
      
      
    CP> There is Also Othernet ads, as well as BBS ad's which generally advertise   
    CP> what networks they have.   
      
   Same thing, as I stated above.   
      
      
    CP> Much of the BBS and Fidonet experience has to be learned being in it.   
      
   I am only suggesting that a few echos that are suitable for     
   basic conversation would be a good entry point. The user can     
   discover more echos, what they are and what BBSes are during     
   the converstions.   
      
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