Subj : the UI for echos
To : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Wed Nov 18 2020 07:25 pm
Hello, August Abolins.
On 11/18/20 6:14 PM you wrote:
AA> Hello Charles! ** On Wednesday 18.11.20 - 14:08, Charles Pierson
AA> wrote to August Abolins:
AA>>> An upgrade on layout would be good, especially when reading
AA>>> through the various echos of a network. I think there is only
AA>>> one Sychronet bbs that organizes the echos into categories
AA>>> first:
CP>> That comes down to the various programs, and the Sysops. I
CP>> believe at least several programs have the option for at least
CP>> short descriptions for the message areas. Whether or not they are
CP>> used is to each Sysop.
AA> The short descriptions can provide good info, but the lists are
AA> often unstructered, no sensical order. If someone is just
AA> looking for all the potential programming echos - for example,
AA> they would work well all in one short-list group.
Area lists are usually Alphabetical by Network, I've noticed.
There isn't much that can be done about that unless you can convince every Sysop, Software writer, Echolist manager, and who ever else is involved that I might be leaving out to change that.
That's not likely to happen.
There is also something in Fidonet called ECHO ADS. It's specific purpose is to let people know that there is an Echo about a topic. If a sysop isn't carrying a particular echo, a user can either ask the sysop if they would, or find another BBS that does if the sysop in question doesn't want to.
There is Also Othernet ads, as well as BBS ad's which generally advertise what networks they have.
Much of the BBS and Fidonet experience has to be learned being in it.
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