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   //Hello Daniel,/   
      
   I have always missed the Fido Gazette.   
      
   If submitting copy is what it takes, then I will do my best.   
      
   The otherplace I wrote for was the "Humber College Student Voice."   
      
   Back then I was bad at it and cynical.   
      
   If you want to read it, you have to write it.   
      
   I would like to write about fido and PEI, but I doubt   
   it.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Alan   
      
      
   on *4/28/2024* at *7:28:02* You wrote in area *FIDOGAZETTE*   
   to *Fabio Bizzi* about *"Re: Fidogazzette"*.   
      
    DT> I usually don't necro old posts, but this is a relatively dead echo so   
    DT> it's appropriate in my eyes.   
      
    DT> A fidogazette could be completely reformatted from what it was. As noted   
    DT> previously, it could be largely unrelated to FTN's in particular, yet   
    DT> still include relevant info about it. Maybe call it 'FidoGazette 2.0' or   
    DT> 'The New FidoGazette.'   
      
    DT> A group interested in a project to kick it back into existence could   
    DT> volunteer time to design a format, agree on a frequency (weekly,   
    DT> monthly...), decide on deadlines for formatting/editing, and contribute.   
    DT> If there's interest, I'll raise my hand and contribute - but I won't do   
    DT> it alone because boredom will set in and it'll die again. I'll need   
    DT> others to keep me engaged. I know myself.   
      
    DT> I've had thoughts about contributing to the old fidogazette but that was   
    DT> before it died. I wrote a story for submission on another bbs ezine, but   
    DT> that project - too - is inactive. I have an unpublished piece sitting on   
    DT> my harddrive that hasn't been read by anyone but my wife.   
      
    DT> A fidogazette could include stuff like:   
      
    DT> Strange news from around the US (or anywhere) - Something like a news   
    DT> piece from a small town from some random state. Maybe it's humorous or   
    DT> strange. Think 'strange news' articles from other platforms. Citing   
    DT> sources would be a must.   
      
    DT> Bits from history - On this day one hundred years ago... or Famous people   
    DT> born on this day in history... You get the picture.   
      
    DT> Interesting gopher holes - list the gopher address of an interesting   
    DT> phlog or other gopher locations of interest. And a short description on   
    DT> why it made the gazette.   
      
    DT> Interesting usenet newsgroups - Some of us still utilize usenet. Would   
    DT> help to keep it alive in the BBS world. Maybe funny quotes or something.   
      
    DT> New movies out in theaters this month   
      
    DT> A movie review   
      
    DT> Discussion on a tv show episode. Maybe a review of a tv episode.   
      
    DT> A BBS comic - Maybe someone can create an ASCII-art comic strip and   
    DT> publish it on some basis. If someone had interest in doing so of course.   
      
    DT> The beginning would list contributors and acknowledgments. A table of   
    DT> contents. The end bit would include adverts for BBS's. Maybe a few per   
    DT> issue and rotating.   
      
    DT> Maybe also a list of previously published gopher hole addresses from   
    DT> previous issues. Or a listing of BBS's submitted by active sysops.   
      
    DT> These are simple ideas off the top of my head. If anyone's interesting in   
    DT> setting something up, let me know on here or send me netmail. I bbs   
    DT> mostly on bottomless abyss. I'm also on MRC/IRC.   
      
    DT> Daniel Traechin   
      
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   Regards,   
   Alan Beck   
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